Re:Pronunciation? (Score 1)

I always label people who insist on saying it exactly like it's written down as amatures, or anal retentive

In my language (Serbian) it is a rule to say everything exactly like it's written down. :P

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbian_language

This principle is represented by Adelung's saying, "Write as you speak and read as it is written", the principle used by Vuk Stefanovi Karadzi when reforming the Cyrillic orthography of Serbian in the 19th century.