Anna in the San Francisco Bay area asks about her family’s pronunciation of measure as /ˈmeɪʒər/, rhyming with hay sure, rather than /ˈmɛʒər/, rhyming with treasure. It’s uncommon, but not unique. Anecdotal reports put it in parts of the Great...
Nazi method lab n.— «The amount of “hazardous wastes” from an average Beavis-and-Butthead lab is relatively small. For “Nazi method” labs, such as the ones that are found in the Dakotas, it’s even smaller...
Beavis-and-Butthead lab n.— «The amount of “hazardous wastes” from an average Beavis-and-Butthead lab is relatively small. For “Nazi method” labs, such as the ones that are found in the Dakotas, it’s even smaller...

