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tackerman · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:04 pm Post subject: Verbal gymnastics of the day

"through past statistics." Shocked

Deirdre · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:14 pm Post subject:

Nearly full stop after "past".
That's the only way I can get it out!~
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KaraEdwards · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:43 pm Post subject:

That doesn't look hard until you try it!
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Donovan · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:47 pm Post subject:

yeah, a pause after "past" is the only way I could get it out right.

You are single-handedly responsible for 50 people saying "past statistics" over and over again to themselves. Thanks a lot. Lips Are Sealed

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bobbinbeamo · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:06 pm Post subject:

todd ellis · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 5:26 pm Post subject:

what is a pasastixixtix?
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CarynClark · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:30 pm Post subject:

LOL - who would have thought that would be tough.... oh but it is!!! Good one!!
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Lizden · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:08 pm Post subject:

Lance Blair · M&M Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 2281 Location: Atlanta

Stopping after "past" worked okay for me, but what worked best was engaging an ear-to ear grin (without the audible smile) during "past". It makes the "past" close nicely upon itself without a pause. BTW, "through past statistics" = "historically" Smile

Recently I was going to include the phrase "reduces processing costs" in my narration demo...but thought better of it.

Bruce · Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:38 am Post subject:

Or "pass satissicks" as we say in Indiana...

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ballenberg · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:07 am Post subject:

IMO,

No need for any stop. In spoken American/English, those words are just said together. The st does double-duty.

Like the middle t's in hot tamale

Deirdre · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:17 am Post subject:

I must beg to differ.

If you elide the ST, it sounds like PASS-Statistics.
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louzucaro · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:01 am Post subject:

I would have asked the client to change it to "through previous statistics"

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tackerman · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:08 am Post subject:

I used to do that. Now I just rip through it and if they say anything I address the problem.

Usually they don't. Wink

donrandall · Guest

Full stop. One word then the other. Will is sound odd? Probabaly not, as long as you use contrasting inflection. If done right, it should give the impression that you have just passed along some very important information. If done wrong, it will just make ya sound like a bozo.