Quote Originally Posted by pomtzu View Post
"by the bye"??????????????????????????????????? Maybe I missed another post that would explain this.
By the bye is just another way to say "by the way" - not a big deal Just a colloquialism!

It is funny, I have always paid very close attention to language, pronunciation and grammar - product of my upbringing.

So I was amused when one of my college professors wrote on the chalkboard, apropos of nothing,
Bostin
Bosten
Boston

And said, "I bet the only person in this class who would pronounce those differently is Karen."

It has nothing to do with the day's lesson - he was my Illustration professor, not a language one!