senanthicquick informal poll: if you’re reading to your three-year-old and they correct your pronunciation (and they’re right), how do you react?
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EllenIn Edmonton@senanthic
"You're right, thank you for helping me!"
"You're right, thank you for helping me!"
Purplejavatroll@senanthic "Drat, I've been saying that wrong for years! Well, thanks for helping me out."
Jesse@senanthic not sure about a three year old but "that is the more common pronunciation but what I said is also acceptable" is usually a winner. Some dictionary somewhere will have it as a recognized descriptivist option.