Most annoying mispronunciation

suicide_circus · 07-04-2013 12:54AM

Gore-thee (Gardai in RTe speak)

Jimmy Iovine · 07-04-2013 12:56AM

Another one I've heard on Irish television is millun instead of million. The same mistake is made with regard to billion.

dxhound2005 · 07-04-2013 12:57AM

Qualitymark wrote: »

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.

REEsearch is accepted as a standard pronunciation in both British English and American English.

FINEance is accepted as a standard pronunciation in both British English and American English.

PROTest as a verb is accepted as a standard pronunciation in American English.

http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/finance_1

homemadecider · 07-04-2013 01:12AM

Spent ages trawling through online dictionaries with audio pronunciations to try to figure out how you say 'flour' with only one syllable. EVERY SINGLE dictionary pronounced it with two, i.e. like 'flower'.

Can anyone please enlighten me on how 'flour' can be monosyllabic? It's driving me mad! King of Moo - you must know this?!

Doublelime · 07-04-2013 01:16AM

When people say tree instead of three. JUST KIDDING I LOVE DAT ****

ToddyDoody · 07-04-2013 01:19AM

Bone-o, lead singer of u2

The King of Moo · 07-04-2013 01:21AM

homemadecider wrote: »

Spent ages trawling through online dictionaries with audio pronunciations to try to figure out how you say 'flour' with only one syllable. EVERY SINGLE dictionary pronounced it with two, i.e. like 'flower'.

Can anyone please enlighten me on how 'flour' can be monosyllabic? It's driving me mad! King of Moo - you must know this?!

You're lucky to find me up! It can be done, but I think it's one of these cases where if you got used to pronouncing with two syllables, it's very hard to say it with only one.
It's hard to explain, but basically imagine someone saying "flower," and then imagine taking the "e" away, so that the "r" sound comes directly after the "ow," without the sound of the "e" bridging the two. Even so, it still sounds like there's the tiniest sound of the "e" in there.

Personally, I pronounce "flour" and "flower" the same way, but I can imagine the second syllable being so short so the "r" comes right after the "ow" sound in "flour."

Qualitymark · 07-04-2013 08:03AM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

REEsearch is accepted as a standard pronunciation in both British English and American English.

FINEance is accepted as a standard pronunciation in both British English and American English.

PROTest as a verb is accepted as a standard pronunciation in American English.

http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/finance_1

Yes, they're now accepted as part of the language due to its increasing Americanisation. Revolting.

Incidentally, if you check the Oxford English Dictionary you'll note that both pronunciations of finance and research are shown as correct. Makes me wommit to hear the newfangled ones, though. The OED gives proTEST as correct for the verb.

The King of Moo · 07-04-2013 12:27PM

Qualitymark wrote: »

Yes, they're now accepted as part of the language due to its increasing Americanisation. Revolting.

Putting the emphasis on the first syllable of "finance" is accepted as the standard pronunciation everywhere. Everyone else here is cribbing about people in RTE putting the emphasis on the second syllable.

Rasheed · 07-04-2013 05:33PM

I just got an earful off a woman that's here beside me at work for my mispronunciation.

Basically I was on the phone to my brother and told him the coal was up 'agin' the back door. 'Agin' instead of against. It was a private phone call between myself myself and a fellow culchie, it's how we speak at home and I try to speak properly when at work.

Anyway I got off the phone and your wan ate me for saying 'agin'. Fūck her, I'm raging, nosy wagon.

hatrickpatrick · 07-04-2013 05:44PM

holystungun9 wrote: »

Ah here, leave it out.

It's pronounced "Ah heyor, leave ih ouuuuuu"

hatrickpatrick · 07-04-2013 05:47PM

Shenshen wrote: »

Gen - you - aye - n.
The word is genuine. Gen - you - in. Not that difficult.

It has an e at the end of it, hence "in" becomes "ine" as in "wine".

hatrickpatrick · 07-04-2013 05:49PM

Doublelime wrote: »

When people say tree instead of three. JUST KIDDING I LOVE DAT ****

I'm studying music and there's a girl in my class who does this.
Creates some very amusing conversations whenever we're debating whether to play a chord with the third or without it

"But I love thirds! A chord without a third is nothing!"
You put two and two together

Manc-Red · 07-04-2013 06:47PM

My Nanny use to say "Ah God Telp ya".....

Balmed Out · 07-04-2013 06:47PM

Pronounciation of names is not so much of a right or wrong thing but...

Gallagher, coughlan, monaghan etc should be soft sounding in the center. Its not Gallicker or Cocklan

The King of Moo · 07-04-2013 07:06PM

Balmed Out wrote: »

Pronounciation of names is not so much of a right or wrong thing but...

Gallagher, coughlan, monaghan etc should be soft sounding in the center. Its not Gallicker or Cocklan

It's very hard for non-Irish English speakers to pronounce names like that in the traditional Irish way, especially ones with a vowel sound followed by a "h+schwa" sound, like "Monaghan," "Mahoney" or "Gallagher."

It's easy for Irish people because we learn these automatically at a young age, but for those who don't, the sound just doesn't come naturally. Even if you told an American or English person the traditional pronunciation of these names, they'd still find them difficult to pronounce as their tongues haven't been trained to make the sound at a young age.

There's very little difference in the traditional Irish pronunciation of "Coughlan" and "Cocklan," except that the "gh" sound is a little throatier. The vast majority of Irish people today would pronounce it as "Cocklan" though.

Jimmy Iovine · 07-04-2013 07:13PM

Balmed Out wrote: »

Pronounciation of names is not so much of a right or wrong thing but...

Gallagher, coughlan, monaghan etc should be soft sounding in the center. Its not Gallicker or Cocklan

How do you pronounce Coughlan with a soft sounding centre? I've only ever heard it being pronounced like Cocklan.

Thanks, also, for making me look like a clown trying to pronounce it in the library.

barneygumble99 · 07-04-2013 07:15PM

when people say santi carzola instead of santi cazorla.

Balmed Out · 07-04-2013 07:27PM

Jimmy parts of the south especially cork(excluding west cork) pronounce it caw-lan, which is obviously the correct pronunciation.

The King of Moo wrote: »

The vast majority of Irish people today would pronounce it as "Cocklan" though.

That just makes it all the more irritating.

The King of Moo · 07-04-2013 07:30PM

Balmed Out wrote: »

Jimmy parts of the south especially cork(excluding west cork) pronounce it caw-lan, which is obviously the correct pronunciation.

Most of the country pronounces it the other way. It doesn't make the southern pronunciation wrong, but you can't claim it's the only correct pronunciation.

unichick · 07-04-2013 07:30PM

specific being pronounced pacific! Ahh!

Cinema as cimema!

Balmed Out · 07-04-2013 07:40PM

The King of Moo wrote: »

Most of the country pronounces it the other way. It doesn't make the southern pronunciation wrong, but you can't claim it's the only correct pronunciation.

I was kidding.... Thats why the first thing I said was there was no right or wrong way...

newmug · 07-04-2013 07:42PM

Is it just me, or does everybody think that people who blatantly mispronounce certain words like hosDIBal and digiKal are less intelligent? In my books, they instantly go from being normal, to being windowlickers.

07-04-2013 09:06PM

I have a problem with fully grown adults adopting American pronunciations they've picked up from TV/Movies, despite being born and raised in Ireland by Irish families.

E.g., calling it the Human REEsources dept, or the STOOdio, TOOB (tube) etc.

It's all a part of the cultural surrender we Irish people have been conducting for the last 50 years.

We insist on copying the frivolous and frothy bits of American culture without also imitating the culture of excellence in terms of great institutions like Harvard, New York Times, US military, etc.

Irks me a tad.

LordSutch · 07-04-2013 11:17PM

A deliberate mispronunciation currently doing the rounds is Math, as in (do the Math) instead of Maths!

Really annoying & irritating, they probably think they're cool?

Heard one of the Irish Dragons saying it on Dragons Den tonight.

Qualitymark · 07-04-2013 11:17PM

The craze for pronouncing Meath and Louth with a soft 'th' instead of a hard 'dh' at the end.

I've given up on hoping that people will pronounce Dorset Street in Dublin correctly as DorSETT Street, rather than like the English county.

07-04-2013 11:26PM

Qualitymark wrote: »

I've given up on hoping that people will pronounce Dorset Street in Dublin correctly as DorSETT Street, rather than like the English county.

I'm with you on that one!

Also, ppl who incorrectly pronounce Ranelagh as "RENelagh"

johndaman66 · 07-04-2013 11:29PM

Not so much a mispronunciation as a bad figure of speech but why are so many people saying dodge now where the word is dodgy

i.e. that looks dodge????

The expression is "that looks dodgy"

sligojoek · 07-04-2013 11:44PM

newmug wrote: »

Is it just me, or does everybody think that people who blatantly mispronounce certain words like hosDIBal and digiKal are less intelligent? In my books, they instantly go from being normal, to being windowlickers.

I don't think so. I mentioned a few posts back that my bro in law says digiKal. He gets a good few other words wrong as well. His spelling isn't the best either. On the other hand the man is a genius at maths.

He is one of the most highly skilled mechanics I ever met. I wouldn't give my car to anyone but him.

earlyevening · 07-04-2013 11:44PM

A lot of people say "racialist" when they mean "racist".

Most annoying mispronunciation

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