PS--this guy is so full of himself it nearly hurts my feelings. As was said previously, mispronunciation is in no way indicative of intelligence or education, simply a lack of root-language understanding and/or peers who know and use the correct pronunciation. Unfortunately, not everyone here can attend med school to gain the respect of people like this, we just have to learn from books and friends. This doesn't mean we haven't made a true effort to educate ourselves, and judging people via mispronunciation is really low in my opinion, especially for a "well-educated" person. Give us the correct information, as you did, it's appreciated. Don't make us feel bad for having it wrong in the first place. It's not peer-pressure, we're not all feeble-minded and weak, we just haven't been corrected, and haven't been given this information before.
Cheers,
-Matt
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