[BC] February (was "From coast to coast (and sea to ....)")

[Barry Mishkind]

At 03:18 AM 12/22/05, RRSounds at aol.com wrote
>"Feb-yoo-ary" is the preferred pronunciation in my computer's dictionary,
>with "feb-roo-ary" as the secondary pronunciation. Dictionary.com has them in
>opposite order.

         I don't think I like your computer's
         dictionary.  <g>

         Between the regionalisms and the
         sloppy pronunciation common today,
         we are losing a lot of the value of
         the language. I suspect there are
         similar complaints in Germany and
         other countries.

         It may be something we can't stop,
         but I can't say I like it.