Especially if you're doing your best to not mince the language for the specific REASON of avoiding sounding disrespectful or incompetent. All of a sudden you're unable to roll an "R" and you suck. 
Know what's always bugged me? "Infinite" and "finite" have short and long "I"s respectively. It's only plus a prefix, why does the whole pronunciation change?!
On a side note, this conversation has brought up an odd craving for some Scrabble. (Though, I'm rather annoying to play with, I'm told. My turns take forever and a day...)

Know what's always bugged me? "Infinite" and "finite" have short and long "I"s respectively. It's only plus a prefix, why does the whole pronunciation change?!

On a side note, this conversation has brought up an odd craving for some Scrabble. (Though, I'm rather annoying to play with, I'm told. My turns take forever and a day...)