tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post6870717027565988303..comments2024-03-28T15:17:03.077-04:00Comments on Type M for Murder: The degradation of pronunciationBarbara Fradkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06992196707567972990noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-77161178299593643562020-11-11T03:52:02.097-05:002020-11-11T03:52:02.097-05:00Calvary instead of cavalry.
Reprise pronounce to r...Calvary instead of cavalry.<br />Reprise pronounce to rhyme with prize instead of ease<br />Overuse of the words literally, iconic, genius and unprecedented.Douglas Skeltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582569856644519974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-3542136573520412882020-11-10T16:20:50.925-05:002020-11-10T16:20:50.925-05:00Joo-ler-ee for jewelry. The spelling is entirely s...Joo-ler-ee for jewelry. The spelling is entirely straightforward and plain: no silent letters, no mysteries. The root "jewel" launches the lips and tongue correctly into the complete word. Are some people afflicted with a false sense of reluctance to begin with "jew" lest they be thought antisemitic? I suspect not. It's just plain sloppiness, acquired in early life. BeforeAnnanoreply@blogger.com