People, it's not RE-LIT-OR, it's RE-AL-TOR!
Thank you, I feel better now:-)
2007-07-01 04:32:37 · 3 answers · asked by spirit_gothica 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It is a word they have little contact with, thus the mispronouncing
2007-07-01 05:37:44 · answer #1 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're not the only one who feels a little better now.
How about joo-LER-ee, instead of, jewelry?
Or worse, mis-chee-VEE-ous, rather than mischievous?
Your Question makes it all worth it, because
sometimes I'm in a constant cringe looking
at spelling, hearing mispronunciation,
seeing apostrophes where they
CLEARLY should never be.
I would include another major one for me,
but it's so torturous to my nervous system,
I can't even type it as an example.
< The errant abbreviation for etcetera.
[Shudder!!]
For further consolation, grab a copy of
Lynne Tress's "Eats, Shoots, & Leaves,"
from the year 2003 or '04.
And thanks for letting me vent.
2007-07-02 00:18:26 · answer #2 · answered by rockman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's because they read 'real' as the first syllable.
2007-07-01 11:38:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋