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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I see you are a Doctor Who fan. Also, do you still live in SLC? Because I now live in SLC. Maybe we should hang out and be Doctor Who fans together sometime. :)
ReplyDeleteI'd love to get together sometime now that we are both in SLC. I need to clarify however, that I've only seen a single episode of Dr. Who. My roommates told me that if I were to see a single episode, it would be "Blink" (The Weeping Angels) episode.
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