It's All In The Pronunciation

The fifth grade class gave a presentation to the school about the U.S. government, specifically the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation.  One student excitedly reported to the school that there are three branches of the government.  He leaned into the microphone as he carefully read his note card.

It went something like this… we have the “LEG-islative” branch, the “JUDD-i-cal” branch, and the “EXECUTE-tive” branch. 

I don’t know about anyone else, but the last one, the EXECUTE-tive branch, sounds a little intimidating.