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Strange word strangulation

  • 08-05-2014 11:57am
    #1
    AngusB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭


    Yesterday on the Pat Kenny Show (I forget the context) Pat tried to say the well known childrens program "Sesame Street", and the word came out as "Cess-a-may" . He also regularly pronounces "Leman Brothers " as "Lay-man" .

    Irish radio seems to be littered with many strange word prononucations and I wondered did anyone else notice?


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  • #2
    Chip Whitley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭Chip Whitley


    AngusB wrote: »
    Yesterday on the Pat Kenny Show (I forget the context) Pat tried to say the well known childrens program "Sesame Street", and the word came out as "Cess-a-may" . He also regularly pronounces "Leman Brothers " as "Lay-man" .

    Irish radio seems to be littered with many strange word prononucations and I wondered did anyone else notice?

    Well Leman Brothers is actually Lehman Brothers, so he's got the right pronunciation there I would think.


  • #3
    AngusB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭AngusB


    The Incredible Hulk wrote: »
    Well Leman Brothers is actually Lehman Brothers, so he's got the right pronunciation there I would think.

    While you are right in the spelling, if you think Lehman brothers is pronounced "lay-man" then we have to disagree :-) The CEO pronounces it "lee-man" and not "lay-man"

    Gerry Ryan used to refer to his "fore-ther" often on his show, which most people pronounce "fá-ther"


  • #4
    Chip Whitley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭Chip Whitley


    AngusB wrote: »
    While you are right in the spelling, if you think Lehman brothers is pronounced "lay-man" then we have to disagree :-) The CEO pronounces it "lee-man" and not "lay-man"

    Gerry Ryan used to refer to his "fore-ther" often on his show, which most people pronounce "fá-ther"

    I stand corrected so! :)


  • #5
    real rocker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 640 ✭✭✭real rocker


    AngusB wrote: »
    While you are right in the spelling, if you think Lehman brothers is pronounced "lay-man" then we have to disagree :-) The CEO pronounces it "lee-man" and not "lay-man"

    Gerry Ryan used to refer to his "fore-ther" often on his show, which most people pronounce "fá-ther"

    Maybe we are all laymen when it comes to pronunciation. It might improve Further Along The Grammar Road.


  • #6
    AngusB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭AngusB


    real rocker wrote: »
    Maybe we are all laymen when it comes to pronunciation. It might improve Further Along The Grammar Road.

    I like your use of words!

    what interests me is why so often on the radio we hear these strangulation of words. Pat Kenny calling "sesame street" "Cess-a-may" street was a real marmalade dropper!


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