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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 200084"><p>That annoys me, too. Makes me cringe.</p><p></p><p>Another pet peeve of mine is when they keep changing the pronunciation or spelling. How many different ways did we spell Khadfi, or Qadfi, or Quadafi? Every time he was on the news (was that the Reagan years?) it was different. I still don't know how to spell his name. And it was Al-Qaida with an "I" sound and now it's Al-Qaeda with a long "A" sound or something. I can't keep up. And when I was in school Uranus was pronounced, "Your-anus". Now it's "Your-uh-nus". Make up your minds. It's the same word. </p><p></p><p>Marg - I have issues with apostrophes. I always have to think and then just use my best guess. I tend to like commas a lot, too. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>My daughter does online school at home. They have an interactive classroom with interactive classes. If the kids don't or can't make the class, they can listen to and watch the recording. I can't believe how often the ENGLISH teachers mispronounce words, leave words out or rearrange them when they're reading the text that's on the screen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 200084"] That annoys me, too. Makes me cringe. Another pet peeve of mine is when they keep changing the pronunciation or spelling. How many different ways did we spell Khadfi, or Qadfi, or Quadafi? Every time he was on the news (was that the Reagan years?) it was different. I still don't know how to spell his name. And it was Al-Qaida with an "I" sound and now it's Al-Qaeda with a long "A" sound or something. I can't keep up. And when I was in school Uranus was pronounced, "Your-anus". Now it's "Your-uh-nus". Make up your minds. It's the same word. Marg - I have issues with apostrophes. I always have to think and then just use my best guess. I tend to like commas a lot, too. :D My daughter does online school at home. They have an interactive classroom with interactive classes. If the kids don't or can't make the class, they can listen to and watch the recording. I can't believe how often the ENGLISH teachers mispronounce words, leave words out or rearrange them when they're reading the text that's on the screen. [/QUOTE]
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