The ever-changing English language - 8 common errors

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The ever-changing English language - 8 common errors

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This is very interesting, easy to read and well-explained:


http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfre ... h-language
8 pronunciation errors that made the English language what it is today
Think hyperbole rhymes with Super Bowl? Don't worry, it could be the start of something beautiful
Someone I know tells a story about a very senior academic giving a speech. Students shouldn't worry too much, she says, if their plans "go oar-y" after graduation. Confused glances are exchanged across the hall. Slowly the penny drops: the professor has been pronouncing "awry" wrong all through her long, glittering career.
Debbie Hepplewhite
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