Nuculer has ALWAYS rubbed my fur the wrong way. How is it that otherwise reasonably intelligent people can see the word nuclear and pronounce it nuculer? I seriously just want to Gibbs smack anyone who does it. It pisses me off to no end.
The latest one that is really beginning to piss me off is TOOmeric. TOOmeric? Really? The word is TURMERIC. TerMERic, NOT TOOmeric.
Did these people ever go to school?
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Wait, are we including using the plain WRONG word, or just mispronunciations?
I guess it would be a mute point.
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Posts: 17709 | Location: New Mexico | Registered: October 14, 2005
I was at the deli counter when one of the patrons remarked about the "artesian" cheese. Not artisanal, artesian. Sorry, lady, this cheese has nothing to do with a well.
I have a similar pet peeve. How anybody can see how February is spelled and not pronounce the first R is beyond me. Same for the L in salmon.
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Originally posted by Rey HRH: I have a similar pet peeve. How anybody can see how February is spelled and not pronounce the first R is beyond me. Same for the L in salmon.
Almonds?
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