Tiff and Cam present The Official B*tches of Eastwick Thread Version 2.5 — Page 30

I thought your mother was in the hospital?

Cam - it has been a bit crazy - still no resolution on the friend in trouble, HK is in flux now, and I got called about a job in NoCal that I may now follow-up on.

I just adjusted my exemptions so I don't owe Uncle Sam quite so much money next year.

I guess the good side of that is I have enough set aside to pay what I owe in one lump sum, and that I have made enough to owe a decent chunk of chage. Actual the state of California is far worse than Uncle Sam - I owe Cali almost twice what I owe the Feds.

How goes it with you?

Tiff and Middy - How you both be?

insanely busy. and starting to worry. i have a midterm tomorrow and i know NOTHING about it.

She's back...medicated, but back. <33

Pleasanton you say?? That's not too far from me..

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Gotta do what ya gotta do...

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Later beyoootches.

Tiff, when you get this, have a great tomorrow (or tonight, if you get this tonight).

Phonetic transription - for some reason my head processed that as medical transcription.

Clearly, I am under too my pressure lately!

What the heck is phoeetic transcription?

Jeeze, that is an understatement:


Phonetic Transcription

For students who have mastered the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) phonetic transcriptions can help improve their understanding of the importance of connected speech when speaking English. Dictionaries give single word phonetic transcriptions which can greatly improve students pronunciation skills. However, when speaking to native speakers, students are often surprised at how the phonetic transcriptions seem to not always match pronunciation used in connected speech. This is in great part due to the fact that English is a time stressed language, as opposed to a syllabic language (See "Stress and Intonation: Key to Understanding"). This manner of speaking greatly influences, and sometimes even changes, the pronunciation of single words. The following lesson provides students with an opportunity to examine how connected speech can change pronunciation.

Aim: Greater understanding of influence of connected speech on pronunciation through the use of phonetic transcription. Gaining experience in the use of the IPA to transcribe speech.



Give me law anytime, or economics, or Mandarin Chinese for that matter!

Oh great, just what Seattle needs.. You two living closer together..

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damn it tiff ... you made me get all rumbly with that

G'morning, BTW, Bitches and Your Hagness!

Marlene, an independent film? Pfft. No. I don't do indies. I like money, you know. This one's a mainstream horror pic with a relatively low budget ($15m) by the same people who brought you the Final Destination trilogy. I swiped the revised script and I'm hoping to finish it tonight - I've barely started but from what I've seen, it has a lot of potential if it's shot and acted right, and if the score hits just the right notes (so to speak). Granted, I'm only on page 6, which is still exposition, so what do I know.

I'm starting to think I made a mistake brushing off Geoff and I think I actually hurt his feelings last night when I sort of ran the hell outta there. To be fair, it was after he was going on about getting a booty call that night with two ladies he was dying to get to but I think he was saying it to make me jealous. Despite his past and his player-esque ramblings, he's always given me preferential treatment on set, complimented me and hasn't fed me lines that I've received before. I'm wondering if I've made a mistake and it makes me sad. I haven't been hung up over a guy since the MF days.

Did I mention he says he cooks really well, and his specialty is Japanese?

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Updated On: 2/16/06 at 01:37 PM

Wow you really are torn up about this guy.. I dont know what to make of it. You definately have some thinking to do..

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I wouldn't have so many reservations about going on one date with the guy if not for the fact that he's my superior and fairly prominent in the industry. I rely on him to call me for work and recommend me to other Locations Managers - if we go on one date, or even several dates, but it doesn't work out and we end it on awkward or bad terms, that's my job and ass on the line now.

Does that change the scenario a lot?

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