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I'm sure there are a million examples of words that people pronounce differently. (Do you pronounce the 's' at the end of Illinois?, Missouree or Missourah, etc.)

But I'm gonna start with one that I wonder if I'm weird cause I hear people pronounce it one way and I think its just wrong:

Topo

While technically not a word, it is the name of a software package, and is frequently pronounced as an abbreviation.

I think its "top-oh" (rhymes with mop, flop, hop). I hear others pronounce it with a long-o: "tow-poh" (taupe-oh?). It drives me crazy.

Of course, I derive this from the original "topographic" which the initial o is pronounced "ah" versus "oh". (At least according to Dictionary.com)

Any thoughts on Topo, or other words that Dubya might have misunderpronuncicated?

chumley wrote:And I don't know why more people don't correctly pronounce baseline. It rhymes with vaseline.
:SB:

What!
Have you been hiking the "rarefied" air of Denver?

Alston Neal wrote:Have you been hiking the "rarefied" air of Denver?

I believe the air there is actually rastafied. ;)

Oh, yeah, Baseline. That's down there by Rule Road, right? Down there in the boonies, in a rule area?

azbackpackr wrote:Oh, yeah, Baseline. That's down there by Rule Road, right? Down there in the boonies, in a rule area?

..took me a sec.

I received directions over the phone one time and wrote down "Rule Road." I could not find it. I kept passing "Rural Road" however. After a bit of frustration, I realized I had run into an Arizonism I had not heard before!

azbackpackr wrote:I realized I had run into an Arizonism

Funny thing about those... You might've run into the opposite if you've gone into a local (CA) eatery looking for a Breakfast (or other) Burro.... I've just realized they don't sell Burritos in AZ

@PLC92084
I know it's been discussed but ask what type of "pop" they have in a restaurant..usually gets me a what?