The article examines the degree of recognizability of the error in forms such as отговорносттъ, песентъ, based on the results of a non-representative survey. In addition, the author studies the respondents’ attitudes towards the person in whose speech this phenomenon occurs. This person is assessed with regard to the features educated, well-mannered, intelligent, likable and high social status. The dependence of respondents’ attitudes on their socio-demographic characteristics is also commented on.
Key words: perceptual sociolinguistics, perceptual style, salience, language attitudes.

