The dictionary pronunciation guide is not on their side.
In particular, when pronouncing the word "realtor" they seem to be STRAINING to show off their astuteness at using the most showy synonym for "agent" but don't even pronounce it correctly, which makes it very painful to witness.
2006-10-27 13:34:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I reread the question, and I don't see "all educated people add ...."
Not sure where I was "generalizing" ...
2006-10-27 13:46:53 · update #1
Realator is just ignorant. Preventive is typically used as an adjective, preventative is usually a noun. But, check out website - they seem to be both correct!
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/english/data/d0082632.html
2006-10-27 13:39:27 · answer #1 · answered by Skeff 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think location has a play in the pronunciation. I never could say ornament until I met my husband. Ordament, is what everyone in my backwards town used. Once in a while, I still slip up, but laugh it off, and it makes me try harder not to slip up with the many others they en grained in my head.
2006-10-27 20:50:10 · answer #2 · answered by wen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm educated (MA) and pronounce them correctly. You really shouldn't generalize. I've also heard uneducated people say "preventive" as "preventative" and "realtor" as "realator". Perhaps with "preventive" and "preventative" it's a case of incorrect usage.
2006-10-27 20:42:28 · answer #3 · answered by Purdey EP 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋