One of my pet peeves is the way so many English speakers pronounce the German name Richard, as in the first name of two of my favorite composers, Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. The German language ch “is pronounced as a rasping sound made in the back of the mouth something like clearing the throat … Continue reading Is Rick Hard?
Pet Peeve
Please Stop!
View fullsize On Scriptnotes Episode 412: Writing About Mental Health and Addiction, John August initiated a new feature, which you can hear by following that link and listening to the whole episode (which I encourage you to do because it’s a great episode), or you can just listen to this excerpt: Here’s the excerpt from … Continue reading Please Stop!
Another Pet Peeve
View fullsize The Chernobyl mini-series was nominated for 11 well-deserved Emmy Awards. One of the things that used to annoy me about my co-workers was when they would complain about someone in another office being promoted.“He’s not qualified,” they would chorus. “How could they pick him?”To which I would counter with: “You know who was … Continue reading Another Pet Peeve