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Malapropisms, Eggcorns, Pet Peeves and Different Accents

Malapropisms, Eggcorns, Pet Peeves and Different Accents

by Heather Chetwynd | Jun 1, 2021 | Language Training

Many of us have our pet peeves – minor annoyances that particularly irritate us, more so than would be normally expected. Well, one of my pet peeves is messing up an expression. Sometimes referred to as an “eggcorn,” the more technical word for this error is...
Linguistic Map – How differently we speak

Linguistic Map – How differently we speak

by Recommendation of Heather Chetwynd | Oct 31, 2014 | Accent Modification

This linguistic map of the US shows variations in how the word ‘lawyer” is pronounced across the country. In Canada we generally say loy-er. The following post shows how a number of terms vary in their pronunciation across the US. While Canada is not...

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