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Re: Modern manglings of the English (and other) languages
Posted By: Tranio, on host 198.36.174.1
Date: Friday, May 5, 2000, at 16:33:45
In Reply To: Re: Modern manglings of the English (and other) languages posted by Mousie on Friday, May 5, 2000, at 16:24:56:

> > > What about people who pronounce the 'w' in 'sword?' Or worse, forget the 'w' sound in 'quarter' and pronounce it 'corter?'
> >
> > Then, uh, they're whrong too.
>
> I pronounce the first R in February. Both of them, if you want to get picky.
>
> Mou"but not the T in often"sie

Do you say "Wenzday" like everyone else, or "Wednesday" just to get a rise out of people?

What about "colonel", or is it "kernel"?

Tra "the first 'Wenzday' in 'Febuary', I'm buying a 'sord' from the 'kernel' for a quarter; I do this 'offen'" nio

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