View Full Version : Mispronunciations I HATE!
John R. Beanham
08-05-2007, 01:26 AM
Especially from newsreaders etc,
EXIT as "eggzit"
Does this happen in America?
John
ethics
08-05-2007, 01:32 AM
Uh oh... what's wrong with that? :)
Stiofán
08-05-2007, 01:57 AM
Especially from newsreaders etc,
EXIT as "eggzit"
Does this happen in America?
John
No, we say things properly here, such as good day instead of g'day. :P
ethics
08-05-2007, 02:04 AM
LOL! It's more like "Ged AYE." ;)
John R. Beanham
08-05-2007, 02:10 AM
"No, we say things properly here, such as good day instead of g'day. :P"
Touche!
Yes, I accept that Australians are renowned for being 'lazy' when it comes to words such as the above. We cut words short and even deliberately mispronounce some.
Whilst on a flight from Newark to Portland OR, I had the earphones tuned to the ATC channel, and they always began and ended transmission with "good day". I was fascinated to hear that many abbreviated it to "G'DAY"!
Another one I hate is, interest - INT-REST. Often heard on TV.
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John R. Beanham
08-05-2007, 02:11 AM
ethics,
Anyone who says 'ged aye" is NOT an Aussie.
;-)
John
ethics
08-05-2007, 02:28 AM
ethics,
Anyone who says 'ged aye" is NOT an Aussie.
John
Hey, that's how Crocodile Dundee said it! :P
Fiona
08-06-2007, 06:17 PM
No one slaughters the English language like good ol' Americans...
It's completely common for our different "accents" to slur pronunciations.
eggzit and intrest are mild compared to some.
When I lived in Virginia, in the southwest, mining and paper-mill area, I was introduced to a man named Murdith. That's what everyone called him, including himself. Two or three years later I happened to see his name written, on an ID or something... and his name was Meredith. *smack head.
You of course can't tell by my common type-speak, but I'm completely nerdy when it comes to speech. I'm considered a snob by most of my peers because I speak properly. And on occasion have been accused of mocking the British accent. *smacks head. Enunciation... that is all.
Copzilla
08-06-2007, 06:50 PM
Oh my goodness...
1 - Amblance - southerners
2 - Let me AX you something - blacks
joseftu
08-06-2007, 08:53 PM
G'ahead. Tell me about it.
(But "g'ahead" isn't really a mispronunciation so much as it's an elision. And as such, it's more efficient. I have to admit that I like it!)
Violet1966
08-06-2007, 09:05 PM
Nucular always makes me laugh. Another I heard from a few people when I was a kid was url for oil. Another one that you can hear sometimes from people is exactly said eggzactly or eggzample for example.
John R. Beanham
08-06-2007, 09:32 PM
Fiona,
"No one slaughters the English language like good ol' Americans..."
Many years ago when I was less experienced, I was often bemused by 'American' spelling. I have come to understand that most if not all of the British English 'silent' letters have been removed from American spelling, and that the American accent is MUCH more phonetic.
We here in OZ do not have regional accents, so wherever we come from we speak just about the same. (except for those Queenslanders, THEY talk funny!) :-)
JB
Fiona
08-06-2007, 09:52 PM
Nucular always makes me laugh. Another I heard from a few people when I was a kid was url for oil. Another one that you can hear sometimes from people is exactly said eggzactly or eggzample for example.Oh! God! Yes! (Vi get's that reaction a lot ;) )
Nucular drives me frackin buggy! :yougottabekidding:
Violet1966
08-06-2007, 10:47 PM
Fiona,
"No one slaughters the English language like good ol' Americans..."
Many years ago when I was less experienced, I was often bemused by 'American' spelling. I have come to understand that most if not all of the British English 'silent' letters have been removed from American spelling, and that the American accent is MUCH more phonetic.
We here in OZ do not have regional accents, so wherever we come from we speak just about the same. (except for those Queenslanders, THEY talk funny!) :-)
JB
One thing I always found funny about people from Australia is how they say aluminum. They say al-u-mini-um. Is it because Australians spell it differently then we do?
LMAO Fio ;)
Fiona
08-06-2007, 10:49 PM
Brits say it that way too. Apparently it is we, the bloody Americans who've messed that one up as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium
well maybe not... read the whole "spelling" section... we all screwed up. ;)
In the UK and other countries using British spelling (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences), only aluminium is used. In the United States, the spelling aluminium is largely unknown, and the spelling aluminum predominates.<sup id="_ref-13" class="reference">[22] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium#_note-13)</sup><sup id="_ref-14" class="reference">[23] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium#_note-14)</sup> The Canadian Oxford Dictionary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Oxford_Dictionary) prefers aluminum, whereas the Australian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia) Macquarie Dictionary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macquarie_Dictionary) prefers aluminium.
John R. Beanham
08-06-2007, 10:57 PM
Violet,
Many years ago I had a friend who returned from the USA with the anecdote that Americans said "aluminum toob" instead of "Aluminium TUBE"
(yes, we do spell it 'ium')
John
ravital
08-07-2007, 01:02 AM
Especially from newsreaders etc,
EXIT as "eggzit"
Does this happen in America?
John
John,
y'oughta visit Boston sometime :)
Examples:
A town not too far from Boston, named Billerica, is called "Bill-rickah."
One of the towns bordering it, Revere (named after Paul Revere){, is called "Riveyah."
The name "Andrea" is often "Andrear."
Good morning is often "Good mahning."
If you can find a parking space, you can "pahck yoh cah on Havahd Yahd" -
A cop might tell you to "Gedddahdaheah."
The hockey team (hockey is the official religion over there), which is the Boston Bruins, is called "Da Broonz."
And many don't even hear the difference between "Drawing" and "Draw-ring."
In short, they drop Rs and pick them up and put them back in the wrong places.
And then... There's Maine. "Ayuh, Ah been deh."
Violet1966
08-07-2007, 01:10 AM
LMAO Ay yup ;)
I'll never forget the first time I met one of my husband's step brothers when we first came up to NH. The guy talks just like the Pepperidge Farm guy.
Wanna talk about weird pronunctiations relating to Mass? How bout Worcester? Woosta! LOL
John R. Beanham
08-07-2007, 01:37 AM
ravital,
"John,
y'oughta visit Boston sometime :)"
The GREAT disappointment of the last trip was missing out on Boston. Got to NYC and ran out of time. I really wanted to see the Church - "One if by land........"
I met a bloke on a bus in Hawaii who came from Chicago. I could not understand a word he said.
John
ditch
08-07-2007, 08:22 AM
If you want to hear some funny accents you ought to listen to those Kiwis.
"The cat sat on the mat" uttered by a New Zealander sounds like "the cet set on the met".
Down this way we like eating fish and chips (French fries). From a Kiwi that sounds like "fush and chups".
The number "six" is pronounced "sex". That can get confusing.
Two sounds that are found in both New Zealand and Australian English are best illustrated by a joke. In North Africa in World War 2, an Australian junior officer meets a British senior officer on the front line. "Good morning young man," says the British officer, "Did you come here to die?"
"No Sir," replies the young Australian, "I came yesterday". :)
MNeedham73
08-07-2007, 08:26 AM
LMAO Ay yup ;)
Stephen King makes a point out of including the Maine accent in most of his writing...and "ay yup" is all through his books. along with "ayuh" or something close to that lol.
I met a bloke on a bus in Hawaii who came from Chicago. I could not understand a word he said.
Hmm...I live an hour from Chicago and I don't think I've run into anyone with an accent that bad. Then again, I've lived in the Midwest a long time and have probably grown used to it.
Personally, from living in FL, IL, MI, and CA, my accent is all screwed up.
Violet1966
08-07-2007, 08:42 PM
ravital,
"John,
y'oughta visit Boston sometime :)"
The GREAT disappointment of the last trip was missing out on Boston. Got to NYC and ran out of time. I really wanted to see the Church - "One if by land........"
I met a bloke on a bus in Hawaii who came from Chicago. I could not understand a word he said.
John
The Old North Church. I've seen it but have never been inside it. You can see it from a few areas when you hit Boston. If you ever find your way to Boston, you have to see the USS Constitution. Beautiful old ship. You can go on her and everything and there's a museum to see with lots of cool info about the ship.
http://www.oldnorth.com/hist.htm
http://www.ussconstitution.navy.mil/
Stephen King makes a point out of including the Maine accent in most of his writing...and "ay yup" is all through his books. along with "ayuh" or something close to that lol.
King is originally from the Portland area, not that far from here. He used to do speeches in high schools in the area. My friend who's school was one that he visited, said he's a total Maine hick. Ayuh is probably more accurate to what it sounds like. I always laugh when I hear a die hard Mainer. LOL ;)
New Englanders!
I am guilty, but have corrected many.
Egg, leg, beg etc... all ending in AYG sound.
Onion. Pronounced Ung-Yun.
Those took me months to correct.
Here is a goodie... how do you pronounce the worth LITHE?
I lost some money to Barb on that!
:l:
Fiona
08-08-2007, 02:30 PM
interesting to try to explain how we pronounce something with different accents.
Lithe, the first part sounds like lie with the th being drawn out, not a short stop.
like bathe
goes to look it up.
Brazbit
08-08-2007, 05:16 PM
Here is a goodie... how do you pronounce the worth LITHE?Like lies but with a lisp. ;) It almost rhymes with Life.
The E is silent and does not modify the pronunciation.
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ethics
08-08-2007, 05:20 PM
Really? I would have thought it "liiiiith"
Violet1966
08-09-2007, 12:15 AM
Lithe no strong i and th that's sounded out like when you say bathe? LOL
Fiona
08-09-2007, 12:38 AM
I disagree braz... and so does dictionary.com
the th is drawn out like bathe
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/lithe
the e makes it so.
I disagree braz... and so does dictionary.com
the th is drawn out like bathe
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/lithe
the e makes it so.
Anybody got login for Oxfords?
I always say "lie-thuh". I was corrected, looked it up (cannot remember where) and indeed saw it was "lith" as in "sith"... as in "dark side of the force".
Hmmm...
:whistle:
joseftu
08-09-2007, 11:22 AM
Your wish is my command, Mr. Corvus.
The OED gives the pronunciation as laIð. For those not familiar with IPA phonetic spelling, that's l (as in "lollipop"), aI (which is the diphthong we hear in the word "buy"), and the Old English letter ð (eth) which is used to represent the th- sound we hear in....
wait for it......
"then," or "bathe."
The final -e is silent, exactly as in in "bathe."
Hmmm. Maybe I can get my money back!
:haha:
ethics
08-09-2007, 12:10 PM
So it IS Liiithe? Not Lithe as in Life?
joseftu
08-09-2007, 12:16 PM
Not sure if you're asking about the "i" sound. That part is very similar to "life."
But say the -th in "bath," and then the -the in "bathe."
"Lithe" is like "bathe," not "bath."
ethics
08-09-2007, 12:17 PM
Yah, more concerned about the I sound. :)
Fiona
08-09-2007, 03:33 PM
Where's my money!
ethics
08-09-2007, 04:16 PM
Yah yah...:)
Yah, more concerned about the I sound. :)
Yeah still not clear here.
I as in "eye" or I as in "with"?
If I as in "with" then Barb be right.
Fiona
08-09-2007, 04:20 PM
barb is wrong.
(runs and hides)
It's a long i, and in lie, life, die, wife, five
and the th is drawn out like bathe
:)
joseftu
08-09-2007, 04:58 PM
Jeez, does no one read what I type? Domh! (I'm lecturing again) :).
Go back and read my answer above. Did I not say, "aI (which is the diphthong we hear in the word "buy")."
How do you pronounce "buy"?
Fiona is right. 100% right. (Sorry to Barb!)
Stiofán
08-28-2007, 07:37 PM
So is it ma-yo-naise or manaise? :lol:
SixofNine
08-28-2007, 07:41 PM
Jeet?
(did you eat?)
North Jersey and thereabouts. :)
So is it ma-yo-naise or manaise? :lol:
Actually it's "Miracle Whip" labeled or identified verbally as "manaise", by the sandwich counter person when they ask if you want it on your sandwich. (Anyone who can't tell the difference between mayonnaise and Miracle Whip couldn't tell the difference between lard and butter.)
Violet1966
08-28-2007, 09:36 PM
Jeet?
(did you eat?)
North Jersey and thereabouts. :)
Ok it's close. If I say it without thinking "didja eat" is how it sounds from me. LOL It could be said both ways I guess. Maybe a heavier accent would sound more like "ja-eet" or "jeet".
LMAO People up here tease me all the time on how I say coffee. I can be in a restaurant, and as soon as I order a coffee, they ask me where I'm from. Annoying. LOL I say it "caw-fee". Freaks up here say "caf-ee". I'm sorry but "caf-ee" just does not sound right to me. I'll never go out of my way to say it the way they do.
Fiona
08-29-2007, 02:16 AM
Actually it's "Miracle Whip" labeled or identified verbally as "manaise", *fingers in ears... lalalalalalalalalala :shake:
Kluge
08-30-2007, 09:43 AM
Especially from newsreaders etc...
My blood boils (silently) whenever I hear somebody pronounce homogenous as Homo Genius. And it's not like you ever hear it from somebody who's pronunciations you could complain about.
ethics
08-30-2007, 09:55 AM
My blood boils (silently) whenever I hear somebody pronounce homogenous as Homo Genius.
LMAO!
Mighta been mentioned but...
One of my all time most hated mispronunciations?
Mis-pro-NOUNCE-i-ations.
:banghead:
Copzilla
08-30-2007, 04:38 PM
Ok it's close. If I say it without thinking "didja eat" is how it sounds from me. LOL It could be said both ways I guess. Maybe a heavier accent would sound more like "ja-eet" or "jeet".
LMAO People up here tease me all the time on how I say coffee. I can be in a restaurant, and as soon as I order a coffee, they ask me where I'm from. Annoying. LOL I say it "caw-fee". Freaks up here say "caf-ee". I'm sorry but "caf-ee" just does not sound right to me. I'll never go out of my way to say it the way they do.
This is funny. It's part of Blue Collar Comedy Tour.
Question:
"Jeetyet?"
Answer:
"Yontoo?"
Fiona
08-30-2007, 04:40 PM
I was gonna put yontoo a while back as it's a favorite... but could not think how to spell it. hahaha
Violet1966
09-07-2007, 02:42 AM
yoontoo! LOL :rofl:
Cariad
09-07-2007, 08:27 AM
Oh my there are hundreds that make me cringe and my biggest pet peeve - leaving the t out of water and quarter and replacing it with an r.
Most that make me cringe are accent related - I love you all but oh my God, American English is horrible.
One of my kids at camp asked me to find a photo depicting some dance. Name of the dance ended in the word "hop" - it only has 3 letters but she needed to write it down so I could understand what she was saying - she pronounced it haap. What's with sticking in an 'A' when it's an 'O'?
SixofNine
09-07-2007, 09:17 AM
Most that make me cringe are accent related - I love you all but oh my God, American English is horrible.
Bloody 'ell!
:biggrin:
MNeedham73
09-07-2007, 09:36 AM
You said it wrong, Brian. You must drop out the D so it sounds something like "Bluh-ee" :biggrin:
Cariad
09-07-2007, 09:45 AM
Drop the 'd' ? I think you need to go have an hearing test :)
MNeedham73
09-07-2007, 09:51 AM
Not really...heard it pronounced like that plenty of times by folks with a Cockney accent :)
SixofNine
09-07-2007, 09:59 AM
Not really...heard it pronounced like that plenty of times by folks with a Cockney accent :)
Yes, very East End.
Cariad
09-07-2007, 10:07 AM
I have never heard it pronounced d'less and I lived with 3 girls from London when I first came to the States, one of them still a good friend. They actually pronounce it with a double 'd' (as in bladder) and they sit on the 'a' a lot longer. - blaaddy 'ewl
Now many cockneys don't say bloody hell, they'll say bleeding hell, and this is where they leave the 'd ' off. I don't know how to spell it even so I uploaded me saying it :)