Re: Grammar pet peeves: I like this pitcher alot

[Barbara Currier <bacurrier@CHARTER.NET>]

Pronunciation pet peeves:
    for my mom: "lugzhury"
    for me: "tempacher," "miewk" and "saowich"

No wonder people can't spell, anymore.

Barbara Adams Currier
Math teacher/Library media teacher
Hanshaw Middle School/Fresno Pacific University
Modesto/Fresno
bacurrier@charter.net

On Sat, 20 Apr 2002 15:03:40 EDT
  Steven Patnode <Sun85@AOL.COM> wrote:
>I see "a lot"  written as one word ("alot") more and
>more,
>and the culprits, unfortunately, are usually adults
>(teachers,
>graduate students, journalists, etc.).
>
>And somehow the pronunciation of the word "picture" has
>become
>"pitcher" in all media.  I have heard people from all
>walks of life,
>from news anchors to professors to actors, use this
>pronunciation, and it's
>jarring, to say the least.  I saw a film clip yesterday
>from a new movie which
>is set in the 1920's, and the actress (Jennifer Tilly)
>had to
>refer to "motion pictures" about four times in the scene.
> Every time
>she said it, she said "pitcher".   The fact that the
>director did not
>notice the error and "take two" makes it clear that this
>pronunciation
>is becoming common and accepted.
>
>Other ear-breakers include "supposably" (formerly
>"supposedly"),
>and "fustrated" for "frustrated".
>
>In spite of how aggravating this is, I am enjoying
>reading this thread!
>And please pardon any grammatical errors I may have made
>when
>composing this note. ;-)
>
>Steve Patnode
>MLS student
>Southern Connecticut State University
>
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