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Most annoying mispronunciation

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  • #152
    Brian_Zeluz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 445 ✭✭Brian_Zeluz


    ruthloss wrote: »
    Did he say The 'Specific' Ocean.?:P

    She would get it wrong both ways! "The 'Specific' Ocean" and "am I being pacific enough"!


  • #153
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 24,509 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    Candie wrote: »
    Fillum instead of film drives me crazy. It can't be that hard to say it properly.

    Asking pronounced as 'axing' is really common, although it doesn't annoy me.

    People at the gym waiting to use the 'threadmill'...it's treadmill people, no 'h'.

    Guzinta - as in: The smaller bag guzinta the bigger one. A relative says this and it makes me cringe.

    That's just an example of anaptyxis or svarabhakti. It's quite common and you should try not to let it bother you so much.


  • #154
    Scar Tissue
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,391 ✭✭✭Scar Tissue


    Brian_Zeluz wrote: »
    She would get it wrong both ways! "The 'Specific' Ocean" and "am I being pacific enough"!

    God my housemate does this so often, he's 29 and still does it after (politely) mentioning that he was doing it wrong..!


  • #155
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,119 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    I really like the original pronunciation of clique, which is "kleek". Then it was click in America, not it is click here. I miss cleek!


  • #156
    lahalane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 954 ✭✭✭lahalane


    Overheard in a pub
    1. - Is it e-ther or i-ther
    2. - Shr a-ther of them will do.


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  • #157
    Whatsernamex33
    Closed Accounts Posts: 843 ✭✭✭Whatsernamex33


    I knew someone once who's say 'southren' and 'westren', when it's southern and western.

    Strange thing about it was that they'd pronounce northern and eastern right. :P


  • #158
    MadsL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    Childerns.

    The Childerns Hospital.


  • #159
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 3,539 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Whatsernamex33 wrote: »
    I knew someone once who's say 'southren' and 'westren', when it's southern and western.

    Ugh. And "modren".


  • #160
    Teyla Emmagan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,638 ✭✭✭Teyla Emmagan


    'Fabulis' instead of 'fabulous'. You know that ad for Kildare Village on the radio? I would like to hunt that woman down and break both her legs.


  • #161
    Lisha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,712 ✭✭✭Lisha


    Comet-tee instead of committee


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  • #162
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Coluem (Column)

    Every person on national broadcast media should have this as an app!

    http://howjsay.com/index.php?word=thailand&submit=Submit


  • #163
    MadsL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1visYpIREUM


  • #164
    Wurly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,094 ✭✭✭Wurly


    My boyfriend's dad pronounces 'real' as 'rail'!!!:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:


  • #165
    Da Shins Kelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,047 ✭✭✭Da Shins Kelly


    dxhound2005 wrote: »
    Both pronunciations of issue are considered standard.

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

    Not in my book.


  • #166
    MadsL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    Wurly wrote: »
    My boyfriend's dad pronounces 'real' as 'rail'!!!:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

    Something about Madrid maybe?


  • #167
    MadsL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    Da Shins Kelly wrote: »
    Not in my book.

    www.amazon.com - couldn't find it.


  • #168
    I am pie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,652 ✭✭✭I am pie


    Thailand never has and never will be pronounced thighland....same with the name thompson . Some sections of Irish media are seemingly unable to grasp the concept of a silent h.


  • #169
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    When the Thompson Twins faded from the charts it was good news on two counts.


  • #170
    Lisha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,712 ✭✭✭Lisha


    Air-ee instead of area


  • #171
    The Big Red Button
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,390 ✭✭✭The Big Red Button


    When people pronounce Our as 'Awr' or 'Oar'


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  • #172
    Lisha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,712 ✭✭✭Lisha


    The 'real Thompson Committee for Thailand Area' could make for a painful listening experience.


  • #173
    mcwinning
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88 ✭✭mcwinning


    Vehicle pronounced as vayhicle.

    Tea pronounced as cha.


  • #174
    doubleyoubee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 93 ✭✭doubleyoubee


    ruthloss wrote: »

    there, instead of their.

    They have the same pronunciation though?


  • #175
    sfbonner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55 ✭✭sfbonner


    Tea TAY
    Old OWL
    ROLL ROWL
    Peugeot PEWJOE.


  • #176
    Norwesterner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 725 ✭✭✭Norwesterner


    St. Stephensen's's's's's's's's Day
    Tobalerone.


  • #177
    con___manx1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,714 ✭✭✭con___manx1


    the way Americans pronounce route and pedophile annoy the sh*t out of me.
    (ped ) o ( phile ) and rowt


  • #178
    The Big Red Button
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,390 ✭✭✭The Big Red Button


    Flour pronounced as flower. And vice versa.

    Actually, on the topic of baking - Rachel Allen's pronunciation of just about anything! E.g. this is the first video that came up on Youtube ... even just listen to the first thirty seconds. Crumble = Cremble? Custard = Cuss-ted? Butter = Betteh? Wtf?!


  • #179
    Norwesterner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 725 ✭✭✭Norwesterner


    The way Gerry Adams say's
    Tony Blur=Tony Blair.
    Power shower= Power share.


  • #180
    Teyla Emmagan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,638 ✭✭✭Teyla Emmagan


    Tar.Aldarion wrote: »
    I really like the original pronunciation of clique, which is "kleek". Then it was click in America, not it is click here. I miss cleek!

    I still say cleek.


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  • #181
    Chemical Burn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 545 ✭✭✭Chemical Burn


    Acciaccatura wrote: »
    When people, including my chemistry teacher the odd time, say "nu-kyi-lar" instead of "nu-clear". It irks me.

    Nuclear .. it's pronounced Nuclear ... ughhhh


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