Ryan McGuire wrote:Ok, I admit it... it took me about ten seconds to get this.
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Michael Matola wrote:I would pronounce "H20 too" and "H202" very differently.
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Michael Matola wrote:I would pronounce "H20 too" and "H202" very differently.
H20 too -- AITCH - too - oh - TOO
H202 -- AITCH - too - OH - too
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Mike Simmons wrote:With "H2O2" vs. "H2O too" there are differences in pronunciation.
Mike Okri wrote:
This is debatable
Mike Okri wrote:Dabatable implies that some people will pronunciation them the same way.
Mike Okri wrote:However, if we agree that there is a difference in pronunciation, the difference is too subtle to risk my life by not making myself absolutely clear.
Randall Twede wrote:hydrogen peroxide is actually pretty good to put in your mouth(a great germ killer). just don't swallow it.
Mike Simmons wrote:I'd say the two big mistakes here are really (a) if the waiter really thought the customer wanted hydrogen peroxide for some reason, why on earth did he bring it in a drinking glass, looking identical to a glass of water?
Mike Simmons wrote:And (b) why did the customer not notice the distinct strong smell of hydrogen peroxide, and stop before drinking?
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Mike Simmons wrote:Perhaps, but those people are wrong.
Mike Simmons wrote:I'd say the two big mistakes here are really
Mike Okri wrote:
Mike Simmons wrote:Perhaps, but those people are wrong.
I'm sure you will admit that you're not always perfect in your pronunciation. The bottom line is that some people will pronounce them the same way irrespective of whether it's right or wrong.
Mike Okri wrote:
Mike Simmons wrote:Perhaps, but those people are wrong.
I'm sure you will admit that you're not always perfect in your pronunciation.
Mike Okri wrote:The bottom line is that some people will pronounce them the same way irrespective of whether it's right or wrong.
The stuff you buy in the grocery is a dilute solution (between 3 and 6%). You wouldn't want to put lab-grade peroxide in your mouth!
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Mike Simmons wrote:But this is a far cry from "he got exactly what he ordered".
Mike Okri wrote:
Mike Simmons wrote:But this is a far cry from "he got exactly what he ordered".
I think that the cartoon is correct in saying that the customer got exactly what he ordered for the following reasons:
if you believe that there is no difference in pronunciation or that the difference is subtle (for example break and brake), then the customer got exactly what he ordered because the waiter cannot be expected to read the customer’s mind.
Mike Okri wrote:
if you believe that the difference in pronunciation is obvious, then we can assume that the cartoon is insinuating that the customer used the wrong pronunciation, in which case, the customer got exactly what he ordered because (again) the waiter cannot be expected to read the customer’s mind.
Mike Simmons wrote:Or if in doubt, ask a simple follow-up question, before poisoning the customer
Mike Simmons wrote:Alternately, we could assume that the customer said exactly what the cartoon depicted him as saying.