tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post2367569152287608171..comments2024-02-25T20:07:56.114-06:00Comments on Mr. Verb: NC place assimilationMr. Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-76585115996186378722007-06-08T12:05:00.000-05:002007-06-08T12:05:00.000-05:00Oh, that's a good one -- it would dramatically cha...Oh, that's a good one -- it would dramatically change your interpretation. Still, I can get that pretty easily.Mr. Verbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-56989146748038404812007-06-08T11:58:00.000-05:002007-06-08T11:58:00.000-05:00On a recent cell phone commercial, the announcer p...On a recent cell phone commercial, the announcer pronounces < NBD >* as ['Em.bi.%di]. I'm assuming he analyzed the acronym as one word and assimilated automatically without consciously recognizing the ambiguity.<BR/><BR/>Sadly, I can't find that commercial on YouTUBE.<BR/><BR/>* using spaces because I don't know how to turn of HTML.GAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11756535843412579846noreply@blogger.com