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My father was a stickler for language, including pronunciation. Drop the ‘g’ in recognize, the ‘r’ in library [li-bear-y] or February [Febuary] and I’d hear about it.  To this day, mispronunciation of certain words is jarring, so I took notice when I saw this blog about one writer’s pet peeves. 1. Ex-CAPE. I flee when I hear this version. Same with "ax," as in "Let's ax for an extension." 2. Sim-U-lar. Either "sim-ah-ler" or "simler" are fine, according to the 10th edition of Webster's Dictionary. 3. Mis-CHEE-vee-ous. Never understood this one. Where does that extra syllable come from? 4. IN-ner-resting. Also In-ner-net. 5. NUKE-u-lar. Needs no comment. 6. Per-SCRIP-tion. Watch for "pre" and "per" mix-ups in general. 7=8. SAM-wich. Get salad instead. 8. ASS-trick. Can you figure out what this is supposed to be? (Hint: you get a star if you succeed.) 9. PRAH-straight (instead of prostate). Insert dirty joke here.