It would. Language is a living thing, it evolves constantly, though more often than not the change is due to misuse. People don't understand the word they're using (forensic is a current example), and it gets misused to the point where the new usage becomes acceptable, because the majority understand what is meant by it. It has been like that throughout history, but at every point in history there have been old farts like me constantly bemoaning the changes. It's futile, but we'll do it until we die.
It should be pronounced ha'rassed, but since the 60's or 70's, har-ass'-ed has become so common that dictionaries now list both as acceptable. The reason it's annoying is because the first usage of that pronunciation in Britain was in a comedy show where you were supposed to laugh at the character for getting it wrong, yet everybody else picked it up.
People use it to mean detailed or painstaking. It originally meant relating to the Law or the legal system. The term "forensic science" simply means scientific procedures carried out in the name of the law. It's the word science that is the relevant one to describe the procedure, forensic just explains the purpose.
It's still defined as such. Forum is the origin form the latin so law and court has to be involved in it. I did forensic engineering course once which was all about testifying in court about accidents in the work place and such.
Who says har-ass-ed? That sounds like a really posh way of saying it I'd say it like ha when you say haha (without the r) then similar to rast from Rastafarian.
I think there is some leakage as it were into politic speak or manager speak probably. lets forensically examine the problem for example... If you said to your manager who does he want to charge fro the crime then... well he'd prob look at you funny. managers are very bad for buzzwords like this.
Bloody adverts! At least they are less often, costing me a fortune. I liked the Phillips Soundbar for £74.99 on Amazon though. The Russian bird moves in next week but I have to sleep in the spare room, just my bloody luck.
I've no idea how you are saying that because you're not putting any accents in. Nobody pronounces the three syllables separately, but breaking them down enables you to put an accent ' on the one that's stressed. Traditionally it's harassed, but now harassed is prevalent. Does that make sense?
There is only ONE way to pronounce to pronounce that word and it's with the emphasis placed firmly on the first syllable.
