My pet peeve is hearing some people say, "dis," "dat," "day," "dose," and "dem" instead of "this," "that," "they," "those," and "them."

I wonder why they can't pronounce those words right, because "if" they went to school, they certainly didn't learn to say, "dis," "dat," "day," "dose," and "dem."

Maybe the teachers are afraid to correct them.

Rose Kruger

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