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Old 11-13-07, 04:36 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1
February. I know, I know. This is one that we all get wrong, myself included. The first "R" is, technically, supposed to be pronounced. But have you ever actually heard anyone say, "Fe-BREW-airy?" It sounds like they're suffering from some sort of exotic tongue disorder. This is one word that I simply refuse to pronounce according to the book. That might, of course, make me an idiot, too. But I'd rather be called an idiot than caught on tape saying "Fe-BREW-airy."
I do! Though I don't have the irritating American trait of over-stressing syllables, so it sounds more like 'FEB-ru-ry'
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