This is amazing. "I demand that this word, that has a non-English character, be pronounced according to my hick preferences! What's that? Ñ? No that's a myth! That's just an n! Yeah!"
...Jalapeño. You spell it with an ñ. With the benefit of a high school education and the eyes God placed in your empty skull, you might recognize that the letter ñ is pronounced as a "ny" sound. The word is spelled that way in English too, and it's pronounced the same way. This is, with very few exceptions, how loanwords from other languages which employ the Latin alphabet work. If you adamantly demanded people pronounce hors-d'oeuvres as "horse diorvies" at a dinner party, people would justifiably laugh you out of the room. (I know this hypothetical requires you to be the sort of person people invite to parties, but let's just try to imagine.)
I wonder if we can extrapolatate anything else from this fundamental lack of knowledge on the topic and impulse to dig your heels in over it. HMMM. I WONDER.
Um, jalapeño is a Spanish word, not an English word. It is not pronounced either “hall-uh-peen-yo” or “juh-lop-en-oh” [???].
It is pronounced "ha-la-PAY-nyo."
That's Spanish pronunciation. Because it's a Spanish word. This includes the proper Spanish pronunciation of both "j" and "ñ," as well as all the vowels. It also includes proper grammatical structure of breaking each syllable *before* the consonant, not after.
In fact, Spanish is a phonetic language, so it's really easy to discover how a Spanish word is pronounced. (And when did "a" start being pronounced "uh" or "o," even in English?)
Just because an English-speaker uses a word, that does not make the word English. It remains a word in its native language.
Jalapeño is and will always be a word in Spanish.
Just as a male is and always will be a male, and a female is and always will be a female.
Concur: By your Jalapeno story it is evident you are indeed a loving and very thoughtful father. Praying truth & love prevail for you and your son as for all of us parents living holding our breath. Thanks for the light hearted article!
In my experience (and I’m old), non-Hispanic Americans always (mis)pronounce it Hall-Uh-Peen-Yo. I’ve always said it and heard it that way. Always! I’ve NEVER heard it pronounced the way the author does, not even as a joke. Maybe a British person would say it that way! They’re always mispronouncing things like aluminum.
I get it. I view it like Just Mom, below - "even small, everyday things cause our minds to go down the rabbit hole of trying to understand this nightmare". When are we not thinking about our beloved kids as we go about our lives?
You refer to: so-called “trans identifying”. I think that “trans identifying” has been a significant improvement over "trans" but lately I am thinking we need plainer language than that like perhaps "Bearded Lady Drug Addict". Here is one who has gone viral:
"Trans-identified female lawyer berates judge, pulls trans card, gets found in contempt, resists arrest, screams “I can’t breathe,” and yells for people to call 911 as she’s fighting police.
Absolutely glorious performance.
Women should not take testosterone."
I don't have something for the Estrogen addicted young men yet:
"Canada’s Ball-Waxing Horror Show Is Peak Transgender Activism"
Yes! I watched it a second time to see what really happened, after she pretended she'd simply set her phone down and it fell. I rather suspect she originally *thought* she was tossing it contemptuously on the bench and missed. But if you're going to lie about a thing like that--and then accuse a JUDGE of lying about it--you really need to have better aim.
:D
It was like watching an undisciplined six-year-old F with her too-lenient mother. What spoiled brats these people all are.
This is amazing. "I demand that this word, that has a non-English character, be pronounced according to my hick preferences! What's that? Ñ? No that's a myth! That's just an n! Yeah!"
Good lord. Grow up.
...Jalapeño. You spell it with an ñ. With the benefit of a high school education and the eyes God placed in your empty skull, you might recognize that the letter ñ is pronounced as a "ny" sound. The word is spelled that way in English too, and it's pronounced the same way. This is, with very few exceptions, how loanwords from other languages which employ the Latin alphabet work. If you adamantly demanded people pronounce hors-d'oeuvres as "horse diorvies" at a dinner party, people would justifiably laugh you out of the room. (I know this hypothetical requires you to be the sort of person people invite to parties, but let's just try to imagine.)
I wonder if we can extrapolatate anything else from this fundamental lack of knowledge on the topic and impulse to dig your heels in over it. HMMM. I WONDER.
PITT, did you get any info on whoever submitted this? Respectfully, I wonder if this was a troll submission to make concerned parents look silly.
Concerned parents already look silly
have you tried to taco-bout it
what the fuck are you talking about
Um, jalapeño is a Spanish word, not an English word. It is not pronounced either “hall-uh-peen-yo” or “juh-lop-en-oh” [???].
It is pronounced "ha-la-PAY-nyo."
That's Spanish pronunciation. Because it's a Spanish word. This includes the proper Spanish pronunciation of both "j" and "ñ," as well as all the vowels. It also includes proper grammatical structure of breaking each syllable *before* the consonant, not after.
In fact, Spanish is a phonetic language, so it's really easy to discover how a Spanish word is pronounced. (And when did "a" start being pronounced "uh" or "o," even in English?)
Just because an English-speaker uses a word, that does not make the word English. It remains a word in its native language.
Jalapeño is and will always be a word in Spanish.
Just as a male is and always will be a male, and a female is and always will be a female.
That's the real world. We all live there.
For what it's worth, attack has an uh sound
"I, for one, am praying for ALL of our so-called “trans identifying” children to come back home, to come back to their loving parents."
We hope they all come back to their loving parents, return to a drug-free reality based life, and find respect for themselves and their own bodies.
So, I think I have it now, instead of “trans identifying” (a huge improvement over "trans") we could have:
Estrogen Addled Female Impersonators (E-A FI ???) and
Bearded Lady Drug Addicts (B-L DA ???)
I'm estranged from my Jalapeno, he thinks he's a cucumber, I roll my eyes and take a deep breath, the world's gone mad.
holy based, kino bait
Love the sentiment. But, I think the author could be far more effective with a different metaphor, and it might appeal to a larger audience.
Thanks for sharing
“I was once a loving father.”
I just want to encourage you - You are still a loving father.
I’m also praying for our kids to return.
Concur: By your Jalapeno story it is evident you are indeed a loving and very thoughtful father. Praying truth & love prevail for you and your son as for all of us parents living holding our breath. Thanks for the light hearted article!
Honestly the story tells me he’s no longer a loving father lol
I'm not sure if you read the same story I did.
It's a Spanish word. It's pronounced Hall-uh-pen-yo. I've never heard it pronounced Hall-Uh-Peen-Yo.
In my experience (and I’m old), non-Hispanic Americans always (mis)pronounce it Hall-Uh-Peen-Yo. I’ve always said it and heard it that way. Always! I’ve NEVER heard it pronounced the way the author does, not even as a joke. Maybe a British person would say it that way! They’re always mispronouncing things like aluminum.
"They're always mispronouncing things like aluminum."
🤣
I could not have said it better. Thank you for saying it like it is for you, me, and so many other parents with estranged trans children.
I get it. I view it like Just Mom, below - "even small, everyday things cause our minds to go down the rabbit hole of trying to understand this nightmare". When are we not thinking about our beloved kids as we go about our lives?
You refer to: so-called “trans identifying”. I think that “trans identifying” has been a significant improvement over "trans" but lately I am thinking we need plainer language than that like perhaps "Bearded Lady Drug Addict". Here is one who has gone viral:
https://xcancel.com/BillboardChris/status/2037056119588212846
"Trans-identified female lawyer berates judge, pulls trans card, gets found in contempt, resists arrest, screams “I can’t breathe,” and yells for people to call 911 as she’s fighting police.
Absolutely glorious performance.
Women should not take testosterone."
I don't have something for the Estrogen addicted young men yet:
"Canada’s Ball-Waxing Horror Show Is Peak Transgender Activism"
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/07/canadas-ball-waxing-horror-show-peak-transgen-activism/
https://xcancel.com/BillboardChris/status/2037056119588212846
This is GLORIOUS!
The minute the cops finally tackled her, I burst out laughing.
But my very favorite part was when she started yelling, "Get a female officer! Get a female officer! Get a female officer!"
I'm sorry, sir. You are not entitled to a female officer. You have told us you are male.
🤣🤣🤣
Yes. I have a hard time deciding what my favorite part is. It is such a performance.
Glorious!
Now I just saw the comments, and it turns out she got FIRED for that: "It's in my best interests to step away."
Her best interests, as in: if she shows up at that office, they'll have her arrested again.
🤣
The jokes just write themselves.
They do. Did you see her toss her phone on the floor and say it fell?
I think this was not her first offense at all.
Yes! I watched it a second time to see what really happened, after she pretended she'd simply set her phone down and it fell. I rather suspect she originally *thought* she was tossing it contemptuously on the bench and missed. But if you're going to lie about a thing like that--and then accuse a JUDGE of lying about it--you really need to have better aim.
:D
It was like watching an undisciplined six-year-old F with her too-lenient mother. What spoiled brats these people all are.
That's how I read the situation.
https://joshuacolemanphd.substack.com/p/the-quiet-violence-of-being-left?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
I found this article helpful today, as well as his follow up article posted today. Thought I'd share.