Commonly mispronounced words - Page 24

SadistSecret · 04-18-2007, 10:40 AM

Someone is telling you "America" is pronounced "Murka"?? WTF??

Happy Monkey · 04-18-2007, 11:03 AM

It is pronounced "Murka", in some areas.

Undertoad · 04-18-2007, 01:35 PM

Christiane Amanpour wants us to say eee-Rawn and eee-Rock

I'm so confused!

monster · 04-18-2007, 02:16 PM

This should help with the I-rack and I-ran confusion.

Perry Winkle · 04-18-2007, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

This should help with the I-rack and I-ran confusion.

I'm not a comedy writer and even I know it's the iSuck for the vacuum, the iNuke for the microwave, and the iFrame for the picture frame (a good geeky joke). Why did they make the iProducts so cumbersomely named?

Still, pretty funny.

Happy Monkey · 04-18-2007, 04:34 PM

I'm a lifelong DC resident, and that's how I pronounce it, too.

Probably because of the Metro announcers.

Hime · 04-18-2007, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

I'm a lifelong DC resident, and that's how I pronounce it, too.

Probably because of the Metro announcers.

Where's the second U, then? :p It should be Joo-Dish- Ee-Ary.

Happy Monkey · 04-18-2007, 04:37 PM

It's a schwa.

Clodfobble · 04-18-2007, 06:28 PM

Street names should be permanently exempt. Around here we have:

Manchaca = "MAN-shack"
Koenig = "KAY-nig"
Manor = "MAY-ner"

monster · 04-18-2007, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Street names should be permanently exempt. Around here we have:

Manchaca = "MAN-shack"
Koenig = "KAY-nig"
Manor = "MAY-ner"

Local towns/street names:

Saline = Sall Een
Milan = My Lan
Delhi = Dell Hi
Lyon = Lie On
Kuehnle = Keenly (not sure how else you would pronounce it but it still seems odd)

Perry Winkle · 04-18-2007, 07:50 PM

Street names...I wonder how they get butchered so badly...Maybe it reflects the education level of the people who propagate the pronunciation?

I can't imagine a well read person coming up with some of the pronunciations.

What about "Houston"...is it [House-ton] or [Hews-ton]? In Manhattan it's the former, EVERYWHERE else it's the latter. Who's right?

The 'oe' and 'ue' in Koenig and Kuehnle should be pronounced like the umlauted 'o' and 'u' in German right?

Hyoi · 04-21-2007, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grant

What about "Houston"...is it [House-ton] or [Hews-ton]? In Manhattan it's the former, EVERYWHERE else it's the latter. Who's right?

Hewston is correct. Trust me, I lived there for thirty-three years. I've also heard it pronounced Hooston.

Want to annoy a Cajun? Pronounce Thibideaux as Thibby-dox. Should be Teeb-ee-doe.

Sundae · 04-19-2007, 07:27 AM

Street/ place names that can't be pronounced correctly by the way they are spelled are a way of spotting the tourists and giving the locals a laugh at their expense.

SadistSecret · 04-19-2007, 07:35 AM

That is so true. I don't know many tourists that can correctly pronounce Des Moines.

Perry Winkle · 04-19-2007, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SadistSecret

That is so true. I don't know many tourists that can correctly pronounce Des Moines.

Iowa: Idiots out walking around. No offense intended. I'm from Missouri, it's genetic.

04-18-2007, 10:40 AM	#1
SadistSecret Even If you choose to love me, I will always choose to fall. Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Des Moines. Posts: 139	Someone is telling you "America" is pronounced "Murka"?? WTF?? __________________ "Seven Deadly Sins? I thought it was a to-do list!!

04-18-2007, 11:03 AM	#2
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	It is pronounced "Murka", in some areas. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

04-18-2007, 02:16 PM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	This should help with the I-rack and I-ran confusion. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-18-2007, 04:34 PM	#6
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I'm a lifelong DC resident, and that's how I pronounce it, too. Probably because of the Metro announcers. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

04-18-2007, 04:37 PM	#8
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	It's a schwa. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

04-18-2007, 01:35 PM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Christiane Amanpour wants us to say eee-Rawn and eee-Rock I'm so confused!

04-18-2007, 06:28 PM	#9
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Street names should be permanently exempt. Around here we have: Manchaca = "MAN-shack" Koenig = "KAY-nig" Manor = "MAY-ner"

04-18-2007, 07:50 PM	#11
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	Street names...I wonder how they get butchered so badly...Maybe it reflects the education level of the people who propagate the pronunciation? I can't imagine a well read person coming up with some of the pronunciations. What about "Houston"...is it [House-ton] or [Hews-ton]? In Manhattan it's the former, EVERYWHERE else it's the latter. Who's right? The 'oe' and 'ue' in Koenig and Kuehnle should be pronounced like the umlauted 'o' and 'u' in German right?

04-19-2007, 07:27 AM	#13
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Street/ place names that can't be pronounced correctly by the way they are spelled are a way of spotting the tourists and giving the locals a laugh at their expense. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

04-19-2007, 07:35 AM	#14
SadistSecret Even If you choose to love me, I will always choose to fall. Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Des Moines. Posts: 139	That is so true. I don't know many tourists that can correctly pronounce Des Moines. __________________ "Seven Deadly Sins? I thought it was a to-do list!!

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