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Old 05-01-2006, 09:50 AM   #745
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Re: DUMB things that bother you

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Originally Posted by d+ter
people that think there is only one "correct" way to pronounce certain words bother me...

to correct a few of you:

et cetera (two words, it's latin) is what is being abbreviated to etc. not etcetera. different words.

and this is what dictionary.com says about february:

Usage Note: Although the variant pronunciation (fby-r) is often censured because it doesn't reflect the spelling of the word, it is quite common in educated speech and is generally considered acceptable. The loss of the first r in this pronunciation can be accounted for by the phonological process known as dissimilation, by which similar sounds in a word tend to become less similar. In the case of February, the loss of the first r is also owing to the influence of January, which has only one r.
People still say "excetra"... whats your point?

Its still spelt February.
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