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Were we on the wrestling team together?
Do I correct people who mispronounce a word?
My father has gotten to a point in his life where he has begun mispronouncing words he used to pronounce correctly all his life. It drives me nuts, so much to the point that I even went online to see if it was a sign of some neurological disorder or something. I can't think of a good example right now but I will remember and edit my post.
Ah, but what if they use your name incorrectly?
My father has gotten to a point in his life where he has begun mispronouncing words he used to pronounce correctly all his life. It drives me nuts, so much to the point that I even went online to see if it was a sign of some neurological disorder or something. I can't think of a good example right now but I will remember and edit my post.
I share my name with a significant corporate thief ... so I'm used to it.
One word I can never get much consensus on is "flaccid." Everything seems to suggest it should be pronounced with a "k" sound in it (think of every other cc word you know) and there's a book of "Beastly Mispronunciations" that mentions it as well, but say flaksid in conversation and everyone will think you are a moron. It doesn't help that this word tends only to come up in loaded situations anyways...
Oh, I remember now - the worst one is that he says "Viagra" like vee-AHH-grah. Which, like flaccid, falls into the awkward category, and is further compounded by the fact that it's my FATHER talking about a drug for ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION.