An astonishing number of people mispronounce “Pacific” as “specific.”
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Isn't that backwards? Don't you mean "mispronounce “specific.” as “Pacific”? I have heard people say "I'm looking for a "pacific" book", but I have never heard anyone say "We went to the "Specific" ocean.
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