tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721093420878741420.post7849365045901725863..comments2023-10-14T09:01:17.653-07:00Comments on The Flaxen Wave: A Nativity Poem by Timur KibirovJamie Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524484538967246768noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721093420878741420.post-33228182813192597722014-01-03T17:07:03.980-08:002014-01-03T17:07:03.980-08:00Yee-haw!Yee-haw!Languagehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285708503881129380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721093420878741420.post-76199164075212709052014-01-03T16:34:21.554-08:002014-01-03T16:34:21.554-08:00Dammit, the more I think about it, you're righ...Dammit, the more I think about it, you're right! I've changed it to "hee-haw" in my working draft. The OED won me over: if they include "hee-haw" (but not "ee-yaw"), then it must resonate as more than just a TV hillbilly reference.Jamie Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17524484538967246768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721093420878741420.post-73707771801749183322013-12-26T12:49:32.803-08:002013-12-26T12:49:32.803-08:00I pronounce it exactly as written; I'm a city ...I pronounce it exactly as written; I'm a city boy who grew up with no exposure to actual donkeys.Languagehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285708503881129380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721093420878741420.post-70639776169188392442013-12-26T12:25:09.105-08:002013-12-26T12:25:09.105-08:00But do you pronounce it as an initial H, or as a k...But do you pronounce it as an initial H, or as a kind a rushing sound (inward, then outward) that accompanies the whole thing?Jamie Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17524484538967246768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721093420878741420.post-73006996511516213382013-12-26T11:54:34.253-08:002013-12-26T11:54:34.253-08:00I pronounce them so vigorously that I was a grown ...I pronounce them so vigorously that I was a grown man before I realized that Eeyore was supposed to represent the same sound!Languagehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285708503881129380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721093420878741420.post-57088884050392925572013-12-26T11:51:56.766-08:002013-12-26T11:51:56.766-08:00I considered "Hee-haw," but I wanted to ...I considered "Hee-haw," but I wanted to avoid association with the silly old TV show. I tried to come up with something closer to the way it actually sounds when we mimic donkeys, and I don't think most of us pronounce either 'H'. Plus, if anything, I'd rather have readers think of Milne's Eeyore.Jamie Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17524484538967246768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5721093420878741420.post-91192613159664048862013-12-26T06:32:50.800-08:002013-12-26T06:32:50.800-08:00Nice! But why "Ee-yaw" rather than the ...Nice! But why "Ee-yaw" rather than the usual "Hee-haw"?Languagehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285708503881129380noreply@blogger.com