Most annoying mispronunciation

Caliden · 16-05-2013 08:35AM

encyclopedia when it should be encyclopaaedia

earlytobed · 16-05-2013 08:52AM

When I was in the Army on a course in a Dublin barracks, this was the first order given by the sergeant
"Get yiz yizzer wheppons (weapons) and fall in"

Being from rural Ireland, these would be in common enough use:
Tay-tea
cowld-cold
pays-peas
brin-bring
lurry-lorry
toult-told
kilt-killed
bate-beat

excape for escape does my head in

garancafan · 16-05-2013 01:24PM

Caliden wrote: »

encyclopedia when it should be encyclopaaedia

Shouldn't it be encyclopædia?

garancafan · 16-05-2013 01:28PM

earlytobed wrote: »

When I was in the Army on a course in a Dublin barracks, this was the first order given by the sergeant
"Get yiz yizzer wheppons (weapons) and fall in"

Being from rural Ireland, these would be in common enough use:
Tay-tea
cowld-cold
pays-peas
brin-bring
lurry-lorry
toult-told
kilt-killed
bate-beat

excape for escape does my head in

People who say "canapés" instead of "tin of peas"

oscar26 · 16-05-2013 01:53PM

english newsreaders who say'sickth' instead of sixth...bellends

Solair · 16-05-2013 03:06PM

The King of Moo wrote: »

That's a great bit of Hiberno-English. It really softens the word. How harsh would it sound to say "You'll get drowned in that rain?" I think it's often a matter of choice/effect, as opposed to a mispronunciation.

Would you put the emphasis on the second syllable?

Ah they would in Cork, like! One of the few places in the world that uses French-style stress patterns in English (stress on final syllable of most words) and a big dose of prosodic stress too with French-style stress on the last word in a cluster.

"comm'ere to me BOYYY" for example

and using "hien" to signify a question shoving it on the end of a sentence.

Clearly there must have been a stronger Norman / French influence in these parts than elsewhere in the country.

Coeurdepirate · 16-05-2013 03:09PM

I've a sore troath.

*shudder*

BrensBenz · 24-05-2013 08:23AM

MJ23 wrote: »

Ink worries.
The way Americans say 'inquiries'

Frajul - fragile
Vursuddle - versatile
Moble - mobile
Missul - missile
Cungradulashins - congratulations
Innerconninnennol - intercontinental
Bidday - bidet
Flay - fillet
Sallmun - salmon
Doody - duty
toedully - totally
Ahssum - awesome
Senwitch - sandwich
Aw issue - an issue
Aw entrance - an entrance

Whah kain't they jess tok lahk us?

NIMAN · 24-05-2013 08:27AM

The business reporter on RTE Radio 1 who says 'turd' instead of 'third' (in fact many thousands in the country who say the same thing).

gramar · 24-05-2013 08:34AM

People pronouncing the surname o' Neill - Nail.
Jaysus boy I was talkin' to yer man of the Nails der de udder day.

KungPao · 24-05-2013 09:17AM

I've said this before and I must say it again...I keep hearing it and it irritates the hell out of me.

Thomas.

That h there...forget about it. Pretend it's not there! TOMAS - that's how you say it. Like TOM, short for TOMAS - just ignore the h though!

I've even heard people who have this name (first or surname) mispronounce it. It's their own name and they mispronounce it!

Lunacy I tell ya!

Also,

THYME == TIME
THAMES == TEMS

Cody Pomeray · 24-05-2013 09:20AM

Most of these are normal examples of Hiberno-English.

If you want to talk like a resident of Sevenoaks, Kent, then off with you.

But I'm not sure the people deviating from standard British English, in Ireland, are the people with the problem.

ArielAtom · 24-05-2013 09:41AM

Matt Cooper and his pronunciation of Saturday, Sahurday.

newmug · 24-05-2013 09:54AM

Conor Hunt, or should I say, Cunur Hnt, of RTE. Everything he says pissed me off.

stoneill · 24-05-2013 09:58AM

Weathering wrote: »

Stupid person I know who says "I hurteded my toe" and call sudo cream sudeoed cream. They like ed

Sudocrem

wuzziwig · 24-05-2013 10:36AM

Eileen Dunne's pronunciation of Oireachtas.

Reindeer · 24-05-2013 10:56AM

As an American, I personally find it confusing when someone with a thick Irish accent(which, to me, would be most Irish) tries to correct my English. It's as though there's an inferiority complex or the vital need to feel validated that one can speak English properly. I never felt the need, nor do I have the time, to correct their English, and I am familiar with Queens English VS the American dialect(unlike many Irish I have met). Once I was over in England for a few months, it began to sink in; they almost never give an inch on their language. Fair play to them, as you would say. It's their language, after all. To me, though, it often just seems desperate.

Different people from different places will have differing accents and dialects. As with many languages, English itself has borrowed heavily from other languages. The reason scientists use Latin is because it is a dead language. What is Latin today is Latin tomorrow. Trying to do the same with a living language is far more difficult.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_language_influences_in_English

I love the Irish accents. It's one of the reasons I live here.

ectoraige · 24-05-2013 11:02AM

That song with "when I cleuwes my eyes" in the chorus. Damn annoying!

Also, I can't remember the name of the song or the band who sing it, so that's annoying me too now. :mad:

stoneill · 24-05-2013 11:08AM

Reindeer wrote: »

As an American, I personally find it confusing when someone with a thick Irish accent(which, to me, would be most Irish) tries to correct my English. It's as though there's an inferiority complex or the vital need to feel validated that one can speak English properly. I never felt the need, nor do I have the time, to correct their English, and I am familiar with Queens English VS the American dialect(unlike many Irish I have met). Once I was over in England for a few months, it began to sink in; they almost never give an inch on their language. Fair play to them, as you would say. It's their language, after all. To me, though, it often just seems desperate.

Different people from different places will have differing accents and dialects. As with many languages, English itself has borrowed heavily from other languages. The reason scientists use Latin is because it is a dead language. What is Latin today is Latin tomorrow. Trying to do the same with a living language is far more difficult.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_language_influences_in_English

I love the Irish accents. It's one of the reasons I live here.

It's Aluminium

Michael D Not Higgins · 24-05-2013 11:12AM

Was watching some hoarders programme yesterday and one woman twice said omit instead of admit.
"She couldn't omit she had a problem"
"She was omitted to the hospital"

Reindeer · 24-05-2013 11:27AM

stoneill wrote: »

It's Aluminium

With my Texas accent, it's usually just "loom'nim". Coz, like, I'm from Murca and stuff.

kylith · 24-05-2013 11:35AM

My elder brother repeatedly and maliciously uses the word 'Yoyo' instead of euro. It makes me want to punch him in the throat something fierce.

CuppaCocoa · 24-05-2013 11:38AM

TV3 announcers :mad:. The other night there was a documentary on called 'Mea Maxima Culpa'. The muppet advertising it pronounced it 'meea maxima coopla'! Jesus wept :eek:

Cody Pomeray · 24-05-2013 11:40AM

wuzziwig wrote: »

Eileen Dunne's pronunciation of Oireachtas.

Is that the one with the stress on the beginning of the word? OIR-eachtas?

Reindeer wrote: »

As an American, I personally find it confusing when someone with a thick Irish accent(which, to me, would be most Irish) tries to correct my English. It's as though there's an inferiority complex or the vital need to feel validated that one can speak English properly. I never felt the need, nor do I have the time, to correct their English, and I am familiar with Queens English VS the American dialect(unlike many Irish I have met). Once I was over in England for a few months, it began to sink in; they almost never give an inch on their language. Fair play to them, as you would say. It's their language, after all. To me, though, it often just seems desperate.

Different people from different places will have differing accents and dialects. As with many languages, English itself has borrowed heavily from other languages. The reason scientists use Latin is because it is a dead language. What is Latin today is Latin tomorrow. Trying to do the same with a living language is far more difficult.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_language_influences_in_English

I love the Irish accents. It's one of the reasons I live here.

Well said. It sometimes takes an outsider to state what should be obvious to everyone.

It's a shame that the Hiberno-English dialect is being wiped out by some artificial need to speak like everyone on 'the mainland'.

kylith · 24-05-2013 11:40AM

And while I think of it; the word athlete being pronounced 'ath-el-eet'.

gobnaitolunacy · 24-05-2013 11:45AM

Newstalk's 'Moyyycull McMullen' does my head in.

kylith · 24-05-2013 11:48AM

Reindeer wrote: »

As an American, I personally find it confusing when someone with a thick Irish accent(which, to me, would be most Irish) tries to correct my English. It's as though there's an inferiority complex or the vital need to feel validated that one can speak English properly. I never felt the need, nor do I have the time, to correct their English, and I am familiar with Queens English VS the American dialect(unlike many Irish I have met). Once I was over in England for a few months, it began to sink in; they almost never give an inch on their language. Fair play to them, as you would say. It's their language, after all. To me, though, it often just seems desperate.

Different people from different places will have differing accents and dialects. As with many languages, English itself has borrowed heavily from other languages. The reason scientists use Latin is because it is a dead language. What is Latin today is Latin tomorrow. Trying to do the same with a living language is far more difficult.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_language_influences_in_English

I love the Irish accents. It's one of the reasons I live here.

I totally understand what you're saying about regional dialects and colloquialisms, but why the hells do Americans use the phrase 'write me'? It's totally nonsensical. 'Write me a letter every day', that's fine. 'Write to me every day' is also fine. 'Write me every day' sounds like they want you to carry around a notebook and, every morning, write the word 'me' in it. It just makes no sense!

Corruptedmorals · 24-05-2013 11:54AM

gramar wrote: »

People pronouncing the surname o' Neill - Nail.
Jaysus boy I was talkin' to yer man of the Nails der de udder day.

Could just be people more familiar with the Irish version as they would be correct then.

Growing up I had a friend who pronounced mirror 'murr'. Just that one word, she didn't even have a different accent or anything. Ughh.

24-05-2013 11:58AM

kylith wrote: »

I totally understand what you're saying about regional dialects and colloquialisms, but why the hells do Americans use the phrase 'write me'? It's totally nonsensical. 'Write me a letter every day', that's fine. 'Write to me every day' is also fine. 'Write me every day' sounds like they want you to carry around a notebook and, every morning, write the word 'me' in it. It just makes no sense!

They drop prepositions sometimes.
It also seems to be growing in Ireland: "what happened her?"

Clareboy · 24-05-2013 11:58AM

" The Purr-fect Purse-on ( The Perfect Person) I really don't where this mispronunciation came from but I just can' stand it!

Most annoying mispronunciation

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