Cryptopix

what do the upside down e's mean?

Though they are presented the same, the first schwa is part of the word while the second schwa is its own word.

[1] It's a schwa.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwa

The way it was explained in my phonetics class, schwa is the vowel sound in the middle syllable of Canada.

I could really sink my teeth into this one.

nice one, chum.

Finally saw this on TV a couple of nights ago. Just in time!

stupid punctuation

[4] heh.

I know this but it's not taking it, even with punctuation.

NM, I tried something else but it's actually not correct.
It took, though.

Took me one minute to figure it, and three and a half to get to punctuation right. Jeesh.

[6] thank you! had it pretty quick, but that stupid punctuation threw me off!

hey geniuses that's not "stupid punctuation" its called the english language

here's a little ditty to help you remember

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEOJP3UtaLQ&feature=related

Huzzah for schwas!

I totally tortured high schoolers with a Giant four-foot schwa during my student teaching. Fun times...

[11] LOL! I hate it when stupid people don't know the difference between

your
you're
there
their
they're
know
now

*ripping out of clothes and turning green* grrrrr!

as a linguistic freak I'm with you [13]. (gritting teeth and also turning green)

Aha! A cryptopix to sink your teeth into.

My bf hates the fact that I haven't seen it.
(I was still able to get figure it out)

Good Cryptopix. :D

[13] I'm with you on that, and also love that you added not knowing the difference between "know" and "now"...did you mean "know" and "no"?

The one that makes me grit my teeth are the folks that spell "lose" "loose"...GAAAHHH!!!

I think the first word in the actual quote is different.

Good one....