Military people don't put a "t" sound on the end of "sabot". They call it a "say-bo". Most shotgun/muzzleloader hunters will call it a "sab-it".
Also, I see this all the time. "Hornady" only has one "a". Why do so many pronounce, and even spell it "Honaday"?
I grew up with a mother who was the school speech pathologist. She taught kids correct pronunciation. You can bet I was talking pretty well by the time I was one year old because of this. Slang was not tolerated when I was little. I think I use a lot of slang now. Maybe it's a rebellion against my upbringing. After a summer working road construction, my language can get pretty foul, but I still clean it up when I have to.
How many of you say you "seen a coyote"? Technically it's "saw a coyote". Our speech does allow us to identify with our subcultures. I do believe it is a city-folk / country folk thing, and whatever those around you said when you were learning. It's also a geographic thing. North / South. I was born and raised in Minnesota. "Hollow" comes easier to my tongue than "Holler" when speaking of a tight valley branching off a larger one. Actually we might call it a "ravine" here too.
It seems many think you have to sound like you're from Kentucky or Texas to be a good hunter. Around here you can pretty much talk however you want and still have good feeshun' and huntin', doncha know. Yaaah!
