Posted by
SquiddyPopPerkyJean on Thursday, August 09, 2007 3:10:30 PM
Okay, maybe this isn't such a big deal, but for some reason I really, REALLY get annoyed when people mispronounce the word "
mischievous". They say MIS-CHEE-VEE-OUS. But that is plain wrong! There is no 'i' after the 'v'!!!!!
It is correctly pronounced
"mis-chuh-vuh
s".
When I was in 6th grade, we were having a spelling bee and the girl next to me got the word 'mischievous' -- BUT -- the teacher pronounced it like "MIS-CHEE-VEE-OUS". So guess what, the girl spelled it according to this pronunciation: 'mischievious'. She got it wrong and had to go sit down. She got it wrong because of this teacher who said it wrong.
Maybe some of you reading this are guilty of the same grievous sin. Repent now!!! Although, perhaps YOU were taught incorrectly too. I just watched a kids' show with my son in which they said "MIS-CHEE-VEE-OUS" about 8 times throughout the show. Oh, did I cringe in horror!
And yes, some dictionaries will allow this alternate pronunciation. Maybe like the 'noo-klee-uhr' vs. 'nook-yoo-lar' differences for 'nuclear'.
Anyway, other than illegal immigration, moral decay and terrorism, THIS is the biggest problem we face today!