I've never heard anyone pronounce it like that.

Anonymous Why do so many people pronounce the word PICTURE without the 'C" now ("pityoor")?

They have probably heard it that way so often that they believe it's the correct pronunciation. Another example of dropping the 'C' in the 'CT' combination is heard in the pronunciation 'artic' for 'arctic'.

CJ

Rover_KEI've never heard anyone pronounce it like that

You're lucky; it's irritating. I suppose it's an Americanism.

CalifJimAnother example of dropping the 'C' in the 'CT' combination is heard in the pronunciation 'artic' for 'arctic'.

In the UK an artic is an articulated lorry, i.e. a tractor-trailer.

Blue Jaya tractor-trailer

Are you sure that's not a trattor-trailer?

CJ

CalifJimAre you sure that's not a trattor-trailer?

I may have heard them called that a time or two in the days when I was around them all the time.