# Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 29, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157 "2026-01-29T18:21:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 94
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1861 "2026-05-31T00:49:28Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > This has long been my stance on polls, and I’ve often been castigated for it. How would posters castigate you for NOT voting? ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1862 "2026-05-31T03:23:02Z")
> [@Reeses\_Monkey](#): > > Do you mean to say that you pronounce it you-TAW? No, I wrote exactly the opposite of that. The first syllable is stressed. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1863 "2026-05-31T12:46:27Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > It rhymes with the sound a sheep makes, “Baa” Really? I’ve always heard this as **æ** (except when singing the song “Baa Baa Black Sheep,” when I am more likely to pronounce it as you indicated - weird). As for “rhyming”: There are two components to rhyming: syllable stress, and vowel sound. Clearly, the question was about the vowel sound only. To avoid confusion, perhaps future polls should just ask “do you pronounce the vowel in this word like the vowel in that one,” and avoid the word “rhyme.” ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1864 "2026-06-02T14:30:19Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I like hockey, but i kinda lose interest when there are no northern teams playing. If you don’t have little league hockey and recreational adult hockey, why do you have a professional team? When the Blackhawks are playing the Canadiens, i might be following it. Exactly my thought! I always say that if you can’t play hockey outdoors in the winter, you shouldn’t have a pro team! Just kiddin’…kinda. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1865 "2026-06-04T00:12:05Z")
ED uh MAH me ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1866 "2026-06-04T02:13:23Z")
Ada-mommy ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1867 "2026-06-04T02:14:04Z")
I pronounce it differently depending on what mood I’m in. ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1868 "2026-06-04T02:16:38Z")
Japanese is an unstressed language. No need to overthink it. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1869 "2026-06-04T02:25:26Z")
Yokosuka? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1870 "2026-06-04T03:25:37Z")
I am embarrassed to admit that in my head I pronounce it Ess Em Dee Bee, which I did not realize until the poll question. And no, I’m not at all dyslexic. Brains are weird. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1871 "2026-06-04T03:28:15Z")
I pronounce those two words in a way that anyone who knows the word understands it. Lots of words have different pronunciations. Pronounce how you like, as long as people understand you. There are two different ways- for example- on how to pronounce Nuclear. Neither is “wrong”. This is the USofA, not France, we dont have a official department telling people how to pronounce and what words are acceptable/legal. Americans wouldnt stand for that. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1872 "2026-06-04T06:45:07Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > There are two different ways- for example- on how to pronounce Nuclear. Neither is “wrong”. I pronounce it “throat wobbler mangrove”. So there are actually three pronunciations. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1873 "2026-06-04T12:10:12Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Americans wouldnt stand for that. Yeah, but this American immediately loses respect if you say new-kyoo-lar. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1874 "2026-06-04T12:49:19Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > I am embarrassed to admit that in my head I pronounce it Ess Em Dee Bee, which I did not realize until the poll question. Me as well. Maybe because of IMDB? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1875 "2026-06-04T17:23:23Z")
> [@Thumper668](#): > > Yeah, but this American immediately loses respect if you say new-kyoo-lar. Because they are right? ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1876 "2026-06-04T17:53:25Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Because they are right? Res ipsa loquitur. ---
**Author:** ![colinfred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colinfred/32/21338_2.png) [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1877 "2026-06-04T18:54:16Z")
baklava, the k is clearly part of the first syllable not the second. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1878 "2026-06-04T19:30:05Z")
The coworkers who claimed the table were clearly closer to the open table. Expecting them to notice you heading for it is a bit unreasonable. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1879 "2026-06-04T19:48:10Z")
> [@colinfred](#): > > baklava, the k is clearly part of the first syllable not the second. I knew someone was going to complain about how the syllables were divided up. I actually wrote it your way at first, then I checked the pronunciation guide on Wikipedia, and they had the k as part of the second syllable, so I changed it. Really, the poll is just about which syllable the accent goes on. Just vote based on that. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/1880 "2026-06-04T19:52:56Z")
Well, my favorite time travel movie was not on either list (glad to see _Time After Time_ in the second poll – it’s my second favorite). _Happy Accidents_ is my favorite time travel movie. Vincent D’onofrio, per usual, was excellent, as were Marisa Tomei and Holland Taylor. It’s sad and funny and touching. Not too over the top. Just right. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157.md?page=93) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157.md?page=95)