Commonly mispronounced words - Page 21

monster · 03-20-2007, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

All four of those words rhyme.

In British English, Furry and Blurry have pretty much the same vowel sounds as Early.

but Flurry is pronounced like Curry and Hurry.

Then, just when you thought you were getting it, there's the other Furry which does rhyme with Hurry. The Helston Furry -a dance.

Is all this getting anyone in a fury?

For the curious, Fury in British English rhymes with "FuckthisforagameofskittlesI'moffdownthepubforabevvy"

Perhaps respelling is the answer?

DanaC · 03-20-2007, 06:10 AM

mmmm......curry......hurry up with the curry.....

Clodfobble · 03-20-2007, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

In British English, Furry and Blurry have pretty much the same vowel sounds as Early.

but Flurry is pronounced like Curry and Hurry.

All six of those words rhyme.

Kingswood · 03-20-2007, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

All six of those words rhyme.

Only for speakers who pronounce the vowels in hurry and furry the same. We who distinguish them have no trouble doing so. It's nothing more than regional differences in pronunciation. To me, "awe" and "oar" sound the same but I know that's not true for some people.

monster · 03-20-2007, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Kingswood

Only for speakers who pronounce the vowels in hurry and furry the same. We who distinguish them have no trouble doing so. It's nothing more than regional differences in pronunciation. To me, "awe" and "oar" sound the same but I know that's not true for some people.

I bet you're a riot at parties!

Kingswood · 03-21-2007, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

I bet you're a riot at parties!

I give excellent backrubs. Enough said.

DanaC · 03-20-2007, 05:00 PM

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ooh, that's a good mispronounced word! "dour"-- like "do-er" not like flour.

That very much depends on what accent/dialect you speak and what area you come from.

Undertoad · 03-20-2007, 05:35 PM

Everyone in Britain said I said "emu" wrong in a way that made them laugh.

I saw saying "E-moo"

It was supposed to be "E-myoo"

DanaC · 03-20-2007, 05:42 PM

yup. Like Duty. You guys say Dooty (or...Doody) I think. Whereas for Brits, it's Dyooty

iSellMyTextbook · 03-21-2007, 04:23 PM

aegg instead of egg

andcal · 03-23-2007, 08:46 AM

"supposably" instead of supposedly
"irrevelant" instead of irrelevant
"calvary" instead of cavalry

Kingswood · 03-25-2007, 07:43 PM

"Grievous" is not spelt "grievious" but many people pronounce it this way.

Urbane Guerrilla · 03-31-2007, 01:17 AM

And while we're at it, grieve does not take a direct object, i.e., you mourn a loss, not grieve it. Grieve doesn't properly take an object at all -- the subject/sufferer merely does it.

Mailmakers who write "halberk" for "hauberk" are similarly ill-founded.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-01-2007, 03:25 PM

No such thing as mailmaker.

Kingswood · 04-01-2007, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

And while we're at it, grieve does not take a direct object, i.e., you mourn a loss, not grieve it. Grieve doesn't properly take an object at all -- the subject/sufferer merely does it.

Maybe we need a Grammar thread.

03-25-2007, 07:43 PM	#12
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03-31-2007, 01:17 AM	#13
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	And while we're at it, grieve does not take a direct object, i.e., you mourn a loss, not grieve it. Grieve doesn't properly take an object at all -- the subject/sufferer merely does it. Mailmakers who write "halberk" for "hauberk" are similarly ill-founded. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

04-01-2007, 03:25 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	No such thing as mailmaker. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-20-2007, 06:10 AM	#2
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	mmmm......curry......hurry up with the curry.....

03-20-2007, 05:35 PM	#8
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Everyone in Britain said I said "emu" wrong in a way that made them laugh. I saw saying "E-moo" It was supposed to be "E-myoo"

03-20-2007, 05:42 PM	#9
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	yup. Like Duty. You guys say Dooty (or...Doody) I think. Whereas for Brits, it's Dyooty

03-21-2007, 04:23 PM	#10
iSellMyTextbook Neophyte-in-training Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3	aegg instead of egg

03-23-2007, 08:46 AM	#11
andcal Writer of Writings Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ruston, LA Posts: 14	"supposably" instead of supposedly "irrevelant" instead of irrelevant "calvary" instead of cavalry

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