Mispronunciations that annoy you.

checkyabadself

One of my pet hates is the mispronunciation of words. While watching the six o'clock news on rte one yesterday Brian Dobson repeatedly said how "tree-men-jus" things were. It really gets up my nose when people mispronounce words, especially when uttered by a journalist.

Antarctica is also frequently pronounced Antartica. Espresso is widely pronounced Expresso. Similarly et cetera is frequently pronounced ex cetera.
Often is nearly always, incorrectly pronounced "off ten" as opposed to offen.

What mispronunciations drive you crazy ?

Seachmall

A friend of mine says "Supposebly".

Not too annoying but still irritating when drunk.

Dravokivich

eh... that's an "Accent" you are gowing on about.

The King of Moo

"Issue" as "iss-you" instead of "ishoo". Seems so affected.
Also, a little different: "irregardless". It's not a word and doesn't make sense!

And Irish people saying "noos" instead of "news"

bleg

"pacific" instead of "specific"

kfallon

checkyabadself wrote: »

One of my pet hates is the mispronunciation of words. While watching the six o'clock news on rte one yesterday Brian Dobson repeatedly said how "tree-men-jus" things were. It really gets up my nose when people mispronounce words, especially when uttered by a journalist.

If you think he is bad listen to Dessie Scahill commentating on Irish Horse Racing, he uses that same pronounciation about once a meeting!

Babooshka

I am not sure I understand your post, can you please be more pacific?

AnonoBoy

The name Michelle.

It's not Meechelle.

Thanks Enda.

bleg

Babooshka wrote: »

I am not sure I understand your post, can you please be more pacific?

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU:mad::mad:

Fratton Fred

What the **** does ament mean?

Surely it is aren't

Chnandler Bong

Yellow: Yella:mad:
Keith Fahy: Faughy:mad:
The Media: The Meeja:mad:
Cold: Could:mad:
Discipline: Dis-ip-lin:mad:

Babooshka

bleg wrote: »

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU:mad::mad:

Look at the time, we both typed it and you won by point something seconds....

Osgoodisgood

checkyabadself wrote: »

Often is nearly always, incorrectly pronounced "off ten" as opposed to offen.

I feel your pain on all except this one.

Yourdictionary.com
Usage Note: During the 15th century English experienced a widespread loss of certain consonant sounds within consonant clusters, as the (d) in handsome and handkerchief, the (p) in consumption and raspberry, and the (t) in chestnut and often. In this way the consonant clusters were simplified and made easier to articulate. With the rise of public education and literacy and, consequently, people's awareness of spelling in the 19th century, sounds that had become silent sometimes were restored, as is the case with the t in often, which is now frequently pronounced. In other similar words, such as soften and listen, the t generally remains silent.

mikemac

Book becomes bewk when you go to Louth

hos-ta--pal
V-hickel. It's vey-ickle dammit! Gardai learn this in Templemore
Renault is ren-o and not ren-ould

Babooshka

Fratton Fred wrote: »

What the **** does ament mean?

Surely it is aren't

It's amn't and it should not be classed as an annoying mispronunciation as it is not mixing one word up with another it is an invention by the Irish as far as I know, and it's one of the more useful ones. Amn't I not?

Big Nasty

Cant!:pac:

Fratton Fred

Babooshka wrote: »

It's amn't and it should not be classed as an annoying mispronunciation as it is not mixing one word up with another it is an invention by the Irish as far as I know, and it's one of the more useful ones. Amn't I not?

Am not I not??

Babooshka

Nucular

Babooshka

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Am not I not??

You have to hear it said to appreciate how good it sounds, it's not supposed to make sense, but it's not a mispronunciation either, so it doesn't actually belong in this thread.

Bannasidhe

Mod-ren....that's just wrong! FFS mod-ern...mod- ERN! How hard can it be?

Gulliver

Mispronunciations don't annoy me as such, but I thought Dobbo's tremendous was a bit strange.

Here's a few local gems:

chim-blee instead of chim-knee
frik-en-ed instead of fright-nnd (it's a Sligo thing)
im-besss-isle instead of im-buh-ceel
thot-th instead of thaut
aye instead of yes :pac:

Zapho

The american pronounciation of "Ireland" annoys me.

The King of Moo

Of course there's the classic:

"pronounciation". Well done OP for avoiding it.

(Though it's an understandable one to make, and I haven't checked to see if anyone else has made it ITT )

Babooshka

Brillant

walshb

checkyabadself wrote: »

One of my pet hates is the mispronunciation of words. While watching the six o'clock news on rte one yesterday Brian Dobson repeatedly said how "tree-men-jus" things were. It really gets up my nose when people mispronounce words, especially when uttered by a journalist.

Antarctica is also frequently pronounced Antartica. Espresso is widely pronounced Expresso. Similarly et cetera is frequently pronounced ex cetera.
Often is nearly always, incorrectly pronounced "off ten" as opposed to offen.

What mispronunciations drive you crazy ?

Tremendous is the one I find most mispronounced; and why? It's not like it's a tongue twister. I don't get it.

Modern? Most people say Modrin.

JackM_79

Marty Morresssey's 'Daybooo'

also when people ask for a 'package of crips' instead of a 'packet of crisps'

walshb

Babooshka wrote: »

Nucular

I thought that was just George W Bush?

Big Nasty

Hemlet!:cool:

Seachmall

Zapho wrote: »

The american pronounciation of "Ireland" annoys me.

AIRland.

**** sake.

HavingCrack

I pronounced publican as pub-lish-in for the guts of 2 years before anyone corrected me :eek:

Zapho wrote: »

The american pronounciation of "Ireland" annoys me.

Someone told me before that because of their accent they find it very difficult to pronounce Ireland in the same way that we do. Could be bull**** for all I know though.

louise5754

Not sure if this is classed as mispronunciations but I hate when people say O (letter) instead of 0(number) when saying their phone number. Its even on voicemails by the phone companys they deal pirmarily with numbers for Gods sake yet when you go to voicemail its 'You have reached the voicemail of O87 etc instead of ZERO87.Sorry rant over

thecornflake

"no" when she really means "yes".

--Kaiser--

bleg wrote: »

"pacific" instead of "specific"

That's not mispronouncing, that's being retarded

Wrighty82

Hocspital instead of hospital

and for some reason Chicargo instead of Chicago, dunno why, guess if a place was given a name people should call it that!

The King of Moo

checkyabadself wrote: »

One of my pet hates is the mispronunciation of words. While watching the six o'clock news on rte one yesterday Brian Dobson repeatedly said how "tree-men-jus" things were. It really gets up my nose when people mispronounce words, especially when uttered by a journalist.

Antarctica is also frequently pronounced Antartica. Espresso is widely pronounced Expresso. Similarly et cetera is frequently pronounced ex cetera.
Often is nearly always, incorrectly pronounced "off ten" as opposed to offen.

What mispronunciations drive you crazy ?

The Antarctica one reminded me of the slushee machines I saw in the cinema at the weekend with "ARTIC" emblazoned all over them :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Osgoodisgood

It's Peugeot ok! I don't know what a Pyoogeot is and I don't want to drive one.

Babooshka

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

That's not mispronouncing, that's being retarded

Ree-Tord

HavingCrack

This one doesn't annoy me but I always found it a strange one. People always say Crow Park instead of Croke Park.

alexa5x5

Sal-it instead of salad :mad:
Although I do say pa-garmers instead of pajamas

coco_lola

Owdi instead of Awwdi. (Audi).

It irritates me.

Gulliver

Osgoodisgood wrote: »

It's Peugeot ok! I don't know what a Pyoogeot is and I don't want to drive one.

Sure isn't it Purrr-joe. Next thing you'll giving out about Ren-alt.

Wrighty82

Also Aviva instead of Landsdowne Road. The oddest thing!

Pherekydes

I hope to hear George Hamilton saying 'sikth' on Saturday night.

"...and Messi gets Barcelona's sikth..."

Millons and billons also drive me insane.

celtictiger32

Wrighty82 wrote: »

Hocspital instead of hospital

and for some reason Chicargo instead of Chicago, dunno why, guess if a place was given a name people should call it that!

never heard that one but i hate when they say hostipal.

and it really annoys me the way the english pronounce some irish surnames.
mc grath = mc grat, moran = muraan aaaaaargh:mad:

oh ye and the way they say free instead of three

mikemac

Lead el
Lie dell
Lid el

Can someone clear this up for me? Which is correct? I use lie dell

Coeurdepirate

When people say 'troath' instead of 'throat'. Arghhhhhhhhhh

mikemac

celtictiger32 wrote: »

and it really annoys me the way the english pronounce some irish surnames.
mc grath = mc grat, moran = muraan aaaaaargh:mad:

Doc-herty and Cay-hill

Gulliver

The petrol-heads will murder me but why is it considered correct to say "coop" instead of "coo-pay". I don't know how many times I've been "corrected" by them. It's not a Cadillac and we're not in America, lads.

HavingCrack

feelingstressed wrote: »

Doc-herty and Cay-hill

Well they do the same in Belfast, Cathal becomes Caaall

Cay-hill is the worst :mad:

Azureus

I know people who pronounce theatre as thee-eht-ter, with a heavy foucus on the middle syllable. It might actually be the correct way, i don't know, but it bugs me!

The King of Moo

feelingstressed wrote: »

Lead el
Lie dell
Lid el

Can someone clear this up for me? Which is correct? I use lie dell

It's "Al-dee"

(But seriously, a German friend told me it's "Lee del", with not much emphasis on the "e" between the "d" and "l")