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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

One of my buddies is in his fifties. He's been an avid reader his entire life. He pronounces "chasm" with the ch of "chicken" no matter how much we correct him. I've known him long enough for that word to actually have shown up in conversation a not-insignificant number of times.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Now pronounce “Nukular.”

[–] [email protected] 20 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Unless they have a father with a PhD in English who acts like an English teacher with them their whole childhood.

I loved my dad, but boy did it suck when I showed him some piece of creative writing I wrote and he got out the red pen.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

He could always find something.

But also, if I ever pronounced something incorrectly or used improper grammar, I would be swiftly corrected. It's really hard not to do the same with my own kid.

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