Maybe we've been pronouncing cockpit incorrectly all along.
An absolutely true story from Australia, may I be struck down if I lie!
F/O Cockburn (pronounced C
ohburn of course) entered the cockpit to find an engineer on all fours and an aerosol can in hand.
Engineer : "Good morning Mr. Cockburn" (pronouncing it phonetically)
Pilot : "My name is pronounced C
ohburn, not C
ockburn. And what the hell are you doing?"
Engineer : "I'm killing all of the C
ohroaches in the C
ohpit Mr. C
ohburn, there, I'm finished now".
Regards
Old Smokey