Pronounciation

LeeHoffmann · 31-10-2012 09:05PM

Ahhhh iss-you and al-oo-minum are the 2 that drive me mad too, especially iss-you :mad: :pac:

dxhound2005 · 31-10-2012 09:39PM

LeeHoffmann wrote: »

Ahhhh iss-you and al-oo-minum are the 2 that drive me mad too, especially iss-you :mad: :pac:

There are three different pronounciations of Issue give in the Merriman Webster dictionary, an American publication. Like with many other words there is no point in insisting that only one form of pronounciation is correct.

is·sue
noun \ˈi-(ˌ)shü, chiefly Southern ˈi-shə, chiefly British ˈis-(ˌ)yü\

You can listen to two of the variations here.

http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=issue

Aluminum is found in 50 dictionaries on Onelook as against 42 for Aluminium.

http://www.onelook.com/?w=aluminum&ls=a

Both are accepted as standard and if the American version gains more currency here over time it is just the way language evolves and nothing to get annoyed over.

LeeHoffmann · 31-10-2012 09:55PM

Like with many other words there is no point in insisting that only one form of pronounciation is correct.

There is. It bugs me :pac:

ahuminahumina · 01-11-2012 12:23AM

Suh-hum instead of something.

WatchWolf · 01-11-2012 01:13AM

Fill-um for film.

MJ23 · 01-11-2012 01:15AM

In-sure-dance
gubberment
Sahurrda
buhhur

ahuminahumina · 01-11-2012 01:23AM

I've heard butter as buhhur, buther, busser (in the D4) and of course budder in the US...

LordSutch · 01-11-2012 11:52AM

9959 wrote: »

Bananas

Potatoes.

BizzyC · 01-11-2012 11:59AM

Ferarri vs. "Frarri"

Or Niché
hate when people say "nitch"

Leopardi · 01-11-2012 12:05PM

drumlover22 wrote: »

So any pronounciations of words that annoy any of the AHer's here?

When people assume that "nutting" is preferable to "not-en".

ruthloss · 01-11-2012 12:08PM

Clique.

It's pronounced kleek., not 'click'

The King of Moo · 01-11-2012 04:36PM

BizzyC wrote: »

Ferarri vs. "Frarri"

Or Niché
hate when people say "nitch"

That'd also, strictly, be wrong though. There's no accent on the "e," so it sounds like "neesh."

MadsL · 01-11-2012 04:49PM

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Manchester United have won themselves a pelenty.

It's 'pen-al-tay' George.

Not pen-al-tee

Judgement Day · 07-11-2012 10:16PM

Here's one - I grew up pronouncing the Galtee Mountains as the Gall Tee rather than Galt Tee. My son came home from school today and called them Galt Tee - should I get him speech therapy or get counselling for myself.

PS I probably have issues as I used to pronounce Thurles to rhyme with Earls.

stoneill · 07-11-2012 10:21PM

The King of Moo wrote: »

I have to say there's some sensible posting on here, and there's some real nitpicking.

I assume everyone pronounces words like "flower" and "car" the "correct" way, with the "r" silent?

Were not from feckin' Boston -

The One Who Knocks · 07-11-2012 10:25PM

Fair enough, I pronunced nike llike "nike" not "nike-eeee" until I heard an ad for it....

can't stand people who say scon, instead of scone,.....it's like calling a throne a thron!

The King of Moo · 07-11-2012 10:34PM

stoneill wrote: »

Were not from feckin' Boston -

Nor is anyone from England.

jingler · 07-11-2012 10:42PM

Maybe someone can puzzle me this one. It's always been a word I've wondered about...
I pronounce 'kilometre' as kil-om-eter. I recall my English teacher saying that is the correct pronounciation. Why then do news readers pronounce it kil-O-meter? Which is correct?

The King of Moo · 07-11-2012 10:47PM

jingler wrote: »

Maybe someone can puzzle me this one. It's always been a word I've wondered about...
I pronounce 'kilometre' as kil-om-eter. I recall my English teacher saying that is the correct pronounciation. Why then do news readers pronounce it kil-O-meter? Which is correct?

Both are correct, though the latter would follow the standard pattern of pronunciation for metric units of measurement which places the stress on the first syllable.

jingler · 07-11-2012 10:52PM

Thanks King. I have always cringed at the KilOmetre and secretly sneered the fool who'd pronounce it incorrectly:rolleyes:. I shall change my sneering ways thanks to you.

BOHtox · 08-11-2012 12:42AM

your-in-all or your-ayn-all?

The King of Moo · 08-11-2012 12:46AM

BOHtox wrote: »

your-in-all or your-ayn-all?

Again, both are correct. The former is the American pronunciation, which changes the pronunciation of the middle syllable, probably to make the word sound less like "urine" and thus more "polite."

The latter is the British pronunciation and could thus be considered more correct for Irish people, as our English is predominantly based on British English.

dxhound2005 · 08-11-2012 01:35AM

Jamez735 wrote: »

Fair enough, I pronunced nike llike "nike" not "nike-eeee" until I heard an ad for it....

can't stand people who say scon, instead of scone,.....it's like calling a throne a thron!

I asked the maid in dulcet tone
To order me a buttered scone
The silly girl has been and gone
And ordered me a buttered scone

http://www.wargs.com/misc/poem.html

donegal_road · 08-11-2012 03:01AM

AA roadwatch on Today fm. D4 pronunciation of 'roundabout' = rind-about

and while Im at it, D4 off = oaf,

wonderful = wenderful (Rachel Allen)

barbecue = boar becue

and so on

Promac · 08-11-2012 04:25AM

Got about 2 pages in before skipping to the end.

Adidas is pronounced ahdi-dahs not a-dee-das. The reason being it's named after the founder, Adolf (Adi) Dassler. Interestingly, his brother Rudolf Dassler founded Puma and originally called it Ruda (Ru-dolf Da-ssler). Both of them joined the Nazi party and Adi spent the war making boots for the wehrmacht while Rudi got captured by the Americans.

mauzo · 08-11-2012 04:36AM

How do you pronounce praline?

I always pronounced it praw-line

My friend says pray-leen

CorsetIsTight · 08-11-2012 05:28AM

mauzo wrote: »

How do you pronounce praline?

I always pronounced it praw-line

My friend says pray-leen

I say prah-leen.

(Let's call the whole thing off.)

im invisible · 08-11-2012 05:32AM

mauzo wrote: »

How do you pronounce praline?

I always pronounced it praw-line

My friend says pray-leen

i have never heard it pronounced either of those ways.

mauzo · 08-11-2012 05:35AM

im invisible wrote: »

i have never heard it pronounced either of those ways.

Yeah, I don't say it often obviously, but when I do I get annoyed. I just don't know how to say it...

I also call a dressing gown a house coat. I'm the only person I know that does this.

The King of Moo · 08-11-2012 09:20AM

mauzo wrote: »

How do you pronounce praline?

I always pronounced it praw-line

My friend says pray-leen

If you had to choose one pronunciation it'd be "prah-lean" (here), but people use few variations, with "praw-lean" the most common.

I always think it's futile to insist on standard pronunciations of loanwords.

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