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[quote=Anonymous]I am European who lives in Virginia since 2000. At the beginning, I used 4 syllabus, I don't even know when I switched to three. If you use the three-syllable pronunciation, why? Because that is how it is pronounced here and I involuntarily picked it up at some point. Does it concern you or make you feel self-conscious that better-educated people might perceive you as a rube? No. If you are really highly educated, this would never cross your mind (I have grad school from Europe and post grad degree from US, several languages at native level). Why does America tolerate such colloquialisms in language? Ha? [/quote]
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