Fighting talk........ :-)
On 31 May 2011 16:19, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I think that loads of people get that sound wrong, probably because they
> don't take care to find out the right spelling and pronunciation. Another
> word that is similarly corrupted is "homogeneous" (from which the second 'e'
> is commonly omitted); or "mischievous" (into which people -- northerners for
> the most part -- insert another, penultimate syllable using an 'i' or 'e').
>
>
> I think this is another example of where the Americanisation of the
> English Language is a good thing. Take the word "Aluminum" as an
> example. The way the Brits way it hurts my ears. Do you honestly think
> that the good folks down at the Alcoa headquarters say it that way?
>
> Why do cars have bonnets? Pleeeeeease!
>
> I suppose that those ancient ways of saying certain words is a way for
> people to be able to speak while their noses are pointed up in the
> air.
>
> :)
>
> AG
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