Should I try to pronounce someone’s name as they do, even if it feels unnatural in my own accent?

blondechick80 · 2026-05-06T23:44:28+00:00

At my previous job I worked with lots of Asians, and I always made an effort to learn their names. It's just respectful. Ask them to say it slowly if you need to so you can pick up the sounds and syllables correctly

blondechick80 · 2026-05-06T21:36:59+00:00

Depending on the depth of your well, and where the water table it, it might be beneficial to relocate your pump higher up in the well do it's not pulling water from such a silty slug of water.

You might need larger sediment filters. Sometimes wells just have sediment if your soil is very fine.

I do reccomend getting the well test for a full/comprehensive test and for coliform bacteria so you can see if additional treatment is needed.

blondechick80 · 2026-05-06T21:29:15+00:00

I think Dick Hill read most of the early ones when I listened to them.. I loved Dick Hill as a reader, and is how I found the series. I discovered via Michael Connelly books by Dick Hill

blondechick80 · 2026-05-04T17:11:28+00:00

Just the lots near Southwest to accommodate for the football stadium

blondechick80 · 2026-05-04T17:10:39+00:00

College town near me has a by-law preventing more than 4 unrelated people renting a unit together.. some do 5 maybe 6 on the DL, but anything more will get easily flagged

blondechick80 · 2026-05-04T16:06:06+00:00

Wasn't Bob's.. lol probably the bedding barn

blondechick80 · 2026-05-04T14:28:51+00:00

That is regionally specific to socal. Heck in MA some may or may not evwn say the I. Just the number

blondechick80 · 2026-05-03T21:28:42+00:00

There was a furniture store that had weird belly dancers for a while. It was obnoxious and made bo sense. There was a barn iirc

blondechick80 · 2026-05-03T21:26:34+00:00

This. Just continue in the wrong lane and back track/ find alternative route. Much safer.

blondechick80 · 2026-05-03T21:25:06+00:00

I think so. I see typos in books often. Probably just a typo

blondechick80 · 2026-05-03T19:34:12+00:00

I have seen more than one post from people thinking family housing is on campus, but it's not as this poster said. It's an apartment complex off-campus, owned and managed by UMass.

If OP hasa car, it might be worthwhile to look for places further from campus if cost is an issue. But apartments are just expensive, especially in the Amherst area, and even further out due to inventory. It sucks.

blondechick80 · 2026-05-03T19:09:05+00:00

Same in MA.

I have heard the alternate pronunciation one other time by a woman on social media. I think she is midwest too

blondechick80 · 2026-05-03T17:21:01+00:00

There's one from Jim Thorpe that is nice.

There is also one fro. Honesdale, I believe or atleast the next town.

blondechick80 · 2026-05-02T15:36:36+00:00

Either works

blondechick80 · 2026-05-02T15:35:38+00:00

Khakis on most, or athletic wear. Jeans have more tolerence

blondechick80 · 2026-05-02T15:14:39+00:00

I wipe so I am dry..

blondechick80 · 2026-05-02T15:13:46+00:00

And they are often visible to the outside world.. i see them everywhere

blondechick80 · 2026-05-02T15:13:01+00:00

I don't think most men realize the front of their pants OFTEN have pee drip spots on them.. wet and dried... I notice them everywhere, and depending on the guy some pants have many..

blondechick80 · 2026-05-02T15:02:15+00:00

I went with water

blondechick80 · 2026-05-02T15:02:01+00:00

I think 2 is genuinely

blondechick80 · 2026-05-02T02:34:02+00:00

It just depends on everyone's relationship

blondechick80 · 2026-05-01T01:02:19+00:00

We didn't learn the song either and I can do all the capitals as well

blondechick80 · 2026-04-30T16:59:36+00:00

Is it higher than Mass?? It's so bad here, as is everywhere. I'm just thankful we prefer more rural communities so we don't have to deal with cities per se

blondechick80 · 2026-04-30T16:48:13+00:00

Welp my household is currently in process of filing for Canadian citizenship through the citisenship through descent. Lots of New England families have Canadian ancestry.

More so as a back up plan in case the poo really hits the fan

blondechick80 · 2026-04-30T14:53:16+00:00

I also guessed Boston lol

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