Mispronounced! And on Radio 4! By a newsreader!

I've never said 'ree search', either. It annoys me mightily too. But guess what, I have a DD who works in 'ree search'...arrrgh...?

What fascinates me is how things like mispronmunciations and incorrect word usage get picked up and run with until they become common usage and if one objects some smug person starts lecturing one on language change..

Sorry, a rogue 'm' slid into 'mispronunciations'....

Confirmed by professional jeweller whom I know well:
'jewellery' is British English, and 'jewellry' is American English.

Oh, annsixty, you posted while I was writing mine, so my last comment wasn't directed at you, but you do seem to have popped up right on cue...?

I worked with someone who pronounced memo meemo ( think Nemo). And don’t get me started on spelling!!

But Phoenix surely 'jewlery' is no more a mispronunciation than 'jew-El-ry'. The first one ignores the middle 'e', while the second misses the last one.

I would agree with 'jew-El-ry' more if we adopted the American spelling, 'Jewelry'. Otherwise, it seems to me it should be pronounced 'jew-el-ery'

Can't get my tongue round jew-erl-ree. Another r gets in there.

Pedants corner is for people who are concerned about these things annsixty.

Lieutenant is the one which drives me potty, when people pronounce it ‘Lew-tenant’ (as per USA) rather than ‘Lef-tenant’ (as per UK).

I do wish people would realise when I'm not being completely serious. Sigh.

I know sodapop and I really should stay away.
In fact in future I will.?

I worked in a jewellers, where we sold jewell-er-y. Why jewelry? Surely that's American spelling and pronunciation.

We get annoyed by people who nu-cu-lar instead of nu-clear.

Oh yes that last one drives me mad too Septimia

One of the commonest mispronunciations is surely amateur?

SO many people including newsreaders pronounce it amachur.

I’m sure you have all heard it.

Weather forecaster today announced rayyyyne was on the way!