No one I know pronounces Wednesday like Wed-nes-day. Everyone I know and everyone I don't know, pronounces Wednesday like Wens-day. It's easier to say Wens-day than Wednesday. And then there are people who must correct your pronunciation; "You know, Karl, it's pronounced WED-NES-DAY not Wensday" Okay not everyday people, but still there's enough of them around to keep you leery of saying Wednesday out loud amongst a group of strangers. What kind of people need to get upset over this almost silent d anyhow?
I'm wondering if it's possible to change Wednesday into Wensday for the sake of freedom of easier speech. How do names of days and months get changed? Who does it and how long does it take? Do you think it's something voters can vote on? Do you have to get a petition going. If it's a long drawn out process, forget it, it's probably not worth the effort. One thing I'll promise to do is to keep on saying Wensday incorrectly while spelling it properly.
Just can't please everybody.
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