A slur on spring

SPRING is now officially here. Why is it that the shortest month of the year has the most variations when being mentioned on radio and TV?

A slur on spring
Tue, 03 Feb, 2009 - 00:00
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“Febry”, “Febery”, “Febuary”, or even “Febuwerry”, are just some of the variations. What is wrong with February, properly pronounced?

Perhaps we should abandon all the variations and use the Irish version, Feabhra.

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