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I don't get it, except for the fact that both spellings might be pronounced the same way? Maybe I'll have to try Rotterdam some day. I only visited once as a day trip. However, this proofreader was asleep at the wheel when I said "trying to pronounced it"!

I don't know! But my friend from the state of Organ says call-a-flower, as in "My liar is eating call-a-flower." My friend from Vancouver says Wed-nes-day, and the day before it is Chewsday. I don't know if that's the common Canadian pronunciation. I'm always annoyed when I hear grocery (which I pronounce "grosserie") pronounced "groshrey."

Cyril, have you been since they're in Rotterdam? I'm wondering how the venues compare. I loved staying by the beach in Scheveningen, not to mention trying to pronounced it.

They've always been a very eclectic festival; when they were in The Hague they had 14 concurrent stages and more than half were definitely jazz of all varieties. I went three times from 1997-2000, and to give an idea of the range of acts, a selected list of what I saw were: Henry Threadgill, Han Bennink in multiple groups, Jeanne Lee with Waldron Trio, Louis Sclavis, Mulgrew Miller & NHOP, Nicholas Payton, Tyner, Joe Henderson, N.G. La Banda, Larry Harlow, Herbie Hancock, Steve Winwood, Buddy Guy, Santana, Youssou N'Dour, Konitz/Haden/Bley, Solal/Peacock/Motian, Earth, Wind & Fire, King Crimson, Jorge Ben, Bobby Previte, Bud Shank, George Coleman, Metropole Orchestra with Konitz... you get the idea...

That it is.

In Brooklyn, cauliflower is collie flower. Or collie flowah.

Hey Goldberg, where do you live in relation to Port Eynon? I stayed there once and took a great walk along the cliffs to Rhossili and back. I think the Gower Peninsula is considered part of the Swansea area.

Some years ago Patricia Nicholson used to go by the name Patty Parker. I prefer dancers with jazz to poets with jazz, because with dancers you can close your eyes. I'm not opposed to jazz poetry in principle, though. Ted Joans and Kenneth Rexroth among others did some great stuff back in the day. But I hate the jazz poetry that's so self-referential about jazz, and the "expressive dance" I've been seeing since the days of Rivbea remind me of those old Jules Feiffer cartoons. Another really silly thing is live action painting with jazz performances.

Not always. http://www.kindakinks.net/discography/showsong.php?song=390

I'm one of those a couple of times a day, and I'm both a lefty and a leftist, but I've never been a left-tenant. Do most Brits pronounce urinal with the stress on the second syllable?

The only thing that really interests me is the Sheila Jordan/Jay Clayton thing.

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You would prefer Newkular?

You probably don't need new reasons to dislike Newt Gingrich, but he says "Warshington."

Maybe they're Dutch! Do bear in mind that a lot of "mispronunciations" are actually regional variations that wouldn't raise an eyebrow in their natural habitat. And there are many variants between standard Canadian and standard American pronunciation of the same words. Two people I know from Oregon pronounce "lawyer" in a way that sounds to me like "liar" (though more specifically it's something like lah-yer). I pronounce it "loyer" but some fellow Brooklynites would say "loya."

IIRC, the term originated in the U.K. At least the cover I posted didn't say Howard Robert's.

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I've seen Nicole Mitchell at a past Vision Festival, and they did a Fred Anderson tribute night a few years back. I don't think they ignore the Chicago crowd, but a common complaint is that the lineup is the same old pretty much each year, and that it's a somewhat hermetic, incestuous scene centered around Parker & Nicholson. Also, for all I know Muhal isn't interested since he runs his own AACM NY series.

You are not correctly interpreting what I said. Also, your use of the word "ebonics" at this date seems somewhat telling to me... So maybe it is a generation gap. I'm just a young pup of 56. And by the way, Black English or African American Vernacular English is not "a type of slang" as your sentence implies you believe.

As a writer and proofreader, I have no problem with the original. Clearly you're a prescriptive grammarian. Grammar is a guideline, and usage evolves. "Rules" like particples should not be placed at the end of sentences are pretty much anal retentive clinging to useless prescriptions that go against common usage and understanding. The original sentence is perfectly "proper English."

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I meant that the two Brazilians would be able to converse fluently in English with everybody else. Me too.

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