...there is no "sh" in the middle of the word "associate". If you shouldn't be allowed to be something you cannot pronounce when you use the PA system.
erm...my grammar is damn good and i pronounce "associate" with a sh. To be perfectly fair, i think it's regional. For example, i was in Boston about 10 or so years ago and was laughed at over how i said "five dollars" as it came out "fy dollaz" due to my authentic Jersey accent (no, we NEVER say joisey, so don't ask). To top that off, i don't work at Walmart.
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