Pronounciation

[MarcB]

Normally I wouldn't even bring this up, but since I heard this mispronounciation on 2 different radio stations I've gotta bring it up. And I'm not trying to offend anyone with this post. It's just an observeation.

Tonight while driving home from work I was listening to Reggae Riddims on Hot 93.7 and a couple times they played a liner done by a guy with a Caribbean Accent. He said the station as "HOT NINETY-TREE SEVEN" rather than HOT "NINETY-THREE SEVEN".

This is the second day in a row I heard this mispronounciation, but yesterday it was a different radio station.

Yesterday I was listening to the Caribbean Pirate Station on 103.3 FM and the voice over guy said "You're listening to ONE-OH-TREE POINT TREE FM" rather than "ONE-OH-THREE POINT THREE FM".

 

[CTListener]

You're listening to a program called "Reggae RIDDIMS" and you need to point out that "three" is being mispronounced? It's a West Indies accent, deal with it.

Oh, and if you're pronouncing it "pronounciation" as well as spelling it that way, you're doubly wrong. It's both spelled and pronounced "proNUNciation."

 

[DToTheJ]

Right on, CTL. Glass houses...

 

[bub]

Cue up the Schoolhouse Rock: Three Is a Magic Number. ;D

 

[DToTheJ]

De La Soul's "The Magic Number" samples that beat - look it up on YouTube...

 

[bub]

De La Soul's "The Magic Number" samples that beat - look it up on YouTube...

Or was I supposed to say TREE is a Magic Number? ;D