It.is. Li-brar-ee. Not Li-barry.
There seems to be an epidemic of * Libary* around me and I’m about to have a stroke.
Thank you and have a nice day.
It is grammar, not grammerer.
Sorry, just had to.
It’s also Nazis, with no apostrophe. It’s a plural, not a possessive.
Gaudere strikes again!
Gaudere is, in fact, having quite the field day.
I’m not really strict, but I’m annoyed by Feb-yoo-ary and the omnipresent nuk-yoo-lar.
It must be genwetic. My daughter MilliCal was correcting someone about Pointsettia the other day. Gotta remember that “i” before the final “a”.
I’m not really strict, but I’m annoyed by Feb-yoo-ary and the omnipresent nuk-yoo-lar.
It must be genetic. My daughter MilliCal was correcting someone about Pointsettia the other day. Gotta remember that “i” before the final “a”.
There are only two 't’s in poinsettia. 
No ‘t’ sound in the first syllable; poinsettia.
Feb-yoo-ary is the preferred pronunciation in the dictionaries I checked. "Feb-roo-ary sounds really funny to me. Now nuk-yoo-lar is another story, though it has its defenders. The fact that Bush says it that way counts agin it in my book.
For that matter, I’ve never heard anyone pronounce the second “i”; I grew up in my mom’s flower shop, and it was always pronounced “poin-SETT-uh.” That’s how I say it.
Merriam-Webster confirms that either pronunciation is correct, although the pronunciation with the second “i” is given first. I’ve always said it without the second “i”, but I don’t know where I picked that up.
Really? From www.m-w.com:
and from their pronunciation guide:
CalMeacham, sorry if we’re coming down too hard on MilliCal, but you know how heated these grammar debates can become.
Your point is taken, and my calling it confirmed was a mistake. But while they did not provide an audio example of the second pronunciation (where the first “t” is enunciated), they did provide an audio example of the third version (without the second “i”).
I will certainly grant that the fact it’s used “in educated speech” doesn’t make it correct. But apparently, it can’t definitively be said to be wrong, either.
If that’s true, it’s a recent change. When I was frowing up it was the “roo” sound.
Don’t worry about harming MilliCal’s feelings. I’m just amazed that she’s pedantic on this point – I never talked to her about it, and I don’t think Pepper Mill did, either. I don’t know where kids pick up this stuff.
Yes, yes, thank you. Right after I hit enter, I realized that Guadere was laughing at me.
When I “frow up” it makes a RETCH sound…
I say ‘lie-bree’. And the Cambridge Dictionary says I can, which is good enough for me.
What about Libree? There’s a lot of that where I am. Also battree.
This sort of stuff used to annoy me a lot more than it does now. It really isn’t that important, just trivial differences in accent.
Asimovian and Robot Arm, I’m really surprised by this “poinsettia” thing. Not only have I always pronounced it “poin-SETT-uh,” but I’m the type who pays close attention to word variants in speech and such, and I’m pretty certain I’ve never heard ANYONE pronounce the second i. Very curious.
“Accepted” pronunciation or not, I don’t think I’ll be changing any time soon. I doubt I’ll get kicked out of any clubs for mispronouncing it–especially the kind that would have someone like me as a member.