klawzie Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I tried to use audiobooks so I could listen to books while in the tub or on the exercise bike. The problem was, I'd get so caught up in the story, that I'd leave it playing even as I went to bed. And I'd not really "sleep" because I'd (of course) still be listening to the story and I'd wake myself up by giggling or jerking awake because I realized I'd missed some bits of the story. It was an interesting experiment, but for weeks after, I'd wake up any time I heard a voice because I'd "realize I'd fallen asleep while listening". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodydrake Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I have a solution for ya..audible app has a snooze timer.. Im a bit of an insomniac and find listening to stories helps me fall asleep and I hated trying to figure out where I was in the story the next day. I ended up getting an ihome clock radio thats snooze timer stops playback..but for everyone else the audible app will do it for you and its easier to jump back in 5mininute chunks till you find your place when you started to drift off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nealeh42 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I hope that, over time, the cost of audible books will decrease. They are just perfect for driving and mindless work times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellcow Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Audiobooks are absolute torture for me as much as there are times I would love to utilize them. Attention and auditory processing issues kill me. I only use audiobooks while driving. I tend to visit areas on the weekend that are 2-4 hours distant, one way. Having something to listen to during the drive really, really helps. My wife and I have done this on many a road trip. Really helped when we got our new cellphones and the speaker on the thing is *amazing*. Can hear it even over the noise of the car and traffic. Made the 5 hour drive to my parents place fly by (we listened to Changes by Jim Butcher on that trip). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellcow Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Yow! At those prices I think I'll stick with paperbacks. With the subscription you are paying about $8 per book for about 90% of the site. Brand new stuff included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Sundseth Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I tend to get long, expensive, new books with subscription credits and buy older and shorter books with regular, you know, money. Works out to something like $0.30 - $1.00 US per hour, which seems fair for maintaining some residue of sanity during commutes, long drives, and exercise sessions (especially considering that I'll sometimes listen to a favorite more than once). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ithaqua Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 The word I was pronouncing wrong in my head for years was chimera. I guess D&D had alot of words that you read when your a kid and make up how they should sound right to you since they are words that you don't hear in everyday speech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atramagus Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Mine was macabre. Such a pain in the but word until you hear it hehe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampersandrew Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Geas, skein and dweomer are all b*****ds to pronounce. I'm still not sure I'm pronouncing the last one properly. Not to mention gaol and demense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Knight Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Geas, Gaysh. skein skeen and dweomer dwaymer, dwomer, and dweeohmer are all versions I've heard. are all b*****ds to pronounce. I'm still not sure I'm pronouncing the last one properly. Not to mention gaol and demense. Jail and domain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampersandrew Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Gaysh. Skeen, dwaymer, dwomer, and dweeohmer are all versions I've heard. are all b*****ds to pronounce. I'm still not sure I'm pronouncing the last one properly. Not to mention gaol and demense.Jail and domain? Yeah Jail and domain, if you know them they're easy. If you don't happen to know they're the British spelling you'd mostly have a hard time. personally, I usually go with gesh, skeen, and dway-o-mer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Knight Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Gaysh. Skeen, dwaymer, dwomer, and dweeohmer are all versions I've heard. are all b*****ds to pronounce. I'm still not sure I'm pronouncing the last one properly. Not to mention gaol and demense.Jail and domain?Yeah Jail and domain, if you know them they're easy. If you don't happen to know they're the British spelling you'd mostly have a hard time. personally, I usually go with gesh, skeen, and dway-o-mer. I'm pretty sure I used to pronounce it "gowl" for the longest time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klawzie Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I used to pronounce gaol as "gay-awl". Then it became "gawll". No matter how many times I hear that it's meant to be pronounced "jail" I can't quite believe it. Like when Aussies tell me how to pronounce "mocha", I'm suspicious they're messing with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchemist Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I believe dweomer is actually pronounced "dwimmer". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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