If everyone does it wrong, does that commonality then make it right?

If everyone does it wrong,
does that commonality then make it right?

I just saw that one of the dictionary publishers has decided that since most people, like President Bush II and Sarah Palin, can't seem to pronounce the word nuclear correctly, they would add the incorrect pronunciation to the dictionary as an alternate, correct pronunciation.

It's a good thing our home inspectors don't do that. When I worked as a home inspector from October 2001 to August 2005, one of the first things I learned was that just because everyone did something wrong did not make it right. Usually the wrong ways are done because they are easy or cheap. However, the wrong ways usually create various hazards related to safety, health, or fire.

Of course, the mere pronunciation of a word is not in the same realm as various hazards, but at what point do dictionaries start accepting alternate spelling, too? Are Twitter spellings next?

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