Peridots Part 1

Well, at least we know that today it's all about birthstones, and it's all about their relationship to August.

Now, Cem, August is another month that technically has multiple birthstones, but we're going to talk about perhaps the more polarizing of them-

Mm-hmm

... which is peridot.

Mm-hmm.

So I grew up with it pronounced peridot, so that's P-E-R-I-D-O-T.

So, like, you drop the T, like you're pronouncing it, like, French-like.

Um, but some people-

Fancy

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Fancy.

So, but some people pronounce it peridot, so I mean, I'm not gonna, I'm not gonna come after you-

Mm-hmm

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if you pronounce it peridot.

I am.

[laughs] Cem might, but I won't.

Uh, but just to let you know that you might hear a p- people pronouncing it in different ways, so, you know, it's, it's just kind of up to that specific person.

Um, so don't, don't feel weird or bad if I'm pronouncing it one way and, and you're like, "But I thought it was peridot." No.

Yeah.

It's...

But I'm also saying perido, so if that bothers you, um, I don't know what to tell you.

[laughs]

Mm-hmm.

I'm not gonna...