Caesius wrote:
No, unless you think that people actually pronounce "mia" as "myah."
And there is authority over the English language; it resides with the people who make the dictionaries (NOT Sarah Palin), and there are indeed simply wrong ways to pronounce a word.
Edit: Also, "nuclear" is actually pronounced with three syllables: noo-klee-er
Well, I pronounce nuclear with only two sylables.
And, if you actually think that there is a real authority, M-W says that your way of pronouncing Hypothermia is wrong and that nu-kyu-lar is technically a correct pronunciation of nuclear.:
M-W wrote:Though disapproved of by many, pronunciations ending in \-kyə-lər\ have been found in widespread use among educated speakers including scientists, lawyers, professors, congressmen, United States cabinet members, and at least two United States presidents and one vice president. While most common in the United States, these pronunciations have also been heard from British and Canadian speakers.
And, languages aren't static. They change all the time, depending on how the majority of people choose to pronounce the words and set their sentence struction. I'm sure that no one of this forum would ever be able to understand someone speaking English from 1000-1500 years ago.
(I sense incoming thread lock in three... two... one...)
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