Rockies Fan in Diapers Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 I pronounce it with the silent A here. Link to comment
Little BabyDoll Christine Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Alvin Seville said: Thanks for the info: although no offence I must admit I'm a little confused as to what this has to do with acknowledging Wet Knights (possibly accidental) pun on peeing in a diaper. It is the etymology of the world 1 Link to comment
Angela Bauer Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 My Granny, who is in her late 90's, always pronounces it di-a-per. My Mom was born in 1938. She grew up pronouncing it di-a-per, but noticed that about the time I was born in 1964 here in Southern California more often it is pronounced with the silent A so that is how she normally pronounces it. I have always used the silent A pronunciation. My husband Don was born in New York City in 1932. When I met him in 1991 he only said di-a-per. Today at brunch I noticed that Don only said die-per. Go figure. Tastes change with generations. Link to comment
Wet Knight Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 2 hours ago, Alvin Seville said: Thanks for the info: although no offence I must admit I'm a little confused as to what this has to do with acknowledging Wet Knights (possibly accidental) pun on peeing in a diaper. Two pees in our naPPy, as opposed to only one pee in their diPur, is just as deliberate a pun as wet night. 2 Link to comment
Little BabyDoll Christine Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 It is like a joke I heard 61 years ago Spell "dry dipaer" "D R Y D I A P E R" " There's no'p' in a DRY dipaer" 1 1 Link to comment
rusty pins Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 2 pees? I have so many pees in my diaper you could literally eat them with a knife! Link to comment
Kapelmeister Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 We always say Die-per and leave the "a" silent. Then again, I'm from the Boston area and the "r" is often silent. Cah instead of car, yahd instead of yard etc. I've heard people put the "r" where it doesn't belong for example Pizzer instead of pizza. Personally since learning to speak grootish I just say "I am Groot" and that settles everything. Link to comment
dlnoir Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 "Luier", but that probably doesn’t qualify now does it? but when I speak English it is usually di-a-per with a soft –a. Link to comment
PamperedinthePoconos Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 I'm with the silent "a": dye-per Link to comment
Stroller Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Geek report: Just checking my OED again, & it looks like historically the "a" wasn't silent in the UK. The preface to my edition was written in 1933, although compiling the dictionary took decades. Looks like the word came from ancient Greek and/or Latin. Link to comment
Nyte Kitsune Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 ok, I'll chime in. I also just call it a die-per, I tried it pronouncing it with the "a" die-a-per, and it just sounds weird, on the other hand, referring it to a nappy would also work I suppose, though I'm not from the UK, however I prefer to use local terms and slang when speaking to those from those regions to avoid confusion. Link to comment
Stroller Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 No criticism implied - pronunciation always changes over time and distance and culture. And so it should. Anyway, we don't use the word over here much anyway ? Link to comment
LilLew Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 The only time I've ever heard someone say "die-a-per" is when Homestar Runner said it in one of the sbemails. Don't remember which one. Link to comment
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