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Topic	Do you have tinnitus?
Sahuagin 09/08/17 2:54:38 AM #37:	ParanoidObsessive posted... You're also kind of forcing the pronunciation of "tin-ITE-is" to emphasis the "-itis" to try and prove your point well, I'm being generous since that's an understandable mistake. the alternative is just ignorance by itself. I'm fine with language evolving over time, but the -itis/-itus thing annoys me a bit since saying it that way makes it sound like it's related to inflammation when it's not, and the origin of the word is clearly not pronounced that way. it's a mispronunciation that can carry misinformation with it. --- *The truth basks in scrutiny.* http://i.imgur.com/GMouTGs.jpg http://projecteuler.net/profile/Sahuagin.png <cite>Sahuagin posted [p:886231562] in Do you hav... [t:75743231]...</cite> <quote><cite>ParanoidObsessive posted...</cite> <quote>You're also kind of forcing the pronunciation of "tin-ITE-is" to emphasis the "-itis" to try and prove your point</quote> well, I'm being generous since that's an understandable mistake. the alternative is just ignorance by itself. I'm fine with language evolving over time, but the -itis/-itus thing annoys me a bit since saying it that way makes it sound like it's related to inflammation when it's not, and the origin of the word is clearly not pronounced that way. it's a mispronunciation that can carry misinformation with it. --- The truth basks in scrutiny. http://i.imgur.com/GMouTGs.jpg http://projecteuler.net/profile/Sahuagin.png</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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