View Poll Results: What's the proper pronunciation?

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  • die-uh-bee-tees

    23 79.31%
  • die-uh-bee-tus

    2 6.90%
  • I use both interchangeably.

    0 0%
  • OH LAWD MY BABY'S GOT THE SUGARS

    11 37.93%
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Thread: DIABETES vs. DIABETES

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    die-a-bee-deez, because I'm a terrible lazy person who doesn't pronunciate his T's in some words. But yeah, the right way, seriously. I've never heard it said the other way. I imagine the American dictionaries will take it up as official in a matter of months.
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    I say it completely differently to those.

    Die-a-beet-eez


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    Quote Originally Posted by Lockharted View Post
    I say it completely differently to those.

    Die-a-beet-eez
    That's the same as the first option.
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    Jinx you are absolutely smurfing insane. Never change.

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    No, the first one is di-uh-bee-tees


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    I say dire-beats.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lockharted View Post
    No, the first one is di-uh-bee-tees
    So you say it die-ay-beet-eez?
    Quote Originally Posted by Fynn View Post
    Jinx you are absolutely smurfing insane. Never change.

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    The last choice is perfect. The first choice is correct.

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    now i'm just smurfing confused. whatever, everything sounds stupid in my accent anyway


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    My mother has the diabeetus you insensitive jackasses.

    (SPOILER)No really, she does. Also it's diabeeteese.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sharkythesharkdogg View Post
    My mother has the diabeetus you insensitive jackasses.

    (SPOILER)No really, she does. Also it's diabeeteese.
    So does my father!
    Quote Originally Posted by Fynn View Post
    Jinx you are absolutely smurfing insane. Never change.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tifa's Boobs View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by sharkythesharkdogg View Post
    My mother has the diabeetus you insensitive jackasses.

    (SPOILER)No really, she does. Also it's diabeeteese.
    So does my father!
    so does my grandma, aunt and uncle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lockharted View Post
    now i'm just smurfing confused. whatever, everything sounds stupid in my accent anyway
    The distinction is in the end of the word: -uss or -eeze, with the latter being correct. :3

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    Die and beat us.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Fynn View Post
    Jinx you are absolutely smurfing insane. Never change.

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    My family is awfully hard struck with the sugars.

    They are though.

    I try to stay fit.











    I fail.


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