Why do so many people pronounce comfortable as "comfterble"?
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Justin79Smith
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It is known as consonant reversing. Some persons find it easy that way. Other examples for it are: Etc ect ask aks best bets task taks Love Philo Brahma Bramha asteriks - asterisk brid - bird calavry - cavalry comftable - comfortable foiladge - foliage intorduce - introduce intergal - integral revelant - relevant ekcetera - etcetera
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To save time.
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My bad. Meant to comment.
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Because they are ignrnt....?
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That's how I pronounce "comfortable". I guess because it's more comfortable to pronounce "comfortable" that way. ;)
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What's wrong with 'comfy'?
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https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/comfortable Press the red icons for American and British pronunciations.
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not sure why
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Because anyone who says com-FORT-able is putting the accent on the wrong syl-LAB-le.
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