some people say recanize(rec-a-nize) Chuck on December 6, 2008 5:02 am I work with a hillbilly from Pennsylvania, and she always talks about.. This is myan idea on the project and that is your'in idea. As a former English teacher (and a Kansan), I found many of the mistakes noted in the text and in the notes familiar (and annoying as ever). I admit to being a stickler and perhaps even a prig about language. Nonetheless, I find it endearing that my mother says "wash" as /warsh/ and that the city of Du Bois, Nebraska is pronounced /doo boys/. I guess how offensive a mistake or eccentricity is depends on the context. Megan Clendaniel on December 6, 2008 5:46 am White people love correcting grammar. It's pretty obnoxious. Isn't there something else that you can devote your empty time with? Try not being a stereotype. SRS on December 6, 2008 8:21 am Some of those spelling ones matter to me. Speaking depends on company and one ought to have enough finesse to speak well or speak colloquially. .. on December 6, 2008 10:33 am I like misproducing cache. saying CASH makes me happy. jake on December 6, 2008 12:59 pm Some have mentioned issues with considering a certain pronunciation correct and others incorrect. The link (on my name) has my short take on it, as a translation student. Adam Steer, Better Is Better on December 6, 2008 7:13 pm You can't imagine how happy I was to see the word