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Pronunciations that drive you mad

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    #212
    im invisible
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,372 ✭✭✭im invisible


    rusty_racer94 wrote: »
    'Noob' is 'nube'.
    noob, rhymes with tube, lube, boob, no?


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    #213
    Michael Weston
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭Michael Weston


    The way Brian Dowling say's "just eat dut ie" instead of dot ie in the advertisement. He's from Kildare the pretentious fcukin gimp. It does my head in.


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    #214
    The King of Moo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭The King of Moo


    im invisible wrote: »
    noob, rhymes with tube, lube, boob, no?

    I'd say both "noob" and "nube" are acceptable, seeing as the word comes from "new" which has similar variations in pronunciation between American and British/Hiberno-English, though the American pronunciation ("nooze") does seem to be becoming more common here.
    It certainly seems to the standard pronunciation on RTÉ now.


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    #215
    rusty_racer94
    Registered Users Posts: 866 ✭✭✭rusty_racer94


    im invisible wrote: »
    noob, rhymes with tube, lube, boob, no?

    'Tube' and 'Lube' don't sound like 'boob'. 'Noob' sounds like 'Boob'.


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    #216
    grohlisagod
    Registered Users Posts: 1,998 ✭✭✭grohlisagod


    Pelanty and Lack-si-daisical.

    Drives me spare. Especially from football commentators.


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    #217
    [Deleted User]
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    rusty_racer94 wrote: »
    'Tube' and 'Lube' don't sound like 'boob'. 'Noob' sounds like 'Boob'.

    The only accent I can imagine them not sounding alike is a posh English accent:

    Teeoo-b, Leeoo-b.

    But I'd pronounce them:

    Choob, loob.


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    #218
    Wattle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,075 ✭✭✭Wattle


    People who pronounce Haiti as High-Eatty. Heard it in a load of news reports when they had that massive earthquake. 'And now over to High-Eatty'. WTF :confused:


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    #219
    Odats
    Registered Users Posts: 767 ✭✭✭Odats


    Wattle wrote: »
    People who pronounce Haiti as High-Eatty. Heard it in a load of news reports when they had that massive earthquake. 'And now over to High-Eatty'. WTF :confused:

    Not to be pedantic but that is the way it is pronounced in Haitian Creole. Ayiti is the Creole for Haiti.

    Lived there for over a year and it's a crazy country with some beautiful people and places but that's another topic.


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    #220
    LordSutch
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    Sea Filly wrote: »
    I say heightH. I'm not trying to be posh, it's just never been any other way for me. :confused:

    Do you still say Heigth?


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    #221
    Wattle
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    Odats wrote: »
    Not to be pedantic but that is the way it is pronounced in Haitian Creole. Ayiti is the Creole for Haiti.

    Lived there for over a year and it's a crazy country with some beautiful people and places but that's another topic.

    Fair enough then. I always thought it was pronounced Hate-i


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    #222
    Skerries
    Registered Users Posts: 12,345 ✭✭✭✭Skerries


    Abi wrote: »
    I remember the first time I heard it being pronounced this way, and having asked him to repeat it several times because I couldn't understand him, I got him to spell it. I couldn't believe it.

    do you say it like 2 words, fore and head?
    I would blur the 2 so it sounds more like for-id
    Untitled Image




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    #223
    Rinker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 236 ✭✭Rinker


    ChicaRgo
    pacific rather than specific


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    #224
    CakeImp
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    People who say "sith" instead of "sixth"."Defin-eye-tely" , "Nuculur" instead of "new-clear". "Gordee" instead of "Gardai".
    I knew a girl who always said "rarely?" instead of "really?". She also said "swin" instead of swing".
    "Barbadoes" instead of "Barbaydos".


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    Memory Of 98
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    CakeImp wrote: »
    People who say "sith" instead of "sixth"."Defin-eye-tely" , "Nuculur" instead of "new-clear". "Gordee" instead of "Gardai".
    I knew a girl who always said "rarely?" instead of "really?". She also said "swin" instead of swing".
    "Barbadoes" instead of "Barbaydos".

    Is this person from Kerry by any chance? I know a girl from Kerry, she pronounces Gardai quite similar to how you have written it.


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    #226
    St.Spodo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,027 ✭✭✭St.Spodo


    CakeImp wrote: »
    People who say "sith" instead of "sixth"."Defin-eye-tely" , "Nuculur" instead of "new-clear". "Gordee" instead of "Gardai".
    I knew a girl who always said "rarely?" instead of "really?". She also said "swin" instead of swing".
    "Barbadoes" instead of "Barbaydos".

    It's pronounced ''nnnnnngardai''!


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    #227
    Firegaurd
    Registered Users Posts: 109 ✭✭Firegaurd


    OK not a pronunciation but something that has really being getting on my nerves lately is people using magic as a verb.

    E.g. We can't magic up the money.

    What makes it worse now is I seem to hear it more and more often. Or maybe it's just I notice it more. And more annoying is I'm hearing it on Newstalk and RTE1 when politicians are speaking about the Economy.


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    #228
    Adamas
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 66 ✭✭Adamas


    I hear some people saying "What are ya aytin?" (What are you eating)

    and "I put the car in meutral" (I put the car in neutral (gear))

    Don't know if these are particularly Mayo sayings.

    "I went over to Swinsford" (I went over to Swinford)

    and "I went to Char-less-town" for I went to Charlestown (Charles' town).

    "I clum the Reek lasht weekend" (I climbed the Reek (Croagh Patrick) last weekend).

    "Wheelbarra" for wheelbarrow.


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    Adamas
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    St.Spodo wrote: »
    It's pronounced ''nnnnnngardai''!

    Or maybe even "Goordee" if you are from Blackrock, and "a pint of Heineken" is "a point of Hoyniken".


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    #230
    saa
    Registered Users Posts: 2,194 ✭✭✭saa


    ROWTE.


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    #231
    dxhound2005
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    Firegaurd wrote: »
    OK not a pronunciation but something that has really being getting on my nerves lately is people using magic as a verb.

    E.g. We can't magic up the money.

    What makes it worse now is I seem to hear it more and more often. Or maybe it's just I notice it more. And more annoying is I'm hearing it on Newstalk and RTE1 when politicians are speaking about the Economy.

    Nothing wrong with that according to my dictionary.


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    #232
    CakeImp
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    Memory Of 98 wrote: »
    Is this person from Kerry by any chance? I know a girl from Kerry, she pronounces Gardai quite similar to how you have written it.

    No she was from Dublin


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    #233
    aligator_am
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    I'm convinced that poxy radio accent is a form of brainwashing on staff.

    My housemate used to speak with a relatively average Dublin accent until she started in a radio station, couple of months later, roundabout became roundaboutsh, what became whash, bye became byeya and I started getting emails each week wishing happy friday!!!

    Is "bleedin' rappeh" still working at RTE or is he in the workhouse now? if he's still free then get him to do the news, or do a weeklong special named "Tubridy and Rapeh, a tale of two *****"


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    #234
    Martyn1989
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭Martyn1989


    Dead Kennedys wrote: »
    Gaaaaarrrrrdeee....The RTE pronunciation of Gardai.

    They say 'Gordjee'


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    #235
    PandaX9
    Registered Users Posts: 1,584 ✭✭✭PandaX9


    Nothing worse than con-TROV-a-see instead of controversy.

    And priv-ih-see instead of pri-va-see. I mean, you wouldn't normally say prov-et instead of pri-vate so I don't understand people who can say private but not privacy..


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    #236
    Memory Of 98
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    Bleeding and Yolk.

    I knew a girl from Dublin, every time she would be angry at something she would label it a

    Bleeeeeeddddiiinnnnn Poxxyyyyy Yowwwwk


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    #237
    demanufactured
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭demanufactured


    Prople using letters to count...
    Number A
    Number B etc...
    The physical treaty...

    All these were heard at a local council meeting...


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    #238
    lazernuts
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭lazernuts


    SNORBEAST wrote: »
    Tony Fenton Toon= Tune
    Michael McMullen- Every thing that comes out of his mouth
    Matt Cooper- Saherday= Saturday

    Matt Cooper also says 'Eggs Cetera'. It's 'Et' for chrissake !!!!


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    #239
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users Posts: 20,789 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    PandaX9 wrote: »
    Nothing worse than con-TROV-a-see instead of controversy.

    And priv-ih-see instead of pri-va-see. I mean, you wouldn't normally say prov-et instead of pri-vate so I don't understand people who can say private but not privacy..

    Both forms of Controversy are acceptable. Both forms of Privacy are acceptable, one is American. You can check them here.

    http://www.howjsay.com/


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    #240
    hcass
    Registered Users Posts: 628 ✭✭✭hcass


    Nearly everyone I know says Filum instead of film. Its rare you meet someone that says it correctly.

    And pattren instead of pattern.


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    dxhound2005
    Registered Users Posts: 20,789 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    saa wrote: »
    ROWTE.

    The American pronounciation of Route.


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