When I was a kid I thought bonanza was just something people said when they couldn’t pronounce banana.
Funny thoughts on pronunciation
2.12.2014
Whenever people say things like @^#$&*! I’m never sure how to pronounce it.
10.24.2013
Shouldn’t polish and Polish have the same pronunciation? For all the Polack jokes, at least they know how to spell phonetically.
Pronouncing a Word Incorrectly
October 17th, 2012Dear Dan,
I was wondering if it is socially acceptable and how I would go about telling somebody that they are pronouncing a word incorrectly.
Grammar Girl
Greenwood Village
11.3.2011
Some things are easier to say in writing than out loud. Like feioieojfssodvlsfjelvowp.
9.17.2010
From now on, I’m pronouncing thermometer “therm-o-meter.” And when I’m feeling really sassy, I’ll give the temperature in Kelvin.
6.4.2010
In a tragic accident of chemical warfare pronunciation, the party came to an abrupt end when Jim shared what he thought was “serene gas.”
3.10.2010
Obscure Medical Fact #92: A genetic trait makes certain people incapable of pronouncing the word “crayon” correctly.
