Re: "sherbert"

The results are in...R H Draney, you are NOT the father!

>Wavy G filted:
>>
>>The results are in...Edna Hosner, you are NOT the father!
>>
>>>Why is sherbet pronounced that way by most americans?
>>>Is it only americans?
>>
>>It's because most Americans are idiots. I actually had a person ask
>>me why it's spelled "sherbert" but pronounced "sherbet." I laughed
>>and told her, "it's because you're a redneck." I later found that
>>"sherbert" is actually an accepted spelling. Oh well, to each his
>>own, I guess.
>
>Americans pronounce it with two Rs; Brits with none....r

Hold on there, pal, You can't just generalise ALL Americans. I am
American, and I sure as hell don't say it, "sherbert." I also don't
say "Warshington" or "samwich" or "you'ens." I am a literate,
semi-intelligent citizen from the Northern region of The United
States, and we don't mispronounce words the way our misguided southern
counterparts do.
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