Most annoying mispronunciation

LordSutch · 06-04-2013 10:06AM

stefan idiot jones wrote: »

The way Yanks pronounce thorough, they say it like "thurrow". Really gets my goat.

pickarooney wrote: »

Can't say I get this one.

What he is saying is that Americans say Thurrow instead of Thorough.

We say thorough as in borough, but they say thurrow as in to burrow (a hole in the ground).

hope that helps.

emachine · 06-04-2013 10:08AM

I hope you are all talking about native english speakers

LordSutch · 06-04-2013 10:10AM

I guess we are talking about perceived norms as spoken by most Irish people.

'American English' can be very different.

The King of Moo · 06-04-2013 10:59AM

shedweller wrote: »

^^^
The mother in law does it and either ignores or doesn't see my very obvious double take when she says it! Her husband is much more open with it and openly acknowledges that frikened is a mispronounciation. Lols all round. Or is that "around"?

Lols all round indeed! :pac:

stefan idiot jones · 06-04-2013 12:23PM

pickarooney wrote: »

Can't say I get this one.

I was taught that is sounds like 'thurrer' ?

NIMAN · 06-04-2013 12:29PM

Saying "witch" instead of "with".

Thats for you Matt Cooper !!
"Here's xxx witch the news".

dxhound2005 · 06-04-2013 12:36PM

LordSutch wrote: »

What he is saying is that Americans say Thurrow instead of Thorough.

We say thorough as in borough, but they say thurrow as in to burrow (a hole in the ground).

hope that helps.

One is British English, the other American English. There is a lot of denunciation of American English pronunciations in this thread but I don't understand why. Which is correct their tomato which rhymes with potato or the British English tomato which doesn't rhyme with potato? Both are correct as are the two pronunciations of Route, Status, Nuclear etc. ad infinitum.

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

dxhound2005 · 06-04-2013 12:46PM

There is no standardised pronunciation for all word endings like ough or one or lots of others as is illustrated by these pieces.

http://www.spellingsociety.org/news/media/poems.php

06-04-2013 12:48PM

I tried saying thorough and it sounded a cross between thurrow and thurrah.
So... I don't see the issue with thurrow

stefan idiot jones · 06-04-2013 12:52PM

bluewolf wrote: »

I tried saying thorough and it sounded a cross between thurrow and thurrah.

Transatlanticism ?

06-04-2013 12:52PM

Is it supposed to be thurrah?

stefan idiot jones · 06-04-2013 12:56PM

bluewolf wrote: »

Is it supposed to be thurrah?

According to Mrs. Watkins circa 1980, yes.:)

Antar Bolaeisk · 06-04-2013 01:36PM

Dalek

There is no 'r'!

tayto lover · 06-04-2013 01:37PM

County Kwaavaan.

LordSutch · 06-04-2013 02:36PM

NIMAN wrote: »

Saying "witch" instead of "with".

Thats for you Matt Cooper !!
"Here's xxx witch the news".

I could swear he says "Now Wit your noos here's Juliet Gash".

Either way, Mr Cooper's grasp of English is appaling, considering his position as a premium presenter!

He was going on a week or two ago about being thought math in school, and he's always confusing boat with both

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Tij da feen · 06-04-2013 02:39PM

Sec-re-tree instead of sec-re-tary really irritates me. Constantly hear it mispronounced on the radio or on RTÉ news.

dxhound2005 · 06-04-2013 02:43PM

LordSutch wrote: »

I could swear he says "Now Wit your noos here's Juliet Gash".

Either way, Mr Cooper's grasp of English is appaling, considering his position as a premium presenter!

He was going on a week or twoago about being thought math in school, and he's always confusing boat with both )

taught [tɔːt]
vb
the past tense and past participle of teach

I wonder why it is taught and not teached. English is a funny language.

LordSutch · 06-04-2013 02:45PM

Yes, being taught maths in school is one thing, but being 'thought' is not correct.

dxhound2005 · 06-04-2013 02:45PM

Tij da feen wrote: »

Sec-re-tree instead of sec-re-tary really irritates me. Constantly hear it mispronounced on the radio or on RTÉ news.

I wonder why the first part of secretary is not pronounced secret or secret is not pronounced like the first part of secretary. English is a funny language.

mikehammer67 · 06-04-2013 02:50PM

wannkdawg

pickarooney · 06-04-2013 02:50PM

stefan idiot jones wrote: »

I was taught that is sounds like 'thurrer' ?

Urban fervour, rural juror, thurrer furrer

earlyevening · 06-04-2013 05:52PM

Heard a few on the radio this morning:

A guest on Marian Finucane made the incredibly common mistake of saying "serious" everytime she wanted to say "series".

Later I heard that People before Profit wan, Joan Collins refer to the accesses of the previous government when she meant excesses.

That reminded me of how half the country confuse accept/except and affect/effect. Not really a mispronunciation though.

Wacker The Attacker · 06-04-2013 06:12PM

earlyevening wrote: »

Heard a few on the radio this morning:

A guest on Marian Finucane made the incredibly common mistake of saying "serious" everytime she wanted to say "series".

Later I heard that People before Profit wan, Joan Collins refer to the accesses of the previous government when she meant excesses.

That reminded me of how half the country confuse accept/except and affect/effect. Not really a mispronunciation though.

And to make matters worse, Marian Finucane regularly makes an extremely annoying sound with her mouth that makes her sound like she's picking her arse.

almighty1 · 06-04-2013 06:28PM

Eczema - People who say Ex-m-a instead of Exzeeeeema
Paracetamol - People who say Para-set-amol instead of Para-seat-amol.

earlyevening · 06-04-2013 06:36PM

almighty1 wrote: »

Eczema - People who say Ex-m-a instead of Exzeeeeema
Paracetamol - People who say Para-set-amol instead of Para-seat-amol.

-think that's just the US versus British english difference.

You side with the US with one but not the other!

dxhound2005 · 06-04-2013 06:41PM

almighty1 wrote: »

Eczema - People who say Ex-m-a instead of Exzeeeeema
Paracetamol - People who say Para-set-amol instead of Para-seat-amol.

Different pronunciations for eczema are accepted as standard.

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

sligojoek · 07-04-2013 12:25AM

My brother in law says "Digickal camera"

Qualitymark · 07-04-2013 12:34AM

The way all the emphases are migrating to the first syllable, so people say "to PROTest", "INVisible" and so on. And "REEsearch" and "FINE ance". And many more.

Kayly · 07-04-2013 12:45AM

Fine "gwaol" instead of "gale"
Gorda/Gordee (gardai)
PortlaoisEH

Any newsreader I can think of is guilty on all three counts. Every time.:mad:

donegal_man · 07-04-2013 12:48AM

There's a huge difference in people using the wrong word, the accesses / excesses example above and just having a different regional pronunciation. The former is wrong, the latter just part of the rich fabric of our society.

Most annoying mispronunciation

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