Commonly mispronounced words

[be-bop]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

I do that, I mispronouce on purpose because in some warped way I think it's funny. Is that bad? I can't tell.

Nope it's an age thing,your humour gland is evolving, into "Dad Humour"
Perfectly normal.......

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

I do that, I mispronouce on purpose because in some warped way I think it's funny. Is that bad? I can't tell.

I have to raise a hand at the idea of deliberate mispronounciation being funny, especially within families. Perhaps its because MY Dad did it when I was a child....?

He would pretend to mix up the words Recipe and Receipt. Which I do now sometimes, then realise the humour in childhood jokes doesn't survive an explanation to work colleagues

[Cyclefrance]

Don't know about that, but I occasionally have a brain malfunction and use totally the wrong word - like when I referred to the earth's continents resting on teutonic plates (I think those are the ones made by Meissen or Villeroy and Boch!)

[Iggy]

Originally Posted by Cyclefrance

Don't know about that, but I occasionally have a brain malfunction and use totally the wrong word - like when I referred to the earth's continents resting on teutonic plates (I think those are the ones made by Meissen or Villeroy and Boch!)

I always called those brain farts... or brain fade if it happens over a period of time.

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by Cyclefrance

Don't know about that, but I occasionally have a brain malfunction and use totally the wrong word - like when I referred to the earth's continents resting on teutonic plates (I think those are the ones made by Meissen or Villeroy and Boch!)

I remember a conversation with a friend of mine, shortly after he'd had a stroke, and about a week before he suddenly passed away. We were talking about our favorite pastries and he was waxing elephant about these hot cross buns which "were filled with ravens..."

It made perfect sense to me. At a distance ravens look like raisins, especially if there is snow on the ground.

I was sad however to remember that was my last conversation with him, but happy that it was about pastires, something we both loved and connected over. But then sad again that we didn't make the chance to sit down and eat some raven infested buns. But then happy, well you get the idea.

[seakdivers]

Oh my god - you mean my dad has actually been saying it right all this time??

[xoxoxoBruce]

No. Woos-ter-shear not woosh-de-shire.

[seakdivers]

Ah. There we have it.

I am going to sound so damn smart at Thanksgiving!!!

[wolf]

My favorite was always "The organ grinder and his minkee."

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by wolf

My favorite was always "The organ grinder and his minkee."

"Do you 'ave a lee–zahnce for zat minkee?"

[Tonchi]

Originally Posted by wolf

My favorite was always "The organ grinder and his minkee."

Wolf, thank you for clearing up something which has always puzzled me, namely why my sister named one of her cats Minkee. Until now I never knew. Her husband is a Brit

[seakdivers]

I just heard another one just now that I had forgotton about.

Expresso.

It's Espresso folks. There's no X in there.

[Tonchi]

Let's talk about ASTERIX, *** the symbol and not the comic strip. We usually hear ASTERISK. I'm not really sure which is correct anymore, but no matter which version I use, the momster will jump at me to say it is the opposite one. Along the same line there is TAMERISK, the saltcedar tree which I remember so fondly from rafting on the Southwestern rivers. Everybody wants to call it TAMERIX. Using X's seems to be a problem for Americans.

[wolf]

Since unix, I've just called it "star".

[BigV]

Tamarisk.

They're so pretty in the fall, but a pest in the west.