The worst-sounding commonly used word in English language

[Provost Harrison]

I was more referring to the pronouncing of the letter L in those words would make it hard work for Kamrat X.

EDIT: hard fork?

[loinburger]

Hard fork indeed!

[rmsharpe]

One word I'd outlaw would be "sweet" -- that is, to some degree.

"I'll have the sweet and sour" -- OKAY

"Dude, this thing is sweet!" -- HUNT THIS PERSON DOWN AND PUSH OFF CLIFF

[Skanky Burns]

"Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet" *Splat*

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by loinburger
"allele" and "soliloquy" are hardly common words. I mean, if we were banning every stupid-looking (yet uncommonly or rarely used) word, then "xylography" wouldn't stand a chance in hell, since the only English word that's allowed to start with an 'x' is "xylophone." ("Xenophobe" might be allowed, but only if the user is fined considerably for its use.)

What about Xerox.

And if we are banning uncommon words I would choose soubriquet.

[Q Classic]

i like xerox.

[Loif]

nag

[Immortal Wombat]

I like all the words mentioned in this thread.

[Goingonit]

I vote for rural, just because it looks like it should be a short and easily pronounceable word, but then you try to say it, and because of the 2 'r's it always comes out something like 'rrrl". Or maybe Unique.

[Q Classic]

all french words spoken by american english-speaking people.

whores dovers (h'ors doevres)
fax pause (faux pas)
say lah vee (c'est la vie)

etc.

and actually, it's not even pretty in french, either. it's an ugly language. if you french people can't say it in english, it's not worth saying it at all.

[Dauphin]

I've never heard an English person say "Fax Pause" or "Whores Dovers". If anything they know how to pronounce the words, they just can't spell them.

[Dauphin]

Suddenly has images of Del Boy speaking French.

Mange-tout Rodders, mange-tout.

Pronounced correctly I might add, just used inappropriately.

[Q Classic]

visit jo-ja or alabama or some other southern states.

[Dauphin]

OK, but you made it sound like English people mispronounced the words, not southern state Americans.

[Q Classic]

ah, yes, i see that.

i mean american english-speaking people.

i've edited the original post.