Don't say...words perfectly.
Say 'million'.
If you pronounced it as "mill-E-on" then you are correct...apparently. Who says it like that though ? I don't think speaking correctly is better than speaking like the average man....do you ? I have noticed that the newsreaders all do it...it bugs me...mill-E-on, mill-E-on, mill-E-on. They also say "Di-a (the 'a' pronounced as in the sound 'u' as in umbrella)-monds"....that bugs me too...as does the word 'savoury' which isn't typcially pronounced incorrectly...as you know, it's just unreasonably oldie worldie.
Today I stopped on the roadside and picked up 3 big bags of horse manure for the front garden project and then we all met up at the Irish Pub for a Friday arvo drink.
October 25, 2008 at 7:38 AM
savoury...I feelliek something savoury right about now! how un-savoury of you to suggest it is an oldie worlde wordie :)