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Originally Posted by larrybuck
The worst national one I hear the most is Illi-noise! leaving the last s in.
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I'm from there, I add the S
My reasoning is we should quit making pronunciation exceptions to the language and spell things like they are pronounced, and vice versa.
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Originally Posted by larrybuck
How about the most butchered car names...... its Poor-shaw, not Poorsssssh
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Correctly pronounced Poorsssssh here in the midwest
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Originally Posted by larrybuck
I had fun early on with Mit-shaw-bee-shee let alone trying to spell it today.
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My mother in law can only say "Mi-su-beech-eee"
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Originally Posted by larrybuck
How many really say Feb-brew-airy instead of Feb-U-airy???
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The inventors of the word spelled it wrong, lets fix it
It is pronounced wed-nes-day also.
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Originally Posted by larrybuck
24hrs. of La-Mans instead of La- Moans? I don't think so!
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neither:
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