NPR: Scism, Huh?
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by magician
The recent stories on NPR about the twenty-fifth anniversary of the reign of Pope John Paul II and about the uproar in the Epiccopal (Anglican) Church over the ordination of an openly homosexual priest have proven one undeniable fact:
NPR's reporters do not know how to pronounce "scism".
To a person, they've said skiz-em.
The recent stories on NPR about the twenty-fifth anniversary of the reign of Pope John Paul II and about the uproar in the Epiccopal (Anglican) Church over the ordination of an openly homosexual priest have proven one undeniable fact:
NPR's reporters do not know how to pronounce "scism".
To a person, they've said skiz-em.
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Originally posted by Tedow
Well I never thought this day would would come, but....you're misspelling the word. It's "schism." And according to my Websters, both siz-em and skiz-em are acceptable pronunciations.
Well I never thought this day would would come, but....you're misspelling the word. It's "schism." And according to my Websters, both siz-em and skiz-em are acceptable pronunciations.
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Originally posted by THEOLDMAN
All I would like to know is when did all the reporters start pronouncing "S" in words like "resource" as a z so the word becomes "rezources"??
All I would like to know is when did all the reporters start pronouncing "S" in words like "resource" as a z so the word becomes "rezources"??
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