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Mispronunciation

Note to Pundints: Block Those Mispronounciations

Michael Sigman | Posted 02.20.2013 | Comedy
Read More: Malapropisms, Linguistics, Mispronunciation, Nuclear-Pronunciation, Library, Pundits, Christmas, Comedy News
Michael Sigman

It's no longer hyperbowlic to say that we must stop the esculation of verbage malpractice from overpaid media pundints who engage in repeated mispronounciations. Too off ten, these incidences are allowed to perculate unchallenged in commentaries and innerviews.

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Appalachia by Any Other Name

Ed Hooper | Posted 11.25.2012 | Politics
Read More: Appalachia, Politics, US Poverty, Rural America, Economic Development, Appalachian Mountains, Media Criticism, US History, Coal Mining, Mispronunciation, Obama Appalachia, 2012 Presidential Election, Pundits, Agriculture, Hernando De Soto, Politics News
Ed Hooper

"Appalachia" is no longer the heritage-derived place name coined by European explorers or the designation famed author Washington Irving once suggested as a replacement for North America. The word now represents systemic failure and poverty in the national lexicon.

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WATCH: How NOT To Pronounce "Fire Pit"

Posted 06.16.2012 | Comedy
Read More: Toddlers, Toddler Mispronounces Fire Pit, Video, Mispronunciation, Toddler Fire Pit, Funny Videos, Fire Pits, Comedy News

Being a toddler is tough. Between things like potty training and being forced not to eat with your hands, you've got to get your laughs where you can....

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Le Mot Juiced

Brooks Peters | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Read More: Hyperforeignism, Poseur, Film Noir, Mispronunciation, Language, Antiques Roadshow, Coup De Grace, Object D'art, Tower of Babel, Style News
Brooks Peters

Some people think they know the nuances of sound and language better than others and in order to enlighten us, they deliberately over-pronounce French words.

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