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To: trisham

Another one, “then” and “than.”


44 posted on 12/13/2013 1:27:07 PM PST by jjr153 (Never Forget 9/11)
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To: jjr153

My peeves:

“Height” ends with a “T” sound...not “th”.

It is “Lightning” not “Lightening”.

“Asked” ends with a “D” sound. “Asks” ends with an “S” sound. Neither ends with a “K” sound. I am not talking about the “axe” mispronunciation. That is another topic.

“Noone” is not the contraction for no one. There is no contraction for “no one”.

There is no “d” when you spell “refrigerator”.

Please do not pronounce “ancient” with a “k” sound in the middle.

Opportunity, not oppurtunity.

Sherbet is not pronounced Sherbert.

Told is not pronounced Toad.


47 posted on 12/13/2013 1:41:05 PM PST by Drawsing (Fools show their annoyance at once, the prudent man overlooks an insult. Proverbs 12:16)
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To: jjr153

Yes. Also, “elusive” and “allusive”.


53 posted on 12/13/2013 2:10:49 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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