Commonly mispronounced words - Page 5

seakdivers · 11-22-2005, 04:51 PM

Sure - I bet he'd like that comparison.

be-bop · 11-22-2005, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

It's got the same fucking K in it that School does.

I think the War of Independence was fought in part so that we didn't have to talk and spell funny over here.

When I was at school,it was pronounced shed-ule,I would have got a slap from my english teacher if it was pronounced sked-ule ......

seakdivers · 11-22-2005, 05:46 PM

My friends in Australia pronounce schedule as shed-ule, and resume as resh-youmay. It always made me laugh.

We were in Australia at the same time as our friends, and the wife's name is Bona. Our Australian friend's wife kept pronouncing it Boner..... hilarious...

Griff · 11-22-2005, 08:10 PM

China- Chiner, please explain.

warch · 11-23-2005, 02:55 PM

Missourah, Hawaiiah
Illinoise

I had a teacher that said pubertree instead of puberty. Sorta creeped me out.

seakdivers · 11-23-2005, 03:42 PM

Warshington

Oh, and tourists that can't pronounce local stuff (I know, it's not their fault).

Our town's native (mostly Tlinget & Haida) community has left us with some interesting words/ phrases & place names, and it really befuddles the tourists & newcomers.

Happy Monkey · 11-23-2005, 03:48 PM

My Latin teacher in junior high school frequently made references to DC residents saying "Warshington", which weirded me out a bit, since I've lived there my whole life and never heard it.

Troubleshooter · 11-23-2005, 05:18 PM

One would think that a town pronounce "Gloster" would be spelled that way right?

Not...

Gloucester

seakdivers · 11-23-2005, 05:32 PM

Ok so how do you all say Worcestershire sauce?

My dad says it wrong on purpose. He calls it woosh-de-shire sauce (he also pronounces soy sauce as sooey sauce). He knows it's incorrect, but in some warped way he thinks its funny.

I've always wondered if it was pronounced Wohr-chester-shire sauce.

Troubleshooter · 11-23-2005, 05:44 PM

Woostershire, like a dog woof.

Undertoad · 11-23-2005, 05:47 PM

I do that, I mispronouce on purpose because in some warped way I think it's funny. Is that bad? I can't tell.

be-bop · 11-23-2005, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

I do that, I mispronouce on purpose because in some warped way I think it's funny. Is that bad? I can't tell.

Nope it's an age thing,your humour gland is evolving, into "Dad Humour"
Perfectly normal.......

seakdivers · 11-23-2005, 06:25 PM

Oh my god - you mean my dad has actually been saying it right all this time??

xoxoxoBruce · 11-23-2005, 09:01 PM

No. Woos-ter-shear not woosh-de-shire.

seakdivers · 11-24-2005, 12:36 AM

Ah. There we have it.

I am going to sound so damn smart at Thanksgiving!!!

11-22-2005, 08:10 PM	#64
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	China- Chiner, please explain. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

11-23-2005, 03:48 PM	#67
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	My Latin teacher in junior high school frequently made references to DC residents saying "Warshington", which weirded me out a bit, since I've lived there my whole life and never heard it. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

11-23-2005, 05:18 PM	#68
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	One would think that a town pronounce "Gloster" would be spelled that way right? Not... Gloucester __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

11-23-2005, 05:44 PM	#70
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	Woostershire, like a dog woof. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

11-23-2005, 09:01 PM	#74
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	No. Woos-ter-shear not woosh-de-shire. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-22-2005, 04:51 PM	#61
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	Sure - I bet he'd like that comparison.

11-22-2005, 05:46 PM	#63
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	My friends in Australia pronounce schedule as shed-ule, and resume as resh-youmay. It always made me laugh. We were in Australia at the same time as our friends, and the wife's name is Bona. Our Australian friend's wife kept pronouncing it Boner..... hilarious...

11-23-2005, 02:55 PM	#65
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Missourah, Hawaiiah Illinoise I had a teacher that said pubertree instead of puberty. Sorta creeped me out.

11-23-2005, 03:42 PM	#66
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	Warshington Oh, and tourists that can't pronounce local stuff (I know, it's not their fault). Our town's native (mostly Tlinget & Haida) community has left us with some interesting words/ phrases & place names, and it really befuddles the tourists & newcomers.

11-23-2005, 05:32 PM	#69
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	Ok so how do you all say Worcestershire sauce? My dad says it wrong on purpose. He calls it woosh-de-shire sauce (he also pronounces soy sauce as sooey sauce). He knows it's incorrect, but in some warped way he thinks its funny. I've always wondered if it was pronounced Wohr-chester-shire sauce.

11-23-2005, 05:47 PM	#71
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I do that, I mispronouce on purpose because in some warped way I think it's funny. Is that bad? I can't tell.

11-23-2005, 06:25 PM	#73
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	Oh my god - you mean my dad has actually been saying it right all this time??

11-24-2005, 12:36 AM	#75
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	Ah. There we have it. I am going to sound so damn smart at Thanksgiving!!!

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