Words That Vex Me

Colonel really is a stupid word.

Well, the way that it's pronounced is; kernel.

if it's going to be pronounced that way, then at least it should be spelt a little more phonetically ... or at the very least, it should be spelt a little less like colony.

Or are we just mispronouncing colony? Should we be, in fact, pronouncing it kerny?

Well, according to Google, everyone who pronounces colonel kernel is wrong: colo·nel.