The "Rummikub" Pronunciation Debate Affirmative Constructive: "Cub" For years, I have been a firm advocate and defender of the pronunciation, Rummi-"CUB". The game box I grew up with spelled it, Rummicub on the box. However, other productions of the game have variant spellings: Rummykub , Rummy Kube , Rummy Tiles , etc. Based solely on box spelling, the game's true pronunciation is open to interpretation. Therefore, Rummi"cub" is equally acceptable to any other given pronunciation. Negative Constructive : "Cube" My opponents argue that since the game originated over seas, we ought to respect and maintain its original pronunciation. Affirmative Rebuttal: Americanization of the Term When the game was brought to America and given Americanized rules, its name was also Americanized. Pronunciation loyalists then counter my rebuttal with, "there are lots of adopted foreign words that have retained their original pron...
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Are you feeling ok? You've only been posting once a day or so lately.... ;)
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Yes, it looks like a blast. Or many blasts, paid for by welts. This does not convince me that I want to go paintballing....
ReplyDeleteOuch, those battle wounds look vicious!!!! I am still torn on whether or not I'd like paintballing. What do you think? PS We found a great park to play commando here, but it also has a lot of homeless people. Phil thought that would make it especially more fun for you!
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