In the category of "Things that may only interest me" is "Saying it Wrong on Purpose," an article from The Lexicographer's Rules, dealing with people's intentional mispronunciations of words. Personally, I've been known to pronounce the "w" in sword, but most of my on-purpose mispronunciations derive from things my kids say or have said. In time, I think, we develop an entire, warped vocabulary if we talk sufficiently with our offspring.
Therefore, if you want to sound like an educated person, avoid procreation!
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