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Okay, which is the correct pronunciation? Washington or Warshington?

Asked by john65pennington (29258points) May 1st, 2011

Do some of the best television announcers pronounce words incorrectly that are not in the dictionary, like Warshington, D.C. and checkerd flag? You would think these people, in this business, would know the correct pronounciation of these two major words. Question: is it improper to pronunce these two words in this fashion, or are they acceptable in todays world of the slaughtered English language?

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