Subj : What happened to Syncterm
To   : richardw
From : Deuce
Date : Wed Jul 20 2005 03:27 pm

  Re: What happened to Syncterm
  By: richardw to Deuce on Wed Jul 20 2005 10:06:00

 >  > to be completely objective though, I was pretty drunk most of the time so
 >  > opinions aren't all that sturdy.  I think I was more sober for Lonestar.
 > 
 > LOL, sounds like you had a good time. :)
 > 
 >  > It *was* interesting that Brad Paisley was scared to say "Saskatchewan"..
 >  > was using what I assume to be the house band on stage and while introduci
 >  > them, the americans got the state they were from announced, but Canadians
 >  > got the country... ie:
 >  >
 >  > This is so-and-so from Prince Albert, Canada
 >  > On the guitar, we have so-and-so from Los Angeles California...
 >  > On the fiddle, we have someone else from Davidson... Canada
 >  > And on the banjo is so-and-so from Wherever Kentucky...
 >  > And on the steel guitar, someone-or-other from Edmonton... Canada.
 >  > And on the drums, a local boy... from Craven... Canada... so-and-so.
 > 
 > Yet, when a US performer was announced, the country was omitted?
 > 
 >  > The delays between the city and "Canada" kept growing as the crowd was ye
 >  > the province out.  But since anyone who has never lived in Saskatchewan s
 >  > like an itiot whenever they attempt to say saskatchewan, he was probobly 
 >  > embarassed to even try.  :-)
 > 
 > Sas-catch-you-on?

I had a gerat time.
Yes, when he announce an american, it was city, state (no USA or anything)
It has been discovered that it is impossible to teach a non-native to say
Saskatchewan correctly... but I'll try:
Suh-skat-chew-un
Emphesis in the "skat"

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