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Default OT: What words or phrases annoy you?



"micky" wrote in message
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In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 11 Jun 2021 14:44:57 +1000, "Rod Speed"
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The thing that really makes my strangling-fingers start fidgeting (!) is
American-style business-meeting bull****: "leverage" (always pronounced
the
US way - levveridge, even by Brits),

What's the other pronunciation?


Leeever-idge.


So I bet lever is also/still pronounced differently!


Dunno, havent noticed how you yanks pronounce it.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lever
has both. So do the other obvious dictionarys.