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re: Words/phrases you've caught yourself using incorrectly for long periods of time?

Posted on 1/15/17 at 6:49 pm to
Posted by jmcwhrter
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 1/15/17 at 6:49 pm to
My favorite is still a southern woman that draws out every syllable of "suh-POSIVE-lee"
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
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Posted on 1/15/17 at 7:30 pm to
There seem to be two categories.

Folks who hear words incorrectly and "repeat" accordingly: e.g., supposively

And the folks who read words that are not used in their social circles, and they guess wrong on pronunciation: e.g., epitome pronounced ep eh tome.
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