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[cimorene]

Which Alabamian malapropronunciation is funniest?

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Which Alabamian mispronunciation is funnier

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the "suit" of furniture (living room suits, starting at just 399.99... bedroom suits, starting at 499.99...)
12 (100.0%)

"repertory" (repertory theatre!)
0 (0.0%)

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bama

[devon]

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repertory
is an actual term in common usage, meaning the same as repertoire. If the sign says "repertoire" and they say "repertory", though, I guess that's kind of a problem.

Re: bama

[norah]

I'm from CA and we always said repertory - I'm not sure I've ever seen it spelled repertoire in the states.

Re: bama

[cimorene]

That is the situation I'm most familiar with from my childhood of music lessons! I encountered the -y spelling too in other sorts of contexts.

Re: bama

[cimorene]

It was by far the more familiar spelling to me for all the years I was growing up. I didn't encounter the -y version until later.