I consider myself fairly literate and a decent communicator.
Until recently I pronounced ‘segue’ how it is spelled. No one ever corrected me.
I shudder to think about the meetings where I pronounced it incorrectly.
Until recently I pronounced ‘segue’ how it is spelled. No one ever corrected me.
I shudder to think about the meetings where I pronounced it incorrectly.
I had something similar: in front of quite a few people I said “albeit” but rather than pronouncing it “all be it” I said “al bite” as I had said it all my life. Mortifying
Because like you said - that means they spend more time learning than they do with their mouth open. That's a good thing.