Bad English #2

• There is no U in similar. It’s pronounced sim-i-lar, not sim-u-lar.
  
• Similarly, there is no second U in nuclear. It’s pronounced nu-cle-ar, not nu-cu-lar.
  
• One would like to remind our country’s highest leader of this.
  
• There is no LA in REALTOR. It’s pronounced re-al-tor, not re-la-tor. Likewise, it’s REAL estate, not RE-la-state.
  
• The word, jewelry is pronounced jew-el-ry, not jew-ler-y.
  
• The word, ask is not pronounced ax.
  
• Ca-val-ry is a military term whereas Cal-va-ry is religious. The Calvary did not charge the fort any more than Jesus died at cavalry.
  
• Eyes become di-la-ted, not di-a-la-ted.
  
• We do not have a ways to go, we have a way to go.
  
• And while you’re on your way, go to Ti-jua-na, not Ti-a-jua-na.
  
• A beautifully shaped woman is vo-lup-tu-ous, not vo-lump-tu-ous.
  
• We sup-pos-ed-ly know our native language, not sup-pos-ab-ly.
  
• I like sher-bet, not sher-bert.
  
• Punctuation is a whole other issue, not a whole nother one.
  
• I put may-on-naise on my sandwiches, not man-naise.
  
• The color, mauve is pronounced mowve, not mawve or mu-awve.
  
• A child is mis-chie-vous, not mis-chie-vi-ous.
  
• It’s regardless, not irregardless.
  
• Coffeehouses sell espresso, not expresso.
  
• That silver sticky stuff is duct tape, not duck tape.
  
• One goes a-cross the street, not a-crost.
  
• The man had a heart at-tack, not a heart at-tact.
  
• You couldn’t care less, not could care less.
  
• You have another think coming, not another thing.