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Podcast: You're Saying It Wrong
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Clapboard: Say vs. Spell | YSIW
Category: Comedy
Duration: 00:24:06
Publish Date: 2019-01-04 12:16:34
Description: Do you pronounce things the way they're spelled rather than the way they're actually pronounced? This issue of "spelling pronunciation" was raised when Kathy and Ross sent the word clapboard to Fletcher. Which brought up other words like waistcoat, blackguard, and forehead. Has there been a shift toward (or towards, if you fall in that camp) spelling pronunciation?
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