Miss Pronunciation with Utmost Respect.......
It was only last week..... it stopped me in my tracks:
- I have the UP-MOST respect for him.
This happens a lot. We change the pronunciation of a word to logically make it fit the meaning.
I have the UTmost respect for this crazy language; thus I throw you this tidbit (or 'titbit' if you're going with the classic British pronunciation):
Please don't replace consonant sounds with others just to please some rational explanation you have regarding a word. This is not a rational language and one cannot attempt to make it so.
Just accept.
Miss P. will continue in this vein next week.......
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