Re: the pronunciation of a certain fruity drink...
Jul 30th, 2003, 09:10 AM
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So there was this physician who had an unvarying routine after work. He'd walk into the nearby bar, and greet the bartender, "Hi Joe", and the bartender would respond, "Hi Doc". Then the physician would always place the same order, "I'll have a walnut dacquiri (DACK-erie) Joe".
This went on for some years, when one day the physician walked in, ordered his usual drink, and Joe discovered that he had run out of walnuts! Frantically casting about for some substitute for his loyal customer, Joe spied some hickory nuts, and thought, "I'll use those, Doc will never know the difference". The physician took a taste of his drink and said, "Joe, this doesn't taste like a walnut dacquiri", to which Joe responded:
"No, its a hickory dacquiri doc!"
This went on for some years, when one day the physician walked in, ordered his usual drink, and Joe discovered that he had run out of walnuts! Frantically casting about for some substitute for his loyal customer, Joe spied some hickory nuts, and thought, "I'll use those, Doc will never know the difference". The physician took a taste of his drink and said, "Joe, this doesn't taste like a walnut dacquiri", to which Joe responded:
"No, its a hickory dacquiri doc!"
Jul 30th, 2003, 09:33 AM
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There are many, many words in the American language (which is seperate and distinct from the English language) with varied pronunciations. It's a regionalistic thing. No one way (for these words) is considered wrong.
Jul 30th, 2003, 01:18 PM
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As it is named after a Cuban city, the most "proper", authentic, Spanish pronunciation of daiquiri would be "die-KEY-ree" (I'm looking at Cuban websites in Spanish and see nothing indicating it to be written as "Dáiquiri", which would be "DIE-key-ree"). But "DIE-key-ree" would be a bit more "correct" despite the funky emphasis. Too bad-- I've said "DAA-kuh-ree" (repeating someone else's order-- I can't stand them).
Funny thing: when we lived in Puerto Rico, everyone said "DAA-kuh-ree". Odd....
Funny thing: when we lived in Puerto Rico, everyone said "DAA-kuh-ree". Odd....
Jul 30th, 2003, 06:14 PM
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I lived at 9 1/2 Centre St., halfway between Harvard and Central Sq.
We pronounced it "die-kry" until some fathead pre-yuppie told us it was properly pronounced "dackery," the same guy who told us that "Matyoos" (Mateus) rose wine was properly pronounced "Mat-tay-us" and that the capital of Afghanistan was properly pronounced KaBOOL and not "KAHbul." A few years later in foreign service language training I learned that he was wrong on all counts. God it felt good.
We pronounced it "die-kry" until some fathead pre-yuppie told us it was properly pronounced "dackery," the same guy who told us that "Matyoos" (Mateus) rose wine was properly pronounced "Mat-tay-us" and that the capital of Afghanistan was properly pronounced KaBOOL and not "KAHbul." A few years later in foreign service language training I learned that he was wrong on all counts. God it felt good.
Jul 30th, 2003, 07:01 PM
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soccr I'm on Brookline near the Middle East. It's amazing I know how some think they are correct. But if it is what they heard in their area, it makes it correct to them and really no big deal. I have heard all kinds of weird pronunciations in this area, but rightly so like the drink here hard to know; take Worcester, out of towners never pronounce that correctly
Jul 30th, 2003, 07:07 PM
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flopmeister, I doubt my mom does crack but she sometimes does try to annoy me. Anyway, I was speaking with DH tonight re: this topic because he also tended bar in college (east coast). His thoughts: most people, in his recollection would say DACK-erie, but older people (ie: our parents' ages, say 65-67 range) would say DIKE-erie. Interesting......and yes, I'm also glad that no one got nasty on this thread, just good clean fun. I love it. (more funny than anything, actually....)
Jul 30th, 2003, 07:30 PM
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CIgalachanta,
I too have lived in the Boston area for my entire life- and have never once heard Dike-eri.
It is a dack-ah-ree.
If you say Dike-eri, the true Bostonians will be laughing about how retahded you sound.
I too have lived in the Boston area for my entire life- and have never once heard Dike-eri.
It is a dack-ah-ree.
If you say Dike-eri, the true Bostonians will be laughing about how retahded you sound.
Jul 30th, 2003, 11:05 PM
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to DLN: My mother grew up in the Garden District around the corner from where the streetcar turns around. Maybe she should have opened a Daiquiri stand outside when she was younger...we would have been RICH by now! LOL
I, too, want to commend everyone for playing nice! Keep up the good work.
I, too, want to commend everyone for playing nice! Keep up the good work.
Jul 31st, 2003, 03:10 AM
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Hmmm, Melissa, I'm beginning to suspect a generational, rather than geographical, difference here. I've been a Bostonian for all of my 53 years and have always said DIKE-eri and so do the other people I order them with! I think this calls for some in-depth interviews with bartenders to see who says what!
Jul 31st, 2003, 05:47 PM
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Hi puddin ...
This may help in the confusion of pronouncing it dike-erie or dack-erie. My mother told me there was a basic rule of German pronunciation (my great grandmother was German) being that when you had two vowels together, you pronounced the second vowel and dropped the first. That, generally, may not be a common practice today (it seems) with us Americans. Even though our language is multicultural ... we're also multi-slang. With that in mind ... how should we pronounce New Orleans? I think I'm going to stick with my Dack-erie.
From a south easterner ... ya all
This may help in the confusion of pronouncing it dike-erie or dack-erie. My mother told me there was a basic rule of German pronunciation (my great grandmother was German) being that when you had two vowels together, you pronounced the second vowel and dropped the first. That, generally, may not be a common practice today (it seems) with us Americans. Even though our language is multicultural ... we're also multi-slang. With that in mind ... how should we pronounce New Orleans? I think I'm going to stick with my Dack-erie.
From a south easterner ... ya all
Jul 31st, 2003, 06:04 PM
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I have lived in NY all my life until 2 yrs. ago. Now I am in Mass.
I am still trying to understand with the accents that people have out here!LOL...some heavy accents here..
but Dike-a-ree is not used around here.. We always say dak-eree in Ny..
and I ve never heard anyone from this state call it that either!!!!!!
you are outnumbered.. Face it!LOL
the bartenders would probably laugh me out of their establishment if I used that pronunciation!!! I would get a 3 headed look!!!!!!!
I am still trying to understand with the accents that people have out here!LOL...some heavy accents here..
but Dike-a-ree is not used around here.. We always say dak-eree in Ny..
and I ve never heard anyone from this state call it that either!!!!!!
you are outnumbered.. Face it!LOL
the bartenders would probably laugh me out of their establishment if I used that pronunciation!!! I would get a 3 headed look!!!!!!!
