forum, we would not do that -- unless we just didnt' know the proper rules. Why shouldn't speaking be the same? It's one thing to speak informally in an informa context, another to not know the difference. #51, Wintry has the pronounciation as "Win-try" and this is also not quite right. Its normal pronounciation is "wint-re" with "wint" pronounced like "mint". The root word is, after all, "wint-er". umber on June 11, 2010 1:03 pm ryu, I'm not sure I know what distinction you are making. Just the matter of where the syllables should be divided as a point of lexicography? What would the substantive difference in pronunciation be between win.try and wint.ry? Skippy on June 23, 2010 1:17 am Count me with the prescriptivists on this one! What's wrong with trying to be more accurate? Good lord. Those of you claiming to be offended that this doesn't take into account your goofy "regional" or "folksy" pronunciations are simply making (poor and transparent) excuses for your lack of education. On the other hand, some of you claiming to be university-educated linguists should simply be ashamed of yourselves. Just because your hippie prof told you it's "politically correct" to automatically accept any and all pronunciations just because some idiot once decided to say it that way doesn't mean we're not allowed to point out that it's wrong! Nobody's forcing you to pronounce things the way they were intended. You're free to sound like a moron if you want. Just don't throw