Does anybody here get what's been going on with my sig?
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Does anybody here get what's been going on with my sig?
For the past month or so, I've had a running, er, inside joke with my signatures. I don't know if anybody here is the right kind of insider to get it, in fact, I doubt anybody is. But if somebody does get it, I'll let 'em spill the beans; if not, then I'll explain in a few days.
To recap, my sigs :
Tired of people who can't stand straight or speak clearly? Join the STOP GLOTTAL SHOCK movement!
Need more crisp diction in your life? Join the STOP GLOTTAL SHOCK movement!
Articulate! Three cheers for Articulation! Join the STOP GLOTTAL SHOCK movment!
Exaggerate, enunciate, and join the STOP GLOTTAL SHOCK movement!
And of course my current signature.
To recap, my sigs :
Tired of people who can't stand straight or speak clearly? Join the STOP GLOTTAL SHOCK movement!
Need more crisp diction in your life? Join the STOP GLOTTAL SHOCK movement!
Articulate! Three cheers for Articulation! Join the STOP GLOTTAL SHOCK movment!
Exaggerate, enunciate, and join the STOP GLOTTAL SHOCK movement!
And of course my current signature.
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I haven't a clue. I look forward to enlightenment on the matter, since I've been puzzling over these for some time.
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Democritus and Adelheid got it!
The insiders are people who have taken theatrical voice lessons.
Most diction warm-ups/exercises are *surprise* tongue twisters. However one of the first diction excercises I ever memorized was one of the rare ones which did not twist at all. It goes -
Stop Glottal Shock
Stand Straight, Speak Clearly
Crisp Diction
Articulate, Articulation
Exaggerate, Enunciate
The Tip of the Tongue, the Lips, and the Teeth
One teacher I had a long time ago used the last line as a warm up in itself.
This is how I first heard the word "glottal".
Speaking of diction warm-ups. my username here happens to be a tongue twister.
The insiders are people who have taken theatrical voice lessons.
Most diction warm-ups/exercises are *surprise* tongue twisters. However one of the first diction excercises I ever memorized was one of the rare ones which did not twist at all. It goes -
Stop Glottal Shock
Stand Straight, Speak Clearly
Crisp Diction
Articulate, Articulation
Exaggerate, Enunciate
The Tip of the Tongue, the Lips, and the Teeth
One teacher I had a long time ago used the last line as a warm up in itself.
This is how I first heard the word "glottal".
Speaking of diction warm-ups. my username here happens to be a tongue twister.
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Re: Does anybody here get what's been going on with my sig?
I was kind of hoping the answer would be, "I just really like glottal consonants."