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Old 05-12-2010, 04:30 AM   #30
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Originally Posted by Worldwalker View Post
......in fact, it used to be common for a well-read person to make goofy mistakes in trying to pronounce a word, because they'd read it for years but never heard it spoken.....
This happens to me all the time!

My grandad used to say I didn't mispronounce words I simply got the em-PHAS-is on the wrong syl-LAB-le.

That's probably not as funny reading it as it always sounded to me hearing it. haha

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