Pronunciations That Annoy You..

[Provost Harrison]

Ah yes, Castleford, I pronouce it like cas'l'fud...

...of course I come from Hull, pronounced 'ull

[Arrian]

"Ant" rather than "Aunt"

"baage" instead of "bag" (midwestern US).

"Selt" instead of "Celt"

The Brittish pronunciation of "schedule" is irritating, even if they're right. I have no idea how we managed to put a "k" into that word, but it just sounds better to us.

Most French words commonly used in English.

Aluminium is just funny (again, one must concede the Brits say it "right"). But not annoying.

There are more, I'm sure, but I can't think of them right now.

-Arrian

[Paul Hanson]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
Ah yes, Castleford, I pronouce it like cas'l'fud...

...of course I come from Hull, pronounced 'ull

Exactly. Hull, the only place known to man where the phrase "oh no, not a can of coke" would come out as "errrrr nerrrrrr, not a can of cerrrrrrkkkke".

[Buck Birdseed]

Originally posted by MrWhereItsAt
Now I thought it was "wuss-ta-shi", not "war-cester-shair" or "wor-cester-shire" (Worcestershire sauce (SP?)), but I seem to be in a minority of one in the country who even thinks they know the correct way.

Can anyone clarify for me - someone who uses the word more than once in a millennium?

Er, I always thought "Worcestershire" was pronounced "Wooshte", but then I'm foreign.

According to my dictionary it's pronounced "[primary stress] w [phonetic symbol that looks like a test tube and is pronounced like the "oo" in good] st [phonetic symbol that looks like an upside-down e and is pronounced like the e in the] and then either [secondary stress] [phonetic symbol that looks like an integration sign and is pronounced like the sh in ship] [phonetic symbol that looks like an i without a dot and is pronounced like the vowels in busy] [phonetic symbol that looks like an upside-down e and is pronounced like the e in the], or just [phonetic symbol that looks like an integration sign and is pronounced like the sh in ship] [phonetic symbol that looks like an upside-down e and is pronounced like the e in the]". I hope that clears everything up.

[Paul Hanson]

I think I'm even more confused now.

[Zopperoni]

Originally posted by Paul Hanson
I can't believe I'm the only person who thinks it should be pronounced so-er's, or as I prefer to call it, correctly.

I think I would have pronounced it as "so-er" as well.

[Paul Hanson]

Thank you.

[mrboo123]

Originally posted by Rogan Josh
......People who pronounce 'chips' as 'fries'

My dad does that.... Oh, how do you pronundis "Nevada"?

[Sandman]

A-loo-min-um: Urgh. It should be A-lu-min-yum

Stoo-pid: Urgh. It should be styew-pid!

Non-Scots cannot pronounce the ending of 'loch', turning it into 'lok', as in 'Lok Ness'. It should be pronouced with the back of the throat, sounding like 'hgh'.

[Japher]

I think it is funny how half the country (US) calls it "soda" and the other half call it "pop", no one really says "soda pop".

I can't pronounce anything, but I really can't pronounce "Worcestershire"

Gansta's and White Trash who say "Ass" or "Axe" instead of "Ask"

Ppl who say "Bolth" instead of "Both"

People who say "Kay" instead of "Key" for CAY

I really think it is funny (not annoying) when ppl combine words to make whole new words, talk about F****** with the language.

"Wassup" for "What's up", like on the Bud commercials

My dad's favorite: "Yungta" for "You want to?"


Kickindaead = Kick in the head...found out the hard way

It bugs me when people make conjunctions up: "You'd" as in "you should"...

My wife always says "Noah" instead of "No" when she is a) trying to be cute or b) being really lazy. When she says it I always respond: "Who is the Noah guy you've been talking about?"

People who can say Mozart... most say "mow-zart"... it is pronounced "moat-zart"... or is it?

Anyone from Boston... Eva' hea' of the letta "Aa"? (can't even write an R the way the say it)

Mayonaise? May-o-naise, may-naise, may-a-naise
Ketchup? Catsup?

I gotta friend from Mean'a-soo'tta. Where is that?

Crayon? Crown? or cray-on

It is all kewl...dawg

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by Paul Hanson


Exactly. Hull, the only place known to man where the phrase "oh no, not a can of coke" would come out as "errrrr nerrrrrr, not a can of cerrrrrrkkkke".

A slight inaccuracy. It would be a '...can errr ceerrrrkkkk'.

But don't worry, that is just a jerrrrrrrk

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Originally posted by loinburger
Often as "off ten".

hors d'oeuvre as "whores dover". Fer Crissakes, if you can't pronounce the word, then just call them "snacks."

Everyone know its Horses Do Overs. Sheesh how ignorant can you be.

[Japher]

Actually, it Hour de Ovaries

[Provost Harrison]

Not Haughty Duvets? Doh!

[Paul Hanson]

I thought everyone knew it was "Whore's Derves"?

I've just noticed how similar the last sylable of that phrase is to the Hull pronunciation of the "o" in words like "coke", "oh" and "no".