Special problems (or speesh impediments?)

[Joel Shaver]

Closer to home, how about 'sociolinguistics?'  I always pronounce it
'soshio', then feel very provinshal when someone says 'sosio'
immediately afterward.

Joel Shaver


Charles Doyle wrote:
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> I would have supposed that only drunk scientists say "speeshees"! A sobering realization . . . .
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> --Charlie
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>> Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 12:09:55 -0400
>> From: sagehen <sagehen at WESTELCOM.COM>
>> Subject: Re: hard words on TV! Part deux
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>> Am I missing something here?  I say "Speeshees, "  as do most of the scientists I know. The mistake to which this word is most susceptible seems to be assuming it to be the plural of the singular "specie."
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>> AM, the still older coot (/Fulica americana/).
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