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Twelve Words You Didn't Know You Were Mispronouncing {Lemondrop}
Aug 16th 2010 6:03AM One of my pet peaves is the misprounceation of words that are used every day. Words that people should know how to pronounce.
I'm really surprised that etcetera was not on the list. It's a word used very frequently and most people (you know who you are), for some reason only known to God, pronounce it wrongly, replacing the first "t" with a "k" - pronouncing the word ek-set-era. Why, why, why?? It's et-cet-era, you ninnies! Second syllable is a soft "c."
Another word that people (even some who are in the profession!) pronounce wrongly is realtor. It's NOT real-A-tor! There is no "a" after the "l." Good grief!
Don't be "that" tourist - things to avoid when you are abroad {Gadling}
Aug 19th 2009 7:23AM I guess we all agree about escalator etiquette - it can be quite frustrating. I think an important thing to remember is to always be aware of where you are and that though you think America's the greatest country in the world - the people in the country that you're visiting think the same about theirs. I travel to Europe once or twice a year (we have friends there) and hear Americans saying, "In America we would never do this - America this - America that...I want to shout, "Why did you come here if not to experience another culture's way of life - which may or may not be better or worse than ours." That's not the point of traveling. I love America but think we need to get over ourselves and learn to respect and appreciate the people and culture of the country we're visiting. We would expect the same of those visiting America. And about those teeshirts. I'm not so sure that's such a faux pas - I see tons of French and Italians wearing teeshirts. And, yes, out of respect, learn some of the language and history before you visit - it can make a world of difference in your experience abroad.
