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#eoff is a really weird place.
Apparently Steve has a foot fetish, which led to us discussing feet, and foa telling us not to google 'diabetes feet.' Which led me to create this poll, because my mom and I always fight over the correct pronunciation.
die-uh-bee-tees
or
die-uh-beat-us
??????????////
The former, obviously.
It is never the latter. Ever. That is actually wrong.
Die-uh-bee-tees is the correct pronunciation but I usually end up saying die-uh-beat-us thanks to spending way too much time on the Internets.
http://i3.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/.../diabeetus.jpg
Man. One of my lecturers at uni - an endocrinologist, of all things, which just made it worse - legitimately used "diabeetus". It hurt. Every time. And he talked about it a lot, being a damn endocrinologist. xD
More of a foot phobia. Let's be honest feet are vile disgusting things good for walking and kicking Paul in the balls with.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tifa's Boobs
eat ease
Um the last option because it's HILARIOUS and that's how I'm going to refer to it from now on.
Duh.
I was so determined to press the former as quickly as possibly that I didn't see how funny the last option was.
My brother has type-1 (so does most of his mother's family) so I like to say "diabeetus" just to bug him.
"Diabeetus" is correct if you're Wilfred Brimley. For everyone else, it's the former.
A friend of mine has type 2 OH LAWD MY BABY'S GOT THE SUGARS. It sucks knowing she can't have all the greatest foods in the world :(
Diet-beat-us is what I hear and it is sooo wrong.
dye a bee, tease
da bears, toots
die-a-bee-deez, because I'm a terrible lazy person who doesn't pronunciate his T's in some words. But yeah, the right way, seriously. I've never heard it said the other way. I imagine the American dictionaries will take it up as official in a matter of months.
I say it completely differently to those.
Die-a-beet-eez
That's the same as the first option.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lockharted
No, the first one is di-uh-bee-tees
I say dire-beats.
So you say it die-ay-beet-eez?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lockharted
The last choice is perfect. The first choice is correct.
now i'm just smurfing confused. whatever, everything sounds stupid in my accent anyway
My mother has the diabeetus you insensitive jackasses. :colbert:
(SPOILER)No really, she does. Also it's diabeeteese.
So does my father!Quote:
Originally Posted by sharkythesharkdogg
so does my grandma, aunt and uncle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tifa's BoobsSo does my father!Quote:
Originally Posted by sharkythesharkdogg
The distinction is in the end of the word: -uss or -eeze, with the latter being correct. :3Quote:
Originally Posted by Lockharted
Die and beat us.
Dianne Betis
My family is awfully hard struck with the sugars.
They are though.
I try to stay fit.
I fail.
Me: So, do you have any medical conditions, like high blood pressure or diabetes?
Patient: Dia-what?
Me: Di-uh-bee-tees.
Patient: What's that?
Me: It's when you have problems with blood sugar.
Patient: Oh, that's right,! Yeah I got the sugahs!
Me: (please, Vanessa, do not laugh, omg so f'ing hilarious)
Where in the hell do you live? I've been in the south all my life, and still the only time I hear it get called that is ironically. :p