Balancing act …

Today’s fun with headlines …

The Buffalo New York newspaper, BusinessFirst, ran this news headline:

“Sotomayor praised for balance”

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Cutting losses …

We read this headline last week in the business section of the Austin American-Statesman newspaper:

“Bank of America to cut branches”

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Too bad money doesn’t grow on trees!

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Supreme courting …

More fun with headlines …

Today, The Wall Street Journal ran this news headline:

“The Supreme Court Kabuki Dance: The ritual of choosing a justice has a long history of fictions and evasions“

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Take this job and …

Fun with headlines today … this one came to us via a Twitter Tweet with a TwitPic:

“MINISTER QUITS OVER BROWN ‘SMEARS'”

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Out of this world purchase …

Fun with headlines today …

This one is all over the news:

“Roger Penske buys Saturn”

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It’s how you say it …

… in Central Texas y’all!

This is a excerpt from the Austin American-Statesman newspaper some 15 years ago. We just came across it again and thought this to be a great blog post topic, especially for some of our friends who are new to the Austin area.

Here are a few of the most common Central Texas pronunciations followed by what some maintain are the correct ways to say them: 

• Guadalupe: Gwa-da-loop vs. Gwa-da-LU-pay
• Manchaca: Man-shack vs. Man-CHA-ka
• Burnet: Burn-it vs. Burr-NETT
• Manor: May-nor vs. Man-ner
• Del Valle: Del-val–lee vs. Del-VAH-yay
• Elgin : L-gin (as in “begin”) vs. L-jun an L-jin (as in the liquor)
• Pedernales: Purr-den-a-less vs. Ped-er-NAH-les
• Koenig: Kay-neg vs. Co-neg
• Llano: Lan-no vs. YAH-no
• Govalle: Go-val–lee vs. Go-VAH-yah
• Coyote: Kahy-oht vs. Kahy-oh-tee
• Poinsettia: Poin-set-uh vs. Poin-set-ee-uh

Enjoy the Texspeak y’all!!!

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Sales support …

Today, this local news headline ran in the Port Huron (Michigan) Times Herald newspaper:

“Yard and bake sale to support marching band”

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