english, please." I will still use some medical words, but I try to re-explain them. In the long run, does it really matter? As a reformed perfectionist, I've realized sometimes you just have to let it go. People are not going to change how they say something just because someone they view as a snot or a prig is correcting them. spacedinosaur on December 9, 2008 6:45 pm There is a difference between correct pronunciation and speaking with a dialect. There is nothing wrong with speaking with a dialect but if you follow the rules of English pronunciation (as strange as some of those rules can sometimes be) there is a correct way to pronounce words. SapphireMind on December 9, 2008 7:34 pm I feel the need to point out that some of these are grammar mistakes more than pronunciation mistakes. And some things you are mentioning are less mistakes, more regional dialect, as much as hate some dialects. Pete on December 9, 2008 8:05 pm Interesting article (not inneresting, which I hear a lot and driver me crazy). Another one that makes me cringe is the phrase "whole nother thing" ... umm, what's a nother? Elitist or not, I don't see what pronunciation has to do with writing? Are you suppose to spell out for your audience the proper way to read your writing? Doug Rosburyh on December 9, 2008 10:02 pm To number 22 (jd) Get off (YOUR) high horse and watch your language I was never taught