On Aug 9, 9:34 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
> "l, not -l" > wrote in ...
> > On 9-Aug-2007, "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>
> >> Absurd. You say it that way out of some fake sense of propriety. [snip]

> > According to the M-W online dictionary, croppie is the correct
> > pronunciation. Click on the little speaker symbol to hear it pronounced,
> > if you don't believe what you see. [snip]

> Then, the dictionary is wrong.

No, you're wrong in this specific instance, but your point about
pronunciations being changed to avoid embarrasment is correct. Middle
school and high school teachers know all the words which elicit
adolescent giggles. I think it's the national tv producers who are
the culprits in using this as an excuse for fomenting
mispronunciations. My pet peeve in this line is "harass". It was
properly said, "ha-RASS" until the fear of giggles now makes it more
often heard, "HAIR-uss". -aem