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[totchipanda]

OMG ITS PRONOUNCED DIE-A-BEE-TEES, NOT DIE-A-BEE-TUS!!

ANGRY CRYSTALKINS SMASH!

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[learan.livejournal.com]

Haha, are you seriously mad about this? ^^;

[learan.livejournal.com]

Actually, to further my pointless point - It can be pronounced dahy-uh-bee-tis. (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/diabetes) :)

[dobbin477.livejournal.com]

Looks like it's 2 on 2, 'cause I always grew up with it being die-a-bee-tees. lol

[totchipanda.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes I am ^^;;

[especially.livejournal.com]

I am definitely with you on it! Is this in response to that commercial with the old man in it?

[totchipanda.livejournal.com]

No, but that was probably the start of it. Fricken Lloyd Robertson of CTV National News said DiabeTUS when introducing a story about how lack of sunlight/vitamin D contributes to juvenile diabeTEES.

[totchipanda.livejournal.com]

but there's no -us markers ;_; It's spelt -es, which is NOWHERE CLOSE to a U sound.

Clearly, the dictionary is wrong. I must go back in time to fix it *crosses arms stubbornly*

....then again, Firefox's spellchecker is telling me that "spelt" is spelt wrong >.>