April 13, 2011 10:47 pm I really haven't heard of most of these pronunciations. There are a few I recognize like ask and then some that sound just plain wierd to me. Cec on April 14, 2011 4:49 am Epitome: /e-pit-uh-MEE/, not /e-pit-ome/ You know you've heard SOMEONE mess that one up at some point. Charlotte Ann on April 14, 2011 9:03 am While I agree that there is a correct way to pronounce words, you must take into account dialect. As a lifelong Southerner, we stuff in extra syllables and the sound of a short "a" pretty much where ever we can. I don't think that it necessarily makes my fellows sound ignorant, I prefer to think of it as regionalized (and yes, I know that isn't really even a word). Depending on how a person says "Houston", I can peg where they are from with deadly accuracy. It cuts down on the unnecessary chit-chat. venqax on April 14, 2011 5:40 pm Finally some silent Rs! occurred: temp-a-ture and vet-en-air-ian. I would say that that temp-Ra-choor and vet-Rin-airian are probably acceptable easings. Like int-rest and vej-table. They don't have to be pronounced with 4 or 6 (!) syllables (tho that is still probably preferable.) I would NOT say that such R-lessness is acceptable . But it is quite common. And for those who say commonness = acceptability, irregardless of properness, or that saying it ofTen makes its own truth, ekcetera.... Peter on April 15, 2011 3:10 am Depending on