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Thread #118743 Message #2570625
Posted By: meself
19-Feb-09 - 12:54 AM
Thread Name: BS: World's best grammatical howlers
Subject: RE: BS: World's best grammatical howlers

It's amusing to read of people's pet peeves regarding pronunciation on an international forum. In North America, you would never hear "cervical" pronounced with a long "i" - and you would never hear "dissect" pronounced with a short "i" ...