Not many years ago, **everyone** knew that "amateur" is pronouced, "AMA-chur." **Not** "AMA-ter."
What tipping point caused our sportcasters to become so dumbed-down?!?
2007-07-08 11:15:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Other - Sports
"Amateur" is quickly becoming one of the most mispronounced words in the English language. And the media is giving us an almost non-stop stream of that "amater" nonsense.
2007-07-08 11:51:06 · update #1
Words evolve over time for no apparent reason, and amateur seems to be one of them. Other examples: Caribbean, Qatar.
I have no idea what happened, but within the last decade or so everyone start saying am-ah-ture instead of am-ah-chure.
Can't blame the sportscasters for following public usage on this one.
2007-07-08 15:36:28 · answer #1 · answered by wdx2bb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm assuming that you meant "amateur"...
2007-07-08 18:18:08 · answer #2 · answered by la buena bruja 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe he read something wrong, made a mistake....
things like that happen and we're all only human.
2007-07-08 18:21:49 · answer #3 · answered by Ophelia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
inbreeding @ country clubs LOL
2007-07-08 18:44:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋