[Ti] weird word pronunciation (seriously OT)

[Tarik Bilgin]

On Monday, April 28, 2003, at 06:23  pm, John Griffin wrote:

> How about Prevent-at-ive. I hate this, no such word - it is 
> Prevent-ive!
> Even doctors say it the wrong way. Every time I hear it on TV it makes 
> me
> want to hurl!

Actually both preventative and preventive are words in english 
according to the Oxford English Dictionary.

they can be used interchangeably.


>
> Or Denice rather than Dentist. Tode-ily rather than Tot-ally, Producks
> rather that Products (people seem to hate 'T's' these days - especially
> those under 20). I could go on, and on, and on...

these are different as they are quirks in pronunciation of words.

totally tubular man!

don't you love language!

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