Comments on: Opti-Fucking-Mality Theory, Part 1 http://www.amateurtopologist.com/2010/01/02/opti-fucking-mality-theory-part-1/ Politics, programming, math, and science. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:58:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: grimm http://www.amateurtopologist.com/2010/01/02/opti-fucking-mality-theory-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-22 grimm Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:16:28 +0000 http://www.amateurtopologist.com/?p=480#comment-22 I would tend to say "unbe-fucking-believable", where I repeat the "be"-syllable. I would tend to say “unbe-fucking-believable”, where I repeat the “be”-syllable.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.amateurtopologist.com/2010/01/02/opti-fucking-mality-theory-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Ryan Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:14:47 +0000 http://www.amateurtopologist.com/?p=480#comment-21 Interesting problem. I'm reading over the article now, and I definitely have some preferences when it comes to longer words with possible lapses, like Winnepesaukee and Kalamazoo. The options offered by McCarthy are Winnefuckinpesaukee/Kalafuckinmazoo, and Winnepefuckinsaukee/Kalamafuckinzoo, Tatamafuckingouchee. I definitely prefer the second, even though there are differences in how I stress the initial few syllables. For me, it's: Wínnepesàukee, Kálamazòo, but Tatámagòuchee, which gives rise to: Wínnepefùckinsàukee, Kálamafùckinzòo, Tatámafùckingòuchee. Some of these I could go either way on whether primary stress is left-aligned or right-aligned, so Wínnepefùckinsàukee sounds just as good as Wìnnepefùckinsáukee. It's interesting to see what McCarthy proposes as the solution, but since this was written in 1982, I wonder if there are some more modern possibilities for explaining it. Curious to see what you come up with! Also, you'll be amused to know, the recaptcha I have to submit for this comment is "prefixed regime". ;) Interesting problem. I’m reading over the article now, and I definitely have some preferences when it comes to longer words with possible lapses, like Winnepesaukee and Kalamazoo. The options offered by McCarthy are Winnefuckinpesaukee/Kalafuckinmazoo, and Winnepefuckinsaukee/Kalamafuckinzoo, Tatamafuckingouchee. I definitely prefer the second, even though there are differences in how I stress the initial few syllables. For me, it’s:

Wínnepesàukee, Kálamazòo, but Tatámagòuchee, which gives rise to: Wínnepefùckinsàukee, Kálamafùckinzòo, Tatámafùckingòuchee. Some of these I could go either way on whether primary stress is left-aligned or right-aligned, so Wínnepefùckinsàukee sounds just as good as Wìnnepefùckinsáukee.

It’s interesting to see what McCarthy proposes as the solution, but since this was written in 1982, I wonder if there are some more modern possibilities for explaining it. Curious to see what you come up with!

Also, you’ll be amused to know, the recaptcha I have to submit for this comment is “prefixed regime”. ;)

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