This just in: Dictionary could change entry because of Michelle Wie

Comfortable with usage additions and modifications to include slang, the au courant Dictionary.com could break new ground if its latest proposal to change the spelling and pronunciation of an established word gets approved. I was just informed via an imaginary press release that the popular online dictionary is considering such a change thanks to pop culture phenomenon, golfer Michelle Wie:

Wieth·draw: [weeth-draw, weeth-] verb, –drew, –drawn, –draw·ing.

5. to remove oneself from some activity, competition, etc.: He withdrew before I could nominate him.

“withdraw.” Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 02 Jul. 2007. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/withdraw>.

Update: I’m getting reports that Nike has declined to make a statement about whether the publicity would be good or bad and whether or not it matters.

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