A-T-H-L-E-T-E?
I say, ath-leet, but have found many people pronounce it "ath-a-leet". Where does the "A" come from? Is this one of those supposedly vs. supposebly type deals? LOL.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
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Okay, Kristen, that's random!! LOL
ReplyDeleteI think it's got to be regional for people, or just rooted in a lack of education. "Supposebly" drives me nuts. Ah, who am I kidding, all those mispronunciations drive me nuts, as does creative punctuation. Aaaaagh.
I say 'ath-leet'.
ReplyDeleteI misspelled 'triathlon' for a long time because everyone pronounces it 'tri-ath-a-lon'. But there is no 'a'. It's 'tri-athlon'.
This kind of thind drives me nuts, too.
phonetically speaking, the final silent e in athletE makes the first E long (thus saying E instead of eh, like elephant) which makes it say Ath-Leet
ReplyDeleteHi, my name is Molly and I am a word nerd :-)