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by sm00z on November 6th, 2009
I still use it in my typing but I work around it in conversations.
by I'm Just Along For The Ride on October 16th, 2011
mumble, mumble..mumble...um...excuse me..:)
by Weylon on October 16th, 2011
A am from the south, correct pronunciation is not required here.
by Jake la Snake on October 16th, 2011
no, I just go ahead and fail
by excon on October 16th, 2011
Hello June:
No, I learn how to pronounce it.
excon
by kassie1990 on October 16th, 2011
I avoid using it in speech if I know I'm pronouncing it incorrectly. There have been a few times that I thought I had the correct pronunciation, but was wrong. These are usually words that I see in text, but never hear anyone say out loud. I take that to mean other people don't know how to pronounce them either.
by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on October 16th, 2011
No but I always ask others if I'm pronouncing certain words correctly, especially words in a foreign language.
by Nightkeeper on June 21st, 2011
That depends. If I have a source to consult, like Google, or a dictionary, I will still use the word. If I'm in the middle of a conversation, however, I will try to find a synonym that I know how to pronounce.
by Siyanor on June 21st, 2011
If I'm aware that I don't know how to pronounce it, then yes, I'd avoid using it. But there are words that I've been pronouncing incorrectly most of of my life, and I just never knew because they aren't commonly used words. Ex. "chagrin" is properly pronounced [.ʃə.'gɹɪn.], but I always pronounced it [.'tʃæ.gɹɪn.].
by Diogo on November 6th, 2009
Whenever I have the chance, I go to the dictionary to check its pronunciation.
by anguilla on November 6th, 2009
I avoid it until I can look up the pronunciation. Or I say it in a way that is obviously intentionally wrong as a sort of joke.
by Firebrand on November 6th, 2009
I would ask a friend that did know or look it up in a phonetic dictionary.
by gradyjones on November 6th, 2009
No, I just go ahead and butcher it and hope that people understand what I am trying to say.
How do the British pronounce the word HURRICANE? I've been told it's HURRI-CUN. Is that true?
by gcaddicted on March 15th, 2011
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How can I become better at pronunciation?
by AnonymousGirl on January 16th, 2011
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What is correct pronunciation to these words: Iraq, Iran. Is it eye-rock, eye-ran, ear-rock, ear-ran, ear-rahn, ear-rack, eye-rack?
by scubaguy on February 21st, 2011
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Why British people speaks with their half mounth closed while talking ?
by xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on December 31st, 2010
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Brits - do you use the word "innit"?
by Amorphous Blob on March 24th, 2011
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