[snip] > legitimize it the same way they did with the mispronunciations of "February"> > (feb-YOO-ary) and "nuclear" (NOOK-yoo-lar).> > (If I live to be a thousand, I > will never say "NOOK-yoo-lar," no many how many> scholars say it and point > confidently to a dictionary.)> You might be able to help me out. Often, when I watch US shows like '24' and 'Lost', I hear what I believe is a weird way of saying 'mirror' Am I right in that some Americans pronounce this as "mee your" instead of "mih-rur"? Part of me says I've mis-heard it but it's happened too often! > By now (gag me with a spoon!) there should be a new shade of meaning to> > "awesome." Strictly speaking, "cool" means "lacking warmth," but it surely> > means, "attractive" or "especially interesting." I hate to mention it, but 'cool' is being replaced by 'sick': http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sick (Sad but true) _________________________________________________________________
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