"I CAN'T UNDERSTAND THE WORDS COMING OUT OF YOUR MOUTH!" Excuse me? "I'm sorry but I do NOT speak your language!" But it's English. Well, it's English-ish. I may have a small, vaguely-annoying accent. Or a dialect. Or a strange 'twang you just can't place but you immediately want to forget...
It's a shame. Modern society places such a low-level of importance on basic educational skills. We've raised a generation (or two) of children that don't know basic mathematics or even how to properly use the English language.
If murdering the English language was a misdemeanor, I'd be on death row, so what am I doing posting on proper pronunciation of words? Well, I ran across this article and found it entertaining but true. I thought it might come in handy sometime.