The definition of this word is something along the lines of turning 'proper' language into something a little more informal, or at least imitating what would be considered informal. I've witnessed the birth of a colloquialism over the past few years and it pained me so deeply that I feel the need to rant about it.
The word: Chipotle.
Actual pronunciation: Chi-pote-lay
Murdered pronunciation: Chi-pole-tee
There's nothing informal about it. It's a mispronunciation by people either too lazy/stupid to take the time/have the capacity to sound out the word. There's a clear dividing line here I've noticed. On one side of the line are those that managed to read and say the word correctly, on the other side are the mouth breathers. I'm sure entire flawed word based dialects have been created this way.
It's time to administer a standardized test to the masses. Anyone joyfully spouting the wrong version of this word should be branded a barely functional incompetent and cast into careers that have absolutely no impact on life, or the living. The test would have other similar questions, progressively scaling the respondants from 'normally functioning' to 'not allowed to procreate'. Those in the latter category would be given $50 in gift certificates for 'Chi-pole-tee' restaurants (thank you McDonald's for your next best gift to the lowest common denominator), and there would be a secret mandate requiring the introduction of chemical castration additives to all menu items.
In my world
Colloquialism: The stupid and or lazy version of any word. The repeated use of which (everyone's allowed one mistake) should result in an irreversible end to bloodline of the utterer.
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