You're still in the south, right? Hell, we can do better than that...
How about "thee-aye-ter" instead of "theater"? Or "PEE-anist" instead of "pianist"? Or "HAIR-assed" instead of "harassed"? Or "joolery" instead of "jewelry"?
My real pet peeve: "nucular." I'd feel better about President Shrub signing a nuclear weapon treaty if the son of a bitch could pronounce the fucking word.
This pet peeve appears in writing rather than speaking, but I hate it when people write "could of" instead of "could've". If people would just stop to think, they MIGHT realize that "could of" makes no sense. I have on occasion been called the Grammar Nazi, but nothing irritates me more (well, besides men with bad toupees and cows mating) than bad grammar and poor spelling.
Main Entry: nu·cle·ar Pronunciation: 'nü-klE-&r, 'nyü-, ÷-ky&-l&r Function: adjective Date: 1846 ... usage Though disapproved of by many, pronunciations ending in \-ky&-l&r\ have been found in widespread use among educated speakers including scientists, lawyers, professors, congressmen, U.S. cabinet members, and at least one U.S. president and one vice president. While most common in the U.S., these pronunciations have also been heard from British and Canadian speakers.
some of these "grammatical" pet peeves are just that, pet peeves. Having an accent doesn't make you wrong. My roomate pronounces "houses" with both "s"'s like "s"'s not the first one like a "z". It annoys the crap out of me, but doesn't make her uneducated, just makes her from Worchester, MA.
Oh, accents are definitely not the problem. Heck, a British accent is sooo sexy. :) But "nuclear" can be pronounced "nuke-lee-ar" or "nyuke-lee-ar," as you pointed out - I think, the posting's a little garbled. But not "nuke-you-lar." That's the Bush way. :)
actually the Bush pronounciation is exactly what the entry was talking about. The & signs indicate that swallowed gutteral vowel, such that the pronounciation does put a vowel between the k and the l. Another dictionary pointed out that this pronounciation is regional. And I know it was the primary pronounciation growing up outside St. Louis, Mo.
Tons of people have your same pet peeve, and for years I felt stupid that it takes real concentration for me to pronounce it "correctly," despite being a physicist. So, I was very surprised to find out that both pronunciations are actually considered proper. Since most people are also not aware of this, I thought I'd point it out.
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lemme ax you a question
Date: 2003-06-02 09:58 am (UTC)How about "thee-aye-ter" instead of "theater"?
Or "PEE-anist" instead of "pianist"?
Or "HAIR-assed" instead of "harassed"?
Or "joolery" instead of "jewelry"?
My real pet peeve: "nucular." I'd feel better about President Shrub signing a nuclear weapon treaty if the son of a bitch could pronounce the fucking word.
C'mon, folks! Name a few more!
Re: lemme ax you a question
Date: 2003-06-02 10:18 am (UTC)Re: lemme ax you a question
Date: 2003-06-02 11:18 am (UTC)some of these "grammatical" pet peeves are just that, pet peeves. Having an accent doesn't make you wrong. My roomate pronounces "houses" with both "s"'s like "s"'s not the first one like a "z". It annoys the crap out of me, but doesn't make her uneducated, just makes her from Worchester, MA.
Re: lemme ax you a question
Date: 2003-06-02 02:30 pm (UTC)Re: lemme ax you a question
Date: 2003-06-02 02:39 pm (UTC)Tons of people have your same pet peeve, and for years I felt stupid that it takes real concentration for me to pronounce it "correctly," despite being a physicist. So, I was very surprised to find out that both pronunciations are actually considered proper. Since most people are also not aware of this, I thought I'd point it out.