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[madbaker]

We recently re-watched a few old episodes of Monty Python (not that there are any other kind). The wife pointed out something I had never realized: due to my childhood viewing habits - British comedies at a very early age, primarily but not exclusively Python - my instinctual use of BBC intonation isn't really that. It's Monty Python's satire of BBC intonation, which is a slightly different thing.

Huh. Well, it's not going to change 45 years of hindbrain habit.

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[threadwalker]

that's funny. And isn't it interesting how we evolve the way that we interact with our world?

[madbaker]

Python is also why I reflexively pronounce the desert "Suh-HARR-uh", not "Suh-HAIR-uh".

[threadwalker]

I should warn you, I've never seen Monty Python. I keep meaning to, but never make the time.

[madbaker]

...I'm your friend anyway.

[threadwalker]

Whew! That was close. Glad you're being forgiving (lol)

[madbaker]

It's not a case of shunning you for your lack of knowledge - it's now being aware that we lack a shared cultural context (especially one that is quite common in the SCA).

[tshuma]

This is extremely tolerant of you.