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Just based on how often I notice someone mispronounce a word without realizing it (or have done so myself and realized it later). Statistically I'm probably still doing it with some word.

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I once spoke with a Southerner about favorite books. They recommended a series they called "The Will of Time".

Only later I found out they were talking about The Wheel of Time.

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Thing is, language is constantly changing, so if enough people say it wrong, it makes it correct over time.

As an example, people have been using nauseous incorrectly for so long, that it's now correct again.

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I pronounced puddle as poodle up into my thirtys. Maybe I didn't use it too often so it wasn't noticed. My second wife did. Absolutely scundered!

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ITT: people who care about how you represent yourself are evil, apparently.

I suspect people got a little butt-hurt when they discover their shirt is a little stuffed.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Insurmountainable - Michael Scott

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I pacifically told you!!!!

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My teacher told me that he'd fail me if I mispronounced "Data" as "Da ta" and not "Dait a". So I always mispronounce it

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I don't know if this is weird, but someone told me I say "ideology" weird because I say "id-ee-aa-luh-jee" instead of "ai-dee-aa-luh-jee", and I still never changed the pronunciation anyway.

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Ja-lap-e-no chips

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

First time I saw giraffe in a book I thought it was pronounced Grr-Ah-Fee.

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