Subj : Re: Shingrex was: weather w To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Thu Feb 06 2020 21:28:48 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 03-Feb-2020 19:48 <=- NB>>> And I still haven't managed to get mine yet... other stuff seems NB>>> to be more important at the moment... BM>> So my general procrastination is contagious?! And LIS earlier, I'm BM>> not too concerned about getting the Shingrex shot as have had the BM>> original vaccine and last visit with the medical doctor he wasn't at BM>> all concerned other than I should have it when it becomes available. NB>> My doctor, when I had asked previously about getting the shingles shot, NB>> had indicated that he felt it was a low priority item, but to go ahead NB>> with it as I wished.... Since then, of course, there's been the wait NB>> for availability, and other considerations.... I never got the original NB>> one, though, so I do really think I should at least eventually get the NB>> newer (two-part) one.... BM> From what I've heard about shingles one does not want it, so yes, BM> unless there is a strong reason not to obtain the vaccine it's one of BM> the few optional shots I'd get. Exactly... I've actually experienced a friend or two in the throes of it, so know I don't want to get it... and as well, may already have had a mild sub-acute case that left me with the neuralgia in my back... certainly don't want a full-blown case.... BM>>>> One would think with 26 letters we could come up with a better BM>>>> variety of words! NB>>>> You'd think... But there's lots of words with multiple NB>>>> meanings depending on context.... :) BM>>> I know! Was thinking back to my chat with the hotel staff re: "read": BM>>> she had said thought it was pronounced 'reed' and her roommate 'red'. NB>>> Yup, multiple pronunciations, too... They were both right, depending, NB>>> again, on the context... Present tense is `reed', past tense is NB>>> `red'... And "lead" is 'leed' if it's talking about the action, and NB>>> 'led' if talking about the mineral... :) BM>> Yes! At the time I did bring up another word with multiple BM>> pronunciation and meanings but same spelling and made a little fun of BM>> the English language ==> more to emphasize they (the staff I was BM>> talking to) were technically correct and the language was a little BM>> crazy. ... Found something a couple of months ago: the 'a' sounds in BM>> "Australia" have three different sounds! I'd guess because of the BM>> adjacent letters, especially vowels, but still.... NB>> Adjacent letters, and position in the word... BM> True. Found this article of interest: BM> https://getpocket.com/explore/item/english-is-not-normal?utm_source=poc BM> ket-newtab as far as a light reading on the evolution of the English BM> language. Haven't had a chance to check that out.... maybe sometime... ;) BM>>> And of course the word 'set' has something like 60 different BM>>> definitions. (No, did not bring that one up!!) Plus words that sound BM>>> the same: threw and through. Gaaa!!! NB>>> Lots of just needing to memorize what is which and where... ;) BM>> I didn't bring it up at the hotel chat but one could spell 'fish' as BM>> 'ghoti': the f-sound is 'tough', forgot the 'i', 'ti' as in 'nation'. BM>> (How d'heck does one get the 'sh' sound out of that??!!" NB>> (nay-shun) The 'o' as a short i sound probably comes from some other NB>> word where the short vowel is rather a dull sound more like an i than NB>> an o, but off the top of my head I'm not coming up with it either... :) BM> Assignments for us both! :) I guess so... ;) BM> ... He has his own unique version of the English language! I've known a few people like that... ttyl neb .... Wench: what you use to turn the head of a dolt! --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .