Word pronunciations that irk or perturb you?

[CrazyNotCrazie]

I've actually read that the pronunciation of latkes is a regional thing. In Hebrew, they use a different word all together. So, certain English dialects have Americanized the Yiddish in different ways, just like we don't say meh-hee-ko and instead say Mex-ih-ko. I still think latkahs is more correct based on how one would say it in Yiddish, but it's tricky with words of non English origin. See article below.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2006-12-17-0612170001-story.html

Thanks! She is from Chicago so that answers the question. I am from metro-NYC and live here now.

My dad grew with the Jewish tradition of pronouncing a lot of Hebrew words differently, especially using an s in place of a t in many places. It threw me a lot when I was a kid and learning prayers but I got used to it.