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[sacramentalist]

Today's dictionary.com word of the day is banal I find it interesting that the word CAN be pronounced like anal with a B. Jerks have ridiculed me for not saying it "buh-nal". Take that, jerks

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[rubyelf]

I did that a lot when I was a kid because I spent more time reading books way past my age level than I did actually talking to other human beings.

[sacramentalist]

I remember my mom laughing hysterically when I thought there was an after the b in "pubic area"
Public. Public. One letter makes a HUGE difference. Ha

[blue_eye]

LOL!!!

That's a good one.

I remember reading a book as a kid and wondering why they called it "PUBLIC" hair when it was so private. Looking back, my mind translated it to "public" because that word would make more sense to a little kid.

[sacramentalist]

It's not like my parents used a word like "pubic". We didn't talk about such things. And bodily functions were strictly numbered.

[blue_eye]

I follow the Word of the Day as well. I usually post it on my Facebook.

I know of today's word, but I rarely use it because of its pronunciation.

Although I live down south, I am originally from up north. I have difficulty with the way people pronounce things down here, but one of the ones that irks me the most is "insurance." I say "in-SUR-ance" while they say "IN-surance."

I say "tom-A-to," you say "tom-AH-to."

[sacramentalist]

No. It's toe-may-toe. No stress. Called it. Stamped it.

Florida has their own language. It also has 90% of the world's Cubans and mosquitoes.

[blue_eye]

Dude, Florida is its own planet.

Just sayin.'

[ecosopher]

I put the emphasis on the 'sur' in insurance, too. I've never heard it pronounced another way!

[eyelid]

Ever mispronounce a word you know by reading but have never heard?

All the time. I still do this. Patrick finds it very amusing.

[sacramentalist]

Come on. Spill

[eyelid]

well, the day I posted that comment I mispronounced "deprecating" as "depreciating".

[magenta_girl]

Renege.
I think there are probably others as well.

[sacramentalist]

"The jig is up. The noose is out. They finally found me. The renege who had it made, retrieved for a bounty."

(I actually had to look up those lyrics. I've been mumbling Renegade since Styx was cool.)

[audiobiblio]

I still do it and it's frustrating and a little embarrassing. Also, characters' names in books. GAH!

FWIW, I had pronounced banal in my head the same way as you. I don't think I've ever had to actually SAY it, though.

[sacramentalist]

Yeah, I'm in the middle of Brothers Karamazov and I don't even bother to sound out the names in my head. I know them by what the names look like (which is confusing because they all have 3-5 different names)