Most annoying mispronunciation

Alun · 20-04-2013 11:47AM

bluewolf wrote: »

And amount vs number

+1,000,000 That annoys the hell out of me too. I should go and join the Grammar Nazis forum

dxhound2005 · 20-04-2013 12:14PM

Alun wrote: »

+1,000,000 That annoys the hell out of me too. I should go and join the Grammar Nazis forum

What mispronunciation do you mean?

1ZRed · 20-04-2013 01:06PM

When people refuse to pronounce "H". It's annoying enough when I hear Americans say "'erbs" but it's flat out spastic when I hear certain Irish people pronounce "huge" as "uge"

LynnGrace · 20-04-2013 01:12PM

Matt Cooper used to annoy me with the 'nooze' (news)' and 'saherday' (Saturday). I haven't listened to his programme in years, but he probably still does it.

dxhound2005 · 20-04-2013 01:28PM

1ZRed wrote: »

When people refuse to pronounce "H". It's annoying enough when I hear Americans say "'erbs" but it's flat out spastic when I hear certain Irish people pronounce "huge" as "uge"

The Americans have Herb right since they have retained the original pronunciaton. But the newer British form is also correct. The word comes from the French "herbe" which explains the original pronounciation.

I never heard anyone pronouncing huge as uge if you mean something like "ooge". I doubt if I could pick up the difference between huge and "yooge" in speech if that is what you mean.

Conmaicne Mara · 20-04-2013 01:34PM

Heck-t-acre.

There's no acre in the word hectare (take note John Bryan).

newmug · 20-04-2013 01:46PM

Alun wrote: »

+1,000,000 That annoys the hell out of me too. I should go and join the Grammar Nazis forum

We have our own forum?:eek::eek::eek:

TeletextPear · 20-04-2013 01:49PM

People who put an n in restaurateur. Gordon Ramsay does it all the time, you'd think he, of all people, would know it's not restauraNteur

humbert · 20-04-2013 01:58PM

It's probably been said, but when people leave out the "h" in "herbal". Erbal tea, for example. It always reminds me of the way Klytus says Earth in Flash Gordon.

Conmaicne Mara · 20-04-2013 02:09PM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

"yooge"

That's a fantastic word

by the seaside · 20-04-2013 09:14PM

kingofslaves wrote: »

Not single words, but whole sentances get me.

1) Out of there I thought I'd never get - I nearly wet myself the first time I heard my ex say that !
2) Come here til I tell ya/I'll take me hand off to ya
3) Are ye right there folks, please?! (said at the end of the night to people hanging on with drinks)
4) saying sorry instead of excuse me
5) my leg is reefing itchy
6) another one my ex used to use oh me back, jack - who the feck is jack ?

But the thing that really bugs me is pronouncing R as OAR Like Oar T É, or that hair place H. OAR. B. OAR. Mind you I've been here 7 years now and I'm correcting my new g/f pronouncing Howth properly ! She's English as well and says it as it's spelt lol

She's winding you up. I'm English and deliberately mis-pronounce Howth to the missus.

dfx- · 21-04-2013 02:50AM

Mispronouncing 'gif' by not using a soft g:mad:

Wade in the Sea · 21-04-2013 04:12AM

Top ones for me are:

Filum
Commit ee
And putting a u sound in cook book or look

Or when Americans say IerLand.

stoneill · 21-04-2013 09:22AM

When people say ginger but really mean ginger.

Al Capwned · 21-04-2013 03:46PM

dfx- wrote: »

Mispronouncing 'gif' by not using a soft g:mad:

Is that not the stuff u clean the cooker with?

FueledByAisling · 21-04-2013 11:21PM

Tin Foil Hat wrote: »

To many to mention.
RTE seem to be in the process of inventing their own dialect.
Fin-ance.
Inn-iss-ee-ah-tiv
say-z

I don't know if I'm in the wrong here, but there's one RTE presenter who pronounces issues as 'iz-yous'. It drives me crazy! Is the presenter right or is it tissue's without the t?

ruthloss · 22-04-2013 01:13PM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

The Americans have Herb right since they have retained the original pronunciaton. But the newer British form is also correct. The word comes from the French "herbe" which explains the original pronounciation.

I never heard anyone pronouncing huge as uge if you mean something like "ooge". I doubt if I could pick up the difference between huge and "yooge" in speech if that is what you mean.

Oregano/A regino:D

crikey1234 · 22-04-2013 01:24PM

There are two places in Cork mis-pronounced all the time!! (Only by Cork people:rolleyes:)

Beaumont is now known as BeaumoUnt
Kinsale is KinGsale

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH F'IN DUMBASSES!!!!

BrensBenz · 22-04-2013 03:12PM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

I never heard anyone pronouncing huge as uge if you mean something like "ooge". I doubt if I could pick up the difference between huge and "yooge" in speech if that is what you mean.

Recently, I was told that Youston (TX) was a youge city, a real melting pot of youmanity. My informant was there on vehcehshin. He has a bog Longford accent with new pretentions. He replaced his "H's" with "Y's" somewhere near Galveston.
Oh, by the way, deh besht ting in Youston is deh NAAAZZA Space Centre like.

Catkins407 · 22-04-2013 03:58PM

I know it's been mentioned but people who say and write "should of "instead of "should have".The rte reporter doing the recent inquest in Galway even wrote "should of "in a tweet.

Telpis instead of god help us,

Fcuk off" when the word is clearly yes. That really annoys me lol

shopaholic01 · 22-04-2013 10:22PM

FueledByAisling wrote: »

I don't know if I'm in the wrong here, but there's one RTE presenter who pronounces issues as 'iz-yous'. It drives me crazy! Is the presenter right or is it tissue's without the t?

Anne Doyle? She's retired now, but she was wrong. So irritating to listen to!

dxhound2005 · 22-04-2013 11:17PM

BrensBenz wrote: »

Recently, I was told that Youston (TX) was a youge city, a real melting pot of youmanity. My informant was there on vehcehshin. He has a bog Longford accent with new pretentions. He replaced his "H's" with "Y's" somewhere near Galveston.
Oh, by the way, deh besht ting in Youston is deh NAAAZZA Space Centre like.

There is nothing new or pretentious about his pronunciaton of huge. It is the second of these standard forms, at least to my ears.

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

garv123 · 22-04-2013 11:29PM

http://p.twimg.com/AusbSdrCMAA45sO.jpg:large

When the company cant pronounce their own product right :mad::mad:

garancafan · 23-04-2013 10:05PM

Is the presenter right or is it tissue's without the t?

It's tissues without the t and the apostrophe.

garancafan · 23-04-2013 10:09PM

garv123 wrote: »

http://p.twimg.com/AusbSdrCMAA45sO.jpg:large

When the company cant pronounce their own product right :mad::mad:

When a poster can't articulate a criticism correctly.

The King of Moo · 23-04-2013 10:14PM

garv123 wrote: »

http://p.twimg.com/AusbSdrCMAA45sO.jpg:large

When the company cant pronounce their own product right :mad::mad:

I think it's very pedantic to expect them to pronounce it "Nootella" in their English-language advertising.

Nutella is an Italian product, and the letter "u" in the Italian language is pronounced like "oo." But the name is a play on the English word "nut" due to the product having a hazelnut flavour. Obviously Italians are going to pronounce it as "Nootella" but Ferrero clearly decided to have it pronounced "Nutella" in their English-language advertising, as otherwise, people would be complaining about the strange way it's pronounced.
It makes so much more sense for them to pronounce it phonetically here.

dxhound2005 · 23-04-2013 10:24PM

garancafan wrote: »

Is the presenter right or is it tissue's without the t?

It's tissues without the t and the apostrophe.

And the presenter is also right.

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

garv123 · 23-04-2013 10:34PM

The King of Moo wrote: »

I think it's very pedantic to expect them to pronounce it "Nootella" in their English-language advertising.

Nutella is an Italian product, and the letter "u" in the Italian language is pronounced like "oo." But the name is a play on the English word "nut" due to the product having a hazelnut flavour. Obviously Italians are going to pronounce it as "Nootella" but Ferrero clearly decided to have it pronounced "Nutella" in their English-language advertising, as otherwise, people would be complaining about the strange way it's pronounced.
It makes so much more sense for them to pronounce it phonetically here.

It was meant to be a joke...

garancafan · 23-04-2013 10:35PM

The King of Moo wrote: »

I think it's very pedantic to expect them to pronounce it "Nootella" in their English-language advertising.

Nutella is an Italian product, and the letter "u" in the Italian language is pronounced like "oo." But the name is a play on the English word "nut" due to the product having a hazelnut flavour. Obviously Italians are going to pronounce it as "Nootella" but Ferrero clearly decided to have it pronounced "Nutella" in their English-language advertising, as otherwise, people would be complaining about the strange way it's pronounced.
It makes so much more sense for them to pronounce it phonetically here.

Well said. It is possible that the word "nutrient" could also play a part in in its etymology.

The King of Moo · 23-04-2013 11:17PM

garv123 wrote: »

It was meant to be a joke...

Sarcasm doesn't work in text-only environments, and especially not in threads with plenty of unironic pedantry.

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