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We realize that at the University of Chicago, stress can get to you. There are classes to take, midterms for which to study, student groups in which to participate, and internships to which you have to apply. It\u2019s amazing that any of us are able to keep up with all this activity and still have the energy or time to think clearly. <\/p>\n
But none of this is any excuse to pronounce the “P” in P-Set. <\/p>\n
There is a longstanding precedent in the English language for a silent “P.” Take the word “p-sychology.” Anyone possessing even a passing familiarity with our spoken tongue would recognize that this is pronounced with an “s” sound, skipping the “p” entirely. And it doesn\u2019t take a p-sychologist to see that we are far too p-smart to overlook this p-simple detail. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s pronounced set<\/i>. Just “set.” <\/p>\n
Why is the “P” silent? This editorial board p-suggests we take a look at the etymology of the word. We are not p-scholars, but even a cursory review of the available information finds that p-set comes from the greek \u201cpsekt,\u201d meaning \u201cthing to be complained about,\u201d or \u201cbad marrow.\u201d The first recorded usage of the word in English comes from the Yale College of Arts and P-Sciences in 1840. In context, \u201cI cannot attend, for I am preoccupied with the largest of p-sets.\u201d<\/p>\n
Again, if you read this aloud, you p-should p-say ssset<\/i>, with an “s” p-so that it sounds correct. <\/p>\n
The Pshady Dealer<\/i> is committed to p-spreading awareness, p-so that we can p-sound as p-sharp-witted as we are. We don\u2019t mean to p-scold, just to p-serve. Now if you\u2019ll excuse us, we have an hessay to write. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By Editorial Board Nov. 16, 2014 We realize that at the University of Chicago, stress can get to you. There are classes to take, midterms for which to study, student groups in which to participate, and internships to which you have to apply. It\u2019s amazing that any of us are able to keep up with all this activity and still have the energy or time to think clearly. But none of this is any excuse to pronounce the “P” in P-Set. There is a longstanding precedent in the English language for a silent “P.” Take the word “p-sychology.” Anyone possessing even a passing familiarity with our spoken tongue would recognize that this is pronounced with an “s” sound, skipping the “p” entirely. And it doesn\u2019t take a p-sychologist to see that we are far too p-smart to overlook this p-simple detail. It\u2019s pronounced set. Just “set.” Why is the “P” silent? This editorial board p-suggests we take a look at the etymology of the word. We are not p-scholars, but even a cursory review of the available information finds that p-set comes from the greek \u201cpsekt,\u201d meaning \u201cthing to be complained about,\u201d or \u201cbad marrow.\u201d The first recorded usage of the word in English comes from the Yale College of Arts and P-Sciences in 1840. In context, \u201cI cannot attend, for I am preoccupied with the largest of p-sets.\u201d Again, if you read this aloud, you p-should p-say ssset, with an “s” p-so that it sounds correct. The Pshady Dealer is committed to p-spreading awareness, p-so that we can p-sound as p-sharp-witted as we are. We don\u2019t mean to p-scold, just to p-serve. Now if you\u2019ll excuse us, we have an hessay to write.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2123"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2123"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3156,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2123\/revisions\/3156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}