This Amuses Me...

Typically when listening to the public radio station, which is also the classical music station, the dj's always seem to be so dignified with a slight pretentious air about them, as they should, this is a classy station after all. A station supported by viewers like you, but not really, it's really supported by the listeners who have money laying around that they can just give away, or for the listeners that have written it into their will, I think that is hilarious every time I hear them advertise for the option, I am neither, I am just the freeloader.

Sorry for the tangent you can tell it is listener donation time again. Anyway, I always have the up most respect for these dj's having to pronounce such difficult composer names at a moments notice, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina's name for example, would roll from their tongue with no effort at all, and more then likely they would have the correct accent. I bring this up because here in Lubbock, our public station is sponsored by a little restaurant called Cafe J. The dj will usually tell when Cafe J is sponsoring a particular part of the program and then give a short description of their specials for the week. This act seems harmless enough, but there is one dj who may be brilliant in knowing the ins and outs of classical music, and a genius in pronouncing difficult names, but he cannot pronounce gastronomical terms. I guess anything not related to music is just too difficult, or this just proves my point that Lubbock and Lubbockn's are not food savvy at all!

Here was today's latest mispronunciation...

Confit: meat that has been cooked and preserved in its own fat
Pronunciation: kōn-ˈfē dj's pronunciation: kän-fit

I know many of you may be saying I am being too hard on him, I mean gee Whitney, you can't even spell or write coherent sentences, and to you I say, tushay (and yes that took me 10 min. to find the spelling and it is correct at least according to the urban dictionary, it is a form of the French word touchÃ) , but just give me this one little amusement. Now, this is not his first blunder, but what kills me is when he has to tell the specials again no one has corrected him.

Ok, so I just reread what I wrote and I sound like a nerd, but I still think it was funny. Oh, the days when I used to talk to people out loud, now look at what has become of me and my humor!