Controversial opinions on metal

[Mort Divine]

You lost me.

milk being pronounced with the i sound annoys me is all that was based on...nothing really

 

[CiG]

milk being pronounced with the i sound annoys me is all that was based on...nothing really

Must be an American thing? Never heard of milk being pronounced any other way than a way that rhymes with silk.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

People from the Midwest pronounce it 'melk', rhyming with 'elk' iirc. They're a disgusting bunch.

 

[Mort Divine]

People from the Midwest pronounce it 'melk', rhyming with 'elk' iirc. They're a disgusting bunch.

this exactly

its the only way to pronounce it

 

[HamburgerBoy]

*pats u on the head*

 

[CiG]

It totally ignores the etymology though. Fucking snow chimps.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

But you've got to give them credit for handing the world the most entertaining period in American politics in ages.

 

[Mort Divine]

*pats u on the head*

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

People from the Midwest pronounce it 'melk', rhyming with 'elk' iirc. They're a disgusting bunch.

I've never pronounced it as such, so it must be more of an Upper Midwest thing. And besides, people from the western US pronounce 'caulk' identically to 'cock', so they have no right to talk about disgusting.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Why in the world is Rush listed on Metal Archives?

 

[CiG]

pronounce 'caulk' identically to 'cock'

I pronounce it 'cork' myself, how do you say it?

 

[HamburgerBoy]

The best way to pronounce "caulk" is to try and force the L into there, extending your jaw and pushing your tongue downwards and into your throat, almost as if gagging on something long and hard, to prevent any potential homoeroticism or confusion with the word "cock".

 

[Baroque]

Why in the world is Rush listed on Metal Archives?

I've noticed this weird phenomenon among metalheads, to claim every prog/rock or punk band they like is also metal in some way

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

I pronounce it 'cork' myself, how do you say it?

Like 'rock', the way its supposed to be pronounced.

 

[Baroque]

"callk"

 

[CiG]

The best way to pronounce "caulk" is to try and force the L into there, extending your jaw and pushing your tongue downwards and into your throat, almost as if gagging on something long and hard, to prevent any potential homoeroticism or confusion with the word "cock".

People in Australia don't pronounce 'cock' as 'cork' to begin with so it's not really an issue. I pronounce 'cock' like 'thot' or whatever.

Like 'rock', the way its supposed to be pronounced.

So you pronounce 'caulk' like 'cock'? That's retarded. Also I'd never take pronounciation advice from an American, especially some average non-academic American. It's one of my few prejudices, but you fuckers seem to talk like spastics.

 

[CiG]

Looked around and every pronounciation video I watched pronounced it 'kawk.'

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

I pronounce it 'cork' myself, how do you say it?

For me, it would be like:
caulk: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Open_back_rounded_vowel.ogg
cock: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Open_central_unrounded_vowel.ogg

People in Australia don't pronounce 'cock' as 'cork' to begin with so it's not really an issue. I pronounce 'cock' like 'thot' or whatever.

The only people who pronounce 'cock', 'caulk', and 'cork' all the same way are people from northeastern New England, such as in Boston, because they both merge the vowels of 'cock' and 'caulk' and, as non-rhotic, or r-less, speakers, pronounce 'cork' the same as 'caulk.' And nobody pronounces 'cock' the same as 'cork' while keeping 'caulk' distinct. However, r-dropping is on the decline in America even in the places where it's traditionally found.

So you pronounce 'caulk' like 'cock'? That's retarded. Also I'd never take pronounciation advice from an American, especially some average non-academic American. It's one of my few prejudices, but you fuckers seem to talk like spastics.

It's a product of the cot-caught merger, which a lot of Americans have, but I distinctly do not.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

People in Australia don't pronounce 'cock' as 'cork' to begin with so it's not really an issue. I pronounce 'cock' like 'thot' or whatever.



So you pronounce 'caulk' like 'cock'? That's retarded. Also I'd never take pronounciation advice from an American, especially some average non-academic American. It's one of my few prejudices, but you fuckers seem to talk like spastics.

Lol, at getting called an "average non academic American" by some backwoods australian hillbilly who cant even pronounce the word that's in question.

Ummm, COCK ---> ROCK. Why are you always having trouble with shit like this? I cant imagine what would happen if you actually tried communicating with people who aren't "non-academics". Oh and you can at least spell pronunciation right .. or is that how you "highly academic" aussies pronounce it?

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Looked around and every pronounciation video I watched pronounced it 'kawk.'