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Well, if you're bored, the DU hall monitors are always axing for new recruits. OffWithTheirHeads Mar 2012 #1
A friend of mine's dad was a college professor -- a tyrannical grammar Nazi. MiddleFingerMom Mar 2012 #2
I used to say it that way. Stopped when I was 11 or so. CBGLuthier Apr 2012 #15
I still don't know whether "shortlived" is pronounced "lye" or "liv". MiddleFingerMom Apr 2012 #18
The secretary who reads the announcements at our building sounds like an illiterate. femmocrat Mar 2012 #3
It pains me to do this, really, but I have to take points off for the bizarre neologism 'ennure.' dimbear Mar 2012 #4
It's not my neologism. Bucky Apr 2012 #9
It's strange that google has practically never heard from dimbear Apr 2012 #10
Also, a lot of people forget their "be" verbs... YellowRubberDuckie Mar 2012 #5
Where I grew up in Ohio Nikia Mar 2012 #6
To be fair, language is subject to constant evolution. Bucky Apr 2012 #8
Are you one of those people who believes that this is 2012... YellowRubberDuckie Apr 2012 #13
I consider it impolite to correct other people's pronunciation Nikia Mar 2012 #7
my hubby and son Duppers Apr 2012 #11
I think it's the way they do it. Bucky Apr 2012 #12
I used to hate it when the Marines would send a recruiter to the school where I worked WolverineDG Apr 2012 #14
Anemones. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2012 #16
Oh? and how do the guardians of language pronounce Wednesday?? Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #17
You pronounce Wednesday just like it is spelled. Doc_Technical Apr 2012 #21
three syllables? wed-nes-day? Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #22
A very nice lady, Cub Scout den leader and teacher MorningGlow Apr 2012 #19
Ah well jakeXT Apr 2012 #20
?? Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #23
Depends on what part of the country you are located,,, benld74 Apr 2012 #24
Did you know that "axing" was the pronunciation Old Troop Apr 2012 #25
Sez hoo? trof Apr 2012 #26
I'm axing you not to go all nukular when your colleague mispronunciates one of them big words. Lionel Mandrake Apr 2012 #27
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