Commonly mispronounced words - Page 2

lumberjim · 11-19-2005, 07:32 PM

there is at least on mispronounced word in every british documentary. just wait for it.

al-yoo-minnium. puhleez.

axe me a question?

lie-berry. (library)

Trilby · 11-19-2005, 07:58 PM

Irregardless. Expecially. And "swoled." As in, "After Boomer hit me with the baseball bat my arm swoled up reel bad."
Vomick. Twicet.

all ebonic bs.

Tonchi · 11-20-2005, 12:27 AM

Typical North Carolina mistakes which drove me up the wall when I was in school were "chimbley" instead of chimney, and "bum" instead of bomb. I always wondered at what point somebody would realize that the National Anthem does not have "the bums bursting in air". It seems incomprehensible that somebody would actually WRITE the wrong word, but plainly they did not know the actual word they were speaking.

And speaking of this ebonics BS, raise your hand if you have not gritted your teeth to powder everytime a black person being interviewed says "ax" instead of "asked"?

richlevy · 11-24-2005, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Tonchi

Typical North Carolina mistakes which drove me up the wall when I was in school were "chimbley" instead of chimney, and "bum" instead of bomb. I always wondered at what point somebody would realize that the National Anthem does not have "the bums bursting in air".

That reminds me of my favorite scene from "Revenge of the Pink Panther".

Quote:

Clouseau: Special delivery - a bomb
[pronounced "beaumbe"]
Clouseau: ! Were you expecting one?

melidasaur · 11-28-2005, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Tonchi

And speaking of this ebonics BS, raise your hand if you have not gritted your teeth to powder everytime a black person being interviewed says "ax" instead of "asked"?

Amen to that!!!

Kingswood · 02-12-2007, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Tonchi

(on mispronouncing "bombs") The National Anthem does not have "the bums bursting in air".

The mental imagery here is hilarious. Where I come from, "bum" means "buttocks". I keep getting this image of a line of people mooning the night sky with bums in the air, then letting rip with a 21-bum salute.

Clodfobble · 11-19-2005, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

Twicet

What is that word even supposed to be??

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

I had a teacher who pronounced the word "root" as if it rhymed with "soot", and not "boot".

Yeah, I was consistently reminded that the majority of my teachers were complete idiots. I had a teacher in fifth grade who argued with the whole class for ten minutes that the L in salmon was not in fact silent. And I had a teacher in high school who persisted in using the word "irregardless" every single day. And then there was the 7th grade teacher who swore up and down that a line graph was nothing but a bar graph with the tops of the bars connected by a line. But the very earliest disappointment was my first grade teacher, who while teaching us about rounding, was asked whether a 5 was supposed to round up or down, since it was right in the middle. The teacher looked quite seriously at us all and said, "Scientists haven't decided that yet."

But back on topic: my husband says "acrosst" for "across" and "melk" instead of "milk." He also pronounces melee as "mee-lay" instead of "may-lay." You'd think this wouldn't come up so often, but we have a videogame in the house called "Super Smash Brothers Melee," and now he's got the kids pronouncing it the wrong way too.

Troubleshooter · 11-19-2005, 09:21 PM

Everyody is missing our most commonly represented screw up.

nucular

Thank you Mr. President.

Guyute · 11-19-2005, 10:36 PM

Brianna hit the nail on the head..."ebonics"...sheesh. That is just a loose acronym for "Too-lazy-to-enunciate-clearly". The prof who studied that should be stripped of his degree. If Ebonics is actually a valid dialect or language, then Eredneckonics and Ehickonics pre-dated it by 150 years LOL.

Happy Monkey · 11-20-2005, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Guyute

If Ebonics is actually a valid dialect or language, then Eredneckonics and Ehickonics pre-dated it by 150 years LOL.

Um, both of those are dialects, though they probably have more genteel names. I'm not sure what valid means in this context.

Though I don't see any need to teach any of them in schools.

Troubleshooter · 11-20-2005, 11:32 AM

Ebonics, redneckonics, etc, are valid dialects, but the trick is to not tolerate their intrusion into into prevelant usage. They are a study of cultural anthropology, not a language to be taught as an acceptable replacement for english.

be-bop · 11-20-2005, 05:34 PM

The one word thats always mispronounced that drives me Bloody batty is
Schedule pronounced "Skedule" there's no fukin' K in there........

wolf · 11-21-2005, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by be-bop

The one word thats always mispronounced that drives me Bloody batty is
Schedule pronounced "Skedule" there's no fukin' K in there........

It's got the same fucking K in it that School does.

I think the War of Independence was fought in part so that we didn't have to talk and spell funny over here.

Trilby · 11-20-2005, 07:52 AM

Clodfobble--twiceT is not once, but twice! Eg: "Boomer done hit me with that thar baseball bat not onceT but twiceT!" The mountain folk around here put a "t" on the end of once and twice. Say it with me--"twice-T".

Now, doesn't that feel all down-homey?

Kagen4o4 · 11-20-2005, 06:02 PM

one ive noticed (because i always use to do it) but no one else seems to is "obvious" just listen to people and youll hear them say OD-vious.

aluminium is NOT a-loo-min-num as americans think it is. notice the "nium" at the end? its not "num"

11-19-2005, 07:32 PM	#1
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	there is at least on mispronounced word in every british documentary. just wait for it. al-yoo-minnium. puhleez. axe me a question? lie-berry. (library) __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-20-2005, 12:27 AM	#3
Tonchi Victim of gravity Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hiding in plain sight Posts: 1,412	Typical North Carolina mistakes which drove me up the wall when I was in school were "chimbley" instead of chimney, and "bum" instead of bomb. I always wondered at what point somebody would realize that the National Anthem does not have "the bums bursting in air". It seems incomprehensible that somebody would actually WRITE the wrong word, but plainly they did not know the actual word they were speaking. And speaking of this ebonics BS, raise your hand if you have not gritted your teeth to powder everytime a black person being interviewed says "ax" instead of "asked"? __________________ Everything you've ever heard about Fresno is true.

11-19-2005, 09:21 PM	#8
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	Everyody is missing our most commonly represented screw up. nucular Thank you Mr. President. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

11-19-2005, 10:36 PM	#9
Guyute Gamehenge Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Halifax, NS Posts: 168	Brianna hit the nail on the head..."ebonics"...sheesh. That is just a loose acronym for "Too-lazy-to-enunciate-clearly". The prof who studied that should be stripped of his degree. If Ebonics is actually a valid dialect or language, then Eredneckonics and Ehickonics pre-dated it by 150 years LOL. __________________ It's Really Plain and Easy To See, The Family grows like fungus on a tree.

11-20-2005, 11:32 AM	#11
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	Ebonics, redneckonics, etc, are valid dialects, but the trick is to not tolerate their intrusion into into prevelant usage. They are a study of cultural anthropology, not a language to be taught as an acceptable replacement for english. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

11-19-2005, 07:58 PM	#2
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Irregardless. Expecially. And "swoled." As in, "After Boomer hit me with the baseball bat my arm swoled up reel bad." Vomick. Twicet. all ebonic bs.

11-20-2005, 05:34 PM	#12
be-bop Operations Operative Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: scotland/uk Posts: 664	The one word thats always mispronounced that drives me Bloody batty is Schedule pronounced "Skedule" there's no fukin' K in there........

11-20-2005, 07:52 AM	#14
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Clodfobble--twiceT is not once, but twice! Eg: "Boomer done hit me with that thar baseball bat not onceT but twiceT!" The mountain folk around here put a "t" on the end of once and twice. Say it with me--"twice-T". Now, doesn't that feel all down-homey? Last edited by Trilby; 11-20-2005 at 07:54 AM.

11-20-2005, 06:02 PM	#15
Kagen4o4 The Sheriff of Nothingland Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 1,794	one ive noticed (because i always use to do it) but no one else seems to is "obvious" just listen to people and youll hear them say OD-vious. aluminium is NOT a-loo-min-num as americans think it is. notice the "nium" at the end? its not "num"

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