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Coming from upstate NY, I’d always thought that “AdVERtisment” was simply pretentious in America (I’ve only heard ADvertizement from an in-the-flesh human). In Britain, I think AdVERtisment is normal, and probably also in other U.S. regions. However, I’ve only heard it pronounced that way in shows or movies and I live in an educated, upper-middle class town. So I believe that it’s not related to social class or economic standing, but simply geographical.

Coming from upstate NY, I’d always thought that “AdVERtisment” was simply pretentious in America (I’ve only heard ADvertizement from an in-the-flesh human). In Britain, I think AdVERtisment is normal, and probably also in other U.S. regions. However, I’ve only heard it pronounced that way in shows or movies and I live in an educated, upper-middle class town. So I believe that it’s not related to social class or economic standing, but simply geographical, although I wouldn’t be surprised of it varies not by region but by town.

Coming from upstate NY, I’ve always thought that “AdVERtisment” was simply pretentious in America. In Britain, I think it’s normal, and probably also in other U.S. regions. However, I’ve only heard it pronounced that way in shows or movies and I live in an educated, upper-middle class town. So I believe that it’s not related to social class or economic standing, but simply geographical.

Coming from upstate NY, I’d always thought that “AdVERtisment” was simply pretentious in America (I’ve only heard ADvertizement from an in-the-flesh human). In Britain, I think AdVERtisment is normal, and probably also in other U.S. regions. However, I’ve only heard it pronounced that way in shows or movies and I live in an educated, upper-middle class town. So I believe that it’s not related to social class or economic standing, but simply geographical.

Coming from upstate NY, I’ve always thought that “AdVERtisment” was simply pretentious in America. In Britain, I think it’s normal, and probably also in other U.S. regions. However, I’ve only heard it pronounced that way in shows or movies and I live in an educated, upper-middle class town. So stop pretending it’s related to social class or economic standings—it’s simply geographical.

Coming from upstate NY, I’ve always thought that “AdVERtisment” was simply pretentious in America. In Britain, I think it’s normal, and probably also in other U.S. regions. However, I’ve only heard it pronounced that way in shows or movies and I live in an educated, upper-middle class town. So I believe that it’s not related to social class or economic standing, but simply geographical.