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#1 2006-06-24 10:50:49

Braidsl
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Registered: 2006-06-22
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Mischevious

This is not an eggcorn but an issue having to do with pronunciation. Since when does mischievous have four syllables? For me it has always had three” mis’-chiv-us. I keep hearing people pronounce it: mis-cheev’-ee-us.

Last edited by Braidsl (2006-06-24 14:36:14)

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