You are talking to someone somewhere. They misuse or mispronounce a word, you know what they meant.
Do you stop the conversation and correct them or just let it go?

only if i know them well and i know that they're the sort of person who would prefer to know that sort of thing. can think of maybe three people that fit this bill.

exception: one of those 'i've got a cracked copy of fruityloops' types of dudes hanging out in dusty groove & mispronouncing 'moog,' in which case fuck' em.

Let it go. Unless they have corrected me in the past. Or they put on one of those holier than thou faux-foreign accents just for that single word or name.

Marsupialized wrote:They misuse or mispronounce a word, you know what they meant.

You forgot to use the conjunction and to connect the two clauses in your sentence.

It depends on what company you are in. If you are with people you don't know that well, then you don't this.

On the other hand, if have family and friends like mine, who wouldn't dare let you get away with so much as a stutter, then breaking balls is the proper option.

drew patrick wrote:

Marsupialized wrote:They misuse or mispronounce a word, you know what they meant.

You forgot to use the conjunction and to connect the two clauses in your sentence.

That's not a sentence.

Also, there's a woman I work with who will correct you incorrectly, where you were correct in your langauge to begin with but she thinks you are wrong and corrects you but she uses the wrong word.
Then, do I correct her back or do I let it go?

I had the name Carmichael on some work I was doing, it was the name of a company....she stops me and says 'It's pronounced Chair-michael'
I laughed because why would it be pronounced that way?
She insisted it was pronounced that way, I said whatever...later I called the company and talked to the owner and of course 'it's not pronounced friggin' Chair-michael... what would make you think that?'
Now she comes in and asks what's up with the Chair-michael shipment....do I get into it with her about this or just let it go?
I've just let it go up till now but it's starting to really bug me.

Dr. Venkman wrote:

drew patrick wrote:

Marsupialized wrote:They misuse or mispronounce a word, you know what they meant.

You forgot to use the conjunction and to connect the two clauses in your sentence.

That's not a sentence.

Interesting contraction usage, Dr. Venkman.

Marsupialized wrote:Now she comes in and asks what's up with the Chair-michael shipment....do I get into it with her about this or just let it go?
I've just let it go up till now but it's starting to really bug me.

If she's annoying and persistant, correct her ass. Where does a person get "Cha" from "Car"?

pedantic and patronizing.

i do it all the time.

not crap.