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Old 09-07-2007, 06:12 PM   #1
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Default Alternate Pronunciations for words:

One of my biggest pet peeves about the English language (and I am by no means a linguistic scholar) is how readily we adopt and incorporate improper or "alternate" pronunciations.

For example, listen to the proper pronunciation of this word/phrase as compared with the alternate pronunciation offered:

http://www.webster.com/dictionary/Son%20of%20a%20Bitch

(click on the little red speakers to play the pronunciations)
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