[Ti] weird word pronunciation (seriously OT)

[William Scammell]

>Paul Russell typed this message on 4/28/03 10:50 AM:
>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!
>
>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...
>
>jg

grammar and pronunciation of languages tend to get simplified and 
lazy over time.

lemme "axe" you a question: when's the last time you declined a noun 
in english (you can't deal with latin (7 cases ?) or ancient greek (9 
cases ?) without it. <shudder> bad memories -- dative, accusative, 
generative, etc. case anyone?)

:")

and don't forget about the Great Vowel Shift of the English language 
during 15-18th centuries.

b


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