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Hmm. This is a tough call. The REASON people pronounce it sherbert is because they wrongly think that's how it's spelled. A LOT of people will argue it's sherbert.
So it's not like colonel and wash, where people say kernel and warsh. No one really thinks there's an r in there when they say it that way.
But the contestant did seem to realize it was spelled BET. Hmmm.
I hate it when they go back and rule an answer correct that was initially ruled incorrect, though. It changes the tenor of the game. The contestant is no longer in charge of the board, and may have taken different risks with answers than they would have if they had been ruled correct originally. You can't go back and make them whole again.
BTW - virtually no one knows that Wedgwood pottery has only one e. ;D
Hmm. This is a tough call. The REASON people pronounce it sherbert is because they wrongly think that's how it's spelled. A LOT of people will argue it's sherbert.
I bet most people haven't given much thought to how sherbet is spelled. ;-)
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Originally Posted by hertfordshire
I bet most people haven't given much thought to how sherbet is spelled. ;-)
One guy did. He played the word in scrabble, and had to take it back, losing a tremendous amount of points. ;D
I was the only one at the table who knew it was spelled wrong, everyone else insisted it was right. But you know, when you play scrabble, you have a dictionary nearby . . .
These types of rules have been in place for a long time on Jeopardy. Correct pronunciation and spelling have always been required. Just because a lot of people mispronounce a word does not make it an acceptable alternative.
Exactly! Its Jeopardy, lets not dumb it down. I would expect a Jeopardy contestant to be able to know the proper pronunciations of common words, especially a contestant who is on an 8 day winning streak. Its not like he mispronounced some ancient Greek word. It was sherbet, and pronouncing it correctly was part of the clue.
Many native Marylanders (including me) pronounce the name of the largest city in Minnesota as though the prefix "mini" is added to the name of the capital city of Maryland. "Mini-Annapolis" instead of "Minneapolis". I consider it part of regional dialect rather than an error, but I'm sure that "Jeopardy!" judges would rule it incorrect.
Many native Marylanders (including me) pronounce the name of the largest city in Minnesota as though the prefix "mini" is added to the name of the capital city of Maryland. "Mini-Annapolis" instead of "Minneapolis". I consider it part of regional dialect rather than an error, but I'm sure that "Jeopardy!" judges would rule it incorrect.
It would be incorrect. Just because you are not the only one to mispronounce a word, doesn't make it the correct pronunciation. Correctly pronouncing and spelling words is part of the Jeopardy rules.
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