The word ‘expire’ is commonly mishandled in two major ways. The first is phonological while the second is grammatical. You are likely to be among those guilty as charged. If you think otherwise, just read on.
When many pronounce ‘expire’, they make the first letter ‘e’ sound as the E in egg, entertain, embarrass and met. This is wrong because the ‘e’ should come out as /i/, like the E in evil, erase, recall, begin and desist….
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