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Most annoying mispronunciation
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FunLover18 wrote: »I would run the last 2 syllables together as opposed to the first 2:
as in con-tribewt rather than contri-bewt
does that make sense?
The accent is on the second syllable, as in conTRIBute.
It is also on the second syllable in conTRIButed.
The accent moves to the third syllable when one pronounces the noun
contribUtion.
Some people incorrectly pronounce conTRIButed as contribUted.
They do the same with disTRIButed, calling it distribUted.
Really annoying when you hear journalists and reporters do it.
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The accent is on the second syllable, as in conTRIBute.
It is also on the second syllable in conTRIButed.
The accent moves to the third syllable when one pronounces the noun
contribUtion.
Some people incorrectly pronounce conTRIButed as contribUted.
They do the same with disTRIButed, calling it distribUted.
Really annoying when you hear journalists and reporters do it.
I totally agree on contribute but even though the accent changes from one syllable to another the sounds never change. Whereas with advertisement adVERTisment suddenly becomes advertISEing; does the 'e' in advertisement not change the 'i' into a long vowel?0 -
FunLover18 wrote: »I totally agree on contribute but even though the accent changes from one syllable to another the sounds never change. Whereas with advertisement adVERTisment suddenly becomes advertISEing; does the 'e' in advertisement not change the 'i' into a long vowel?
AdVERTisement is the standard British pronunciation.
Americans tend to say advertIZEment.
Guess that is why so many here are pronouncing it as such!
Re advertisement and advertising, one is a noun and the other is part of a verb.
The accents are not always the same on the various syllables, as we saw above
in contribution and contributed!
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AdVERTisement is the standard British pronunciation.
Americans tend to say advertIZEment.
Guess that is why so many here are pronouncing it as such!
I pronounce that way because the 'e' indicates to me that the 'i' should be a long vowel as it does in 'enfranchisement' and 'silent'.
Apparently is comes from the French 'advertissement' which explains why it is pronounced as you say but given the modern spelling it makes no sense.Re advertisement and advertising, one is a noun and the other is part of a verb.
The accents are not always the same on the various syllables, as we saw above
in contribution and contributed!
Yes but the sounds don't change. At no point does it become 'contributt' or 'conTRIBEewt.0 -
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There's a recent trend of pronouncing Taoiseach and Tánaiste as THaoiseach and THániste with thick 'TH's at the start. It's just odd as that particular sound doesn't exist in Irish. It just sounds wrong and pretty horrible. Very common on Dublin radio stations.
Marginally preferable for me to the appalling Tea-shock which abounds as well.
And while we're on politics, Fine Gwale.
Although the other one, Fine (rhymes with wine) Gael, just makes me laugh, reminds me of childhood holidays down the west where they cleary knew of no other name for them
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Wise Old Elf wrote: »Not really a mispronunciation, but watching University Challenge, I can't figure out how they pronounce:
Magdalen as Maudlin, and
Caius as Keys
Just shows I'm not edumicated enough to attend an Oxbridge college with a funny name!
Try Featherstonehaugh, and see how you get on
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HeidiHeidi wrote: »Marginally preferable for me to the appalling Tea-shock which abounds as well.
And while we're on politics, Fine Gwale.
Although the other one, Fine (rhymes with wine) Gael, just makes me laugh, reminds me of childhood holidays down the west where they cleary knew of no other name for them
Oh dear, I pronounce it Tea-shock as well. What am I doing wrong? Why is it appalling??? Help!!!!!!!
(I also pronounce it **** also - but that's a different matter)0 -
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Oh dear, I pronounce it Tea-shock as well. What am I doing wrong? Why is it appalling??? Help!!!!!!!
(I also pronounce it **** also - but that's a different matter)
I'm afraid I can't do written descriptions of phonetics in English, never mind Irish!
But Tea-shock involves a hard T to start with, and a hard ck at the end.
Both should be soft - that's the best way I can describe it.
And I won't even begin to attempt to describe how the "aoi" should sound, except to say that most times I hear it it's way off.
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HeidiHeidi wrote: »Try Featherstonehaugh, and see how you get on
Or Beaulieu
Not a notion, but I'm also fairly sure I didn't pronounce Beauchamp as Beecham when I first saw it!0 -
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HeidiHeidi wrote: »I'm afraid I can't do written descriptions of phonetics in English, never mind Irish!
But Tea-shock involves a hard T to start with, and a hard ck at the end.
Both should be soft - that's the best way I can describe it.
And I won't even begin to attempt to describe how the "aoi" should sound, except to say that most times I hear it it's way off.
Very helpful, I'm sure
Dear HeidiHeidi (so good they named her twice)
You have my head wrecked now. Whats a soft T? Whats a hard T? Is it not just a T?
Whats a hard ck? Should I be trying to do a guttural occchhhhkk at the end to soften it (with a bit of flem coming out)? (Like Mary Wilson on Drivetime).
Now, whats this about the 'aoi' sound? Some TG4 newsreaders spend at least 4 minutes pronouncing that..'aauuooooiiiweeeeee'...kinda thing.
Do I need bad hair and sandals with socks and a ruddy complexion to get the right tone?0 -
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HeidiHeidi wrote: »I'm afraid I can't do written descriptions of phonetics in English, never mind Irish!
But Tea-shock involves a hard T to start with, and a hard ck at the end.
Both should be soft - that's the best way I can describe it.
And I won't even begin to attempt to describe how the "aoi" should sound, except to say that most times I hear it it's way off.
Very helpful, I'm sure
at th start it's a combination of a hard T sound and a th sound and at the end it almost like the ch sound at the end of the the german word "Ich" when correctly pronounced.0 -
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FunLover18 wrote: »It's actually pronounced ARKitect
Yes I know that, he still cannot pronounce it0 -
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Tree instead of three (3).
Tirty tree, trett (threat).
Thought meaning taught.
Taught meaning thought.
True meaning through.
Thigh-land
I think you are overly obsessed with the whole Thigh-land thing.
http://www.boards.ie/search/submit/?thread=2056916011&query=thigh0 -
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