Are You A REALTOR? or a REAL-A-TER? I Mean Seriously…
Are you a REALTOR? Do you work for a Realty firm?
One of my pet peeves is hearing a REALTOR pronounce their title, “Real-A-Ter!” And just as irritating is a REALTOR saying that they work in a “Real-A-Tee” office! Good grief folks! We are supposed to be professionals! We need to learn how to pronounce our own titles and professional work places! The word REALTOR has 2 syllables only -- not 3! (even in the south)
Now, I can more easily understand the public getting these terms wrong. After all, we sell Real Estate ( Real-A-state), so I can kind of see where the mispronunciation derives. But when you become a REALTOR, you should be able to pronounce REALTOR correctly. You don't hear a Doctor calling themselves Doc-A-Tors, now do you? Or Lawyers calling themselves Law-A-Yers!...
A few more words that are commonly mispronounced:
Athlete- The word has two syllables, not three. ATH-LETE, not Ath-Uh-Lete
Dilate - The word has two syllables, not three. DI-LATE, not Di-Uh-Late
Can you come up with some others?
I bet you can!
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