What really obvious thing have you only just realised?

LisaLee · 14-01-2013 01:59AM

There was a character in a book I had as a child with a girl called Penelope in it. For ages I thought it was pronounced Pen-eh-lope, even though I knew the name from Thunderbirds.

Ditto Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter books, I thought it was pronounced Her-mee-own.

sadie06 · 14-01-2013 02:07AM

LisaLee wrote: »

There was a character in a book I had as a child with a girl called Penelope in it. For ages I thought it was pronounced Pen-eh-lope, even though I knew the name from Thunderbirds.

Ditto Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter books, I thought it was pronounced Her-mee-own.

When I first read The Catcher in the Rye many, many moons ago, I read the entire book pronouncing his sister's name (Phoebe) as Fobey in my head. Didn't realise my mistake until I started watching Friends.

I also remember being quite shocked in my mid-teens when I learned that people were in fact calling ugly objects/buildings an eyesore not an ice ore, as I in fact was!

Cienciano · 14-01-2013 02:35AM

This thread should be a lesson to parents or future parents. Don't fob your kids off with bullshíte to keep them quiet, they believe it for god knows how long.

I remember a group of lads in secondary school (2nd year) and we were talking about girls. One guy thought girls píssed out their arse, another thought it was through the vage.

Cienciano · 14-01-2013 02:37AM

LisaLee wrote: »

There was a character in a book I had as a child with a girl called Penelope in it. For ages I thought it was pronounced Pen-eh-lope, even though I knew the name from Thunderbirds.

Ditto Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter books, I thought it was pronounced Her-mee-own.

I went through 4 books calling her "her-mee-own"! Till someone asked me "what do you call the girl?". They did the same till they found out the truth and wanted to see if I knew yet!

La_Gordy · 14-01-2013 02:46AM

It never occurred to me that what I thought was the 'Ioneir' hospital was actually the Eye and Ear.

sadie06 · 14-01-2013 02:50AM

Also, I only discovered a couple of years ago that Rod Stewart does not sing Betty Davis Eyes.

LisaLee · 14-01-2013 02:54AM

Cienciano wrote: »

I went through 4 books calling her "her-mee-own"! Till someone asked me "what do you call the girl?". They did the same till they found out the truth and wanted to see if I knew yet!

I thought I was the only one! *Wipes away tear*

When Viktor Krum was trying to say her name, you could have heard the penny drop a mile away when I read it phonetically.

Grayditch · 14-01-2013 03:17AM

La_Gordy wrote: »

It never occurred to me that what I thought was the 'Ioneir' hospital was actually the Eye and Ear.

Same. For years.

fasttalkerchat · 14-01-2013 03:26AM

LisaLee wrote: »

There was a character in a book I had as a child with a girl called Penelope in it. For ages I thought it was pronounced Pen-eh-lope, even though I knew the name from Thunderbirds.

Ditto Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter books, I thought it was pronounced Her-mee-own.

My cousin was reading about:
Serious Black
Professor Shape
Her-mee-un
Cederic Dijury (Dijury-doo)
Lukas Malfoy

The list is much longer!

CollardGreens · 14-01-2013 05:07AM

I just realized that the lady on the beach believed me when she asked me how I taught my dog to fly through the air and catch the Frisbee in her mouth, that she (the dog) learned by watching me do it a few times. :rolleyes:

DavyD_83 · 14-01-2013 12:06PM

La_Gordy wrote: »

It never occurred to me that what I thought was the 'Ioneir' hospital was actually the Eye and Ear.

I was the same til I was about 17. What makes it worse is my mother worked there for all of those 17 years

Garzard · 14-01-2013 12:13PM

I thought Aungier was pronounced ''On-gee-err'', until fairly recently I found out it was actually ''Ain-jer''.

Same for Eden Quay, I always thought it was pronounced ''Edden''

lintdrummer · 14-01-2013 12:40PM

While travelling on the luas red line I used to think that the announcement at the St James' stop was "A light for St James' hospital". I thought this was some old saying i didn't know, meaning light a candle or say a prayer for the sick people. Recently I discovered the verb "to alight".

who_me · 14-01-2013 12:43PM

LisaLee wrote: »

There was a character in a book I had as a child with a girl called Penelope in it. For ages I thought it was pronounced Pen-eh-lope, even though I knew the name from Thunderbirds.

Ditto Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter books, I thought it was pronounced Her-mee-own.

I had a class mate called "Pat Joe". I didn't realise the correct spelling until my teacher - watching over my shoulder - burst into laughter when she saw me write his name "Patcho".

miamee · 14-01-2013 12:55PM

Garzard wrote: »

I thought Aungier was pronounced ''On-gee-err'', until fairly recently I found out it was actually ''Ain-jer''.

Same for Eden Quay, I always thought it was pronounced ''Edden''

I suppose you pronounce D'Olier Street as Dollier Street as well, do you?

14-01-2013 01:01PM

ive been calling Mrs Krabappel , crabapple all these years

"ive been making a idiot out of myself"

Squ · 14-01-2013 01:07PM

miamee wrote: »

I suppose you pronounce D'Olier Street as Dollier Street as well, do you?

Ah, jasus no. Dollier is the beach!

Danonino. · 14-01-2013 01:39PM

I had no Idea Stephen Fry was gay until around last year when it was mentioned in a news article

This is after countless seasons of QI, Blackadder, Specials and documentaries mind. It still baffles me how I didn't at least once pick up on something, anything... Mates still have a good chuckle at that one.

Lovetochill · 14-01-2013 01:42PM

For years I didn't know the Black box on a plane is Orange.

Recently I discovered that Nicole Kidman sang in Moulin Rouge and Happy Feet.

My 7 years old niece told me yesterday she has a pullet....I didn't know its a young hen less than a year old.

I'm learning a few more things from this threat:-)

lounakin · 14-01-2013 01:47PM

My family has a habit of making up words, they are awesome and sound/look like real words but they're made up. The only trouble is I was never told which words didn't exist so I grew up using them and placing them in my school essays!

14-01-2013 02:07PM

Garzard wrote: »

I thought Aungier was pronounced ''On-gee-err'', until fairly recently I found out it was actually ''Ain-jer''.

Same for Eden Quay, I always thought it was pronounced ''Edden''

If you have a D4 accent.

Squ · 14-01-2013 02:27PM

lounakin wrote: »

My family has a habit of making up words, they are awesome and sound/look like real words but they're made up. The only trouble is I was never told which words didn't exist so I grew up using them and placing them in my school essays!

Sharing is caring?

lounakin · 14-01-2013 02:39PM

Squ wrote: »

Sharing is caring?

I know... but those words are in french so it would be hard for the People of the Boards to appreciate the genius of it all.

Curly Judge · 14-01-2013 03:04PM

I spent a lot of time over the Christmas trying to get my Gran Niece to sing "While shepherds washed their socks by night". Unfortunately she was too well up for me.
I would love to have sent her home to my very correct sister singing it with those lyrics.

recyclebin · 14-01-2013 03:19PM

Just realised that the same actor plays the role of Tommy Carcetti in The Wire and John Boy in Love/Hate.

Apolloyon · 14-01-2013 03:19PM

lounakin wrote: »

My family has a habit of making up words, they are awesome and sound/look like real words but they're made up. The only trouble is I was never told which words didn't exist so I grew up using them and placing them in my school essays!

I am disenkargled by your situportian. I hope you redondlify your metagargha in future.

castletownman · 14-01-2013 03:51PM

recyclebin wrote: »

Just realised that the same actor plays the role of Tommy Carcetti in The Wire and John Boy in Love/Hate.

And Lord Baelish (Littlefinger) in Game of Thrones :eek:

KevinGossRoss · 14-01-2013 04:20PM

For my first month in Ireland I went about making very guttural sounds when saying Dun Laoghaire. Like. Loccchh - arrr.

pickarooney · 14-01-2013 05:06PM

recyclebin wrote: »

Just realised that the same actor plays the role of Tommy Carcetti in The Wire and John Boy in Love/Hate.

I just discovered that John Boy was Littlefingers this afternoon as well when the opening credits came up on Love/Hate!

Shane-KornSpace · 14-01-2013 05:38PM

The Guaranteed Irish logo is a 'G' with the letter 'I' in it.........I was taking a dump today in work when I noticed it.....wow..

What really obvious thing have you only just realised?

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