Category Archives: pronunciations

“A Little Gift From Friends From Out of Town”

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Tonette Joyce

hat is the last movie you watched? The last I saw in a theater was either the last Harry Potter movie or the last of the original string of Johnny Depp Pirates of the Caribbean movies. As you can tell, … Continue reading →

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“Socially” Acceptable

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Tonette Joyce

I thought of the topic of the week, “How do you use social media and how has it changed”, when I found myself on one platform more and more, one that I never expected to connect with folks through: YouTube. … Continue reading →

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Ac’centuate the Positive

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Tonette Joyce

Since accents have played a major part in my life, I would be surprised if they had not come up here before. Hello, my name is Tonette, and I pick up accents. Do any of you do this when speaking … Continue reading →

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Pronunciation

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

Pronunciation When I moved here, people did not understand me. I guess whoever lives in an area can say that others have an accent, whereas wherever else I have lived my mid-Atlantic way of speech, (so I am told that … Continue reading →