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Words that people mispronounce!

  • 03-07-2009 01:27PM
    #1
    Chocoholic84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 881 ✭✭✭Chocoholic84


    My friend says "recetchin" and opposed to "reception")

    Someone else I know said "demin" (denim)

    Ayone else got any?


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Comments

  • #2
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Turty tree and a turd.


  • #3
    javaboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,094 ✭✭✭✭javaboy


    Furty free and a furd.


  • #4
    ibarelycare
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,456 ✭✭✭✭ibarelycare


    SolFadeine instead of Solpadeine


  • #5
    WindSock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,239 ✭✭✭✭WindSock


    Expresso


  • #6
    ep71
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 281 ✭✭ep71


    hostipal
    praytees


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  • #7
    Sleipnir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,513 ✭✭✭Sleipnir


    Acklantic Ocean.
    Antartica.
    Crips.


  • #8
    Sulmac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,021 ✭✭✭Sulmac


    'Heighth' for height.


  • #9
    Dozen Wicked Words
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,325 ✭✭✭✭Dozen Wicked Words


    crinimal
    sangwich
    prostrate (instead of prostate)


  • #10
    Iang87
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭Iang87


    Mirror,

    i have heard many variations


  • #11
    mink_man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,454 ✭✭✭mink_man


    people say follyed instead of followed
    i know someone who says pumptured instead of punctured!


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  • #12
    IvyTheTerrible
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,949 ✭✭✭✭IvyTheTerrible


    DEE-monstration


  • #13
    Four-Percent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 873 ✭✭✭Four-Percent


    ugh.... this thread reminds me of Gerry Ryan yesterday, sh*teing on about a couple who got 16 toasters as a wedding present.... here's a little sample of his show:

    "1 thoaster, 2 thoasters, 3 thoasthers, 4 thoasters, 5 thoasters, 6 thoasters, 7 thoasters, 8 thoasters, 9 thoasters, 10 thoasters, 11 thoasters, 12 thoasters, 13 thoasters, 14 thoasters, 15 thoasters, 16 thoasters!

    :pac:


  • #14
    consultech
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,956 ✭✭✭consultech


    OP what's your problem, pacifically?


  • #15
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 24,755 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    probly

    goverment


  • #16
    Sleipnir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,513 ✭✭✭Sleipnir


    Advertizzment
    Advertiesment


  • #17
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Treemenjuss, that one seems to be a bit passe at this point, back in the 70s/80s
    it was still a popular word esp in the sticks.


  • #18
    murf313
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 442 ✭✭murf313


    guy i used to go to school with said

    cimena = cinema

    wesenday = wednesday

    pesghetti + spaghetti


  • #19
    latenia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,996 ✭✭✭latenia


    ibarelycare wrote: »
    SolFadeine instead of Solpadeine

    I think both exist in the UK-something to do with codeine content. An easy way to spot an ignorant person is their pronunciation of et cetera as ec cetera.


  • #20
    Chocoholic84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 881 ✭✭✭Chocoholic84


    craythur - creature
    schtick, shtay, shcrap, musshel, etc (culchie speak)


  • #21
    and2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 143 ✭✭and2


    some people say crisps instead of Tayto


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  • #22
    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,815 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    and2 wrote: »
    some people say crisps instead of Tayto

    Shouldn't that be the other way around? :confused:


  • #23
    PirateShampoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,404 ✭✭✭PirateShampoo


    Tree = Three
    Tanks = Thanks
    Tink = Think


  • #24
    ibarelycare
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,456 ✭✭✭✭ibarelycare


    latenia wrote: »
    I think both exist in the UK-something to do with codeine content. An easy way to spot an ignorant person is their pronunciation of et cetera as ec cetera.


    Yeah I hate that one :mad:

    People always mispronounce Thailand as "Thigh-land"

    Hate when people say "pacific" instead of "specific"


  • #25
    and2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 143 ✭✭and2


    Dord wrote: »
    Shouldn't that be the other way around? :confused:
    yeah! was hoping someone would point that out.


  • #26
    JimmyFloyd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 152 ✭✭JimmyFloyd


    Every bloody RTE newsreader says

    GOOORRR-THEEEEE for Gardai.


  • #27
    keano_afc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,713 ✭✭✭keano_afc


    People outside the Pale say commitTEE instead of committee.


  • #28
    CreepingDeath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,015 ✭✭✭CreepingDeath


    I pronouce "property developers" as "pack of thieving scum".


  • #29
    JimmyFloyd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 152 ✭✭JimmyFloyd


    And people who use the word "Package" in the place of "Packet"

    "Giz a PACKAGE ah crips!"


  • #30
    lucylu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,111 ✭✭✭lucylu


    hospickal hospital


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  • #31
    cosmic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,178 ✭✭✭cosmic


    Mischievous

    It wrecks my head when people say mischievious :mad:


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