Wednesday, November 18, 2015

My Pet English Errors

I have two (or three) English errors that I have a difficult time fixing.

1. The pronunciation of 'pronunciation.'

I don't know if I can ever stop saying it "pro-noun-see-ay-tion."

2. I tend to say "It needs washed."  That is wrong in most parts of the world. (Though in the mid-west it is dialectically correct.)

The correct way would be: "It needs to be washed" or "It needs washing."

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