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WelbyQuentin

Perhaps my strangest question: Does anyone reading this also get irritated with the pronunciation of "pneumococcal"?


"NewMaCockall"   or "noo - muh - KOK -uhl"

In the typical endless-format of current "doctor prescription drug ads" in radio/TV commercials, hearing that pronunciation that occurs about 47 times in each commercial, is just stupid sounding to me. 
Ha.

It's almost like a silly Dr.Seuss-frabricated word to me. I question why some medical specialists couldn't come up with a less-strange word.






Posted - Mon at 11:43 PM
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  • 4065
    I hadn't actually given it any thought until you brought it up.  
      January 28, 2025 6:01 AM MST
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  • 44713
    Interesting. That's why I use the 'pause' button on my remote a lot.
      January 28, 2025 10:36 AM MST
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  • 10716
    I kind of ignore it.  What fascinates me is the list of possible side-effects these drug ad list (at speeds that'd make an auctioneer blush) - most of which are worse than the issue they're supposedly "treating".
      January 28, 2025 11:26 AM MST
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  • 1512
    I love Anglo-Greco mutts like that, hehe. Learning English can be like taking a dastardly quiz for every single day of one's life... "Guess how this is pronounced?!"
      January 29, 2025 4:04 AM MST
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