It was recently discovered while at my volleyball team's practice that the term, "chuck", as in, "chuck the ball", is mispronounced by Texans in that they tend to sneak an "n" in the middle of the word, pronouncing it like "chunk". Now, I've gotten used to the odd pronunciations southerners have invented, but this one I will surely never get used to, the main reason being that every time some talks about "chunking a ball", i think of chunky salsa, chunky soup, or worse, vomit.
To solve any confusion of the issue, see http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/chuck for pronunciation tips.
Also, here's an excerpt from an English book for more guidance: http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/chuck.html
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