District of Columbia: That's the official name of the US nation's capital and the Federal District. Locals and local media call it the District or DC. What about the name "Washington?" Washington (by itself) and District of Columbia are two names for the US capital city. The point being: There is no Washington in the District of Columbia. They mean the same thing. That's why it's repetitive to say, "Washington DC." So why do the corporate media and some people say/write, "Washington DC?" To cater to stupid people in the US who don't know what the District of Columbia is or where it is. So rather than educate people and consistently use the official name — which is the District of Columbia — they use "Washington DC" which is not the official name. Look it up. It's okay to say DC, the District, or Washington, but not "Washington DC" because that's like saying San Francisco, San Francisco. I've heard political talking heads in the District on YT cater to stupid people — rather than educate them — by changing the name of the courts in DC. For example: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit gets changed to the Appeals Court for Washington DC. There is no such court with that name in the District. The same for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. No court in the District ends with the language "Washington DC" because that is not the official name of the nation's capital. It is this site's goal to educate, and not cater to stupid. Not surprisingly, the 34-count convicted felon and now US dictator from the Epstein Class always says, "Washington DC". That piece of shit has lived there how long and he is still saying that? One can't fix stupid so don't bother wasting your time trying.
This became a topic of conversation in the Conservatory. Language and diction is often discussed in the Conservatory as that is part of the training.
As most students that I overheard and some Faculty pointed out: In the US, most people mispronounce the word missile even though some people defend the mispronunciation and claim there are two ways to pronounce it (roll eyes). They mispronounce missile the way missal is pronounced.
Missal (MISSAL) is a book containing the texts used in the Catholic Mass throughout the year. I should point out that this word does not have two ways of pronouncing it, so why does “missile” have two pronunciations, according to some people?
Missile (“MISS-aisle”) is an airborne ranged weapon capable of self-propelled flight aided usually by a propellant, jet engine or rocket motor. In the EU and UK, most people — unless they’re originally from the US — pronounce missile correctly.
But from my experience, it’s only in the US that missile is pronounced the way missal is pronounced.