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Originally Posted by troutman
You might find Italians pronounce the same word differently, depending on what part of the country they are from. Who is to say what is the "proper" way?
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You mean like a-bout, a-boot, a-bow-ut, a-ba-oot?
This is a little different I think. That would be akin to arguing that it should be a soft T at the end of about. Or that the b is silent or something.
Also, that opens an entire can of worms.
Basically you are saying none of the rules we have for pronunciations are anything but a suggestion and there is no proper way to say anything. That defeats the purpose of language and leaves us pretty much in anarchy. Could you imagine if no one followed any of the pronunciation rules and just said everything how they want because there is no "proper" way?
No one would be able to communicate because if we don't respect the rules of language it makes language irrelevant.
Troutman the next time you go into the law office or whatever I dare you to start pronouncing things "your" way. And by your way I mean go on and pronounce everything you say absolutely wrong. Put all of the emphasis on the wrong syllables, make silent letters not-silent, make not-silent letters silent. Change all the vowels to their opposite. Say ah as eh and eh as ah. Video tape it and put it on CP. That would be hilarious. You will quickly see there is most certainly a "proper" way.