I CAN'T STAND the commercial where the fat, old guy mis-pronounces "diabetes" as "diabet-IS"?

I CAN'T STAND the commercial where the fat, old guy mis-pronounces "diabetes" as "diabet-IS"?
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answer:That’s a pet peeve for my partner, too. She hates that pronunciation of diabetes. My most hated is the “have a happy period” commercial – clearly created by an all male staff. There is no such thing as a happy period.
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