Commonly mispronounced words - Page 9

Trilby · 11-30-2005, 09:11 PM

Hi, Queenie! Missed ya!

seakdivers · 12-01-2005, 01:26 AM

Thanks for trying to save me UT...

Clodfobble - you know, the funny thing is that after seeing your reply I said the word debris (mentally of course..... I never talk to myself), and it fit better with the way you described it.

Oh god. I am wrong in telling you all how I was wrong! Jezzus I am such a tard.

Sundae · 12-01-2005, 09:04 AM

My Dad is dyslexic, so I haven't included some of his classics as it's not fair..... But Michelle Pettifer (Pfeiffer) made me laugh.

Sandwich is often pronounced Samwitch here. I can hold my hand up to it myself (have sat here saying it repeatedly under my breath - I think my colleagues are looking up Witchfinder General on Yell.Com)

seakdivers · 12-02-2005, 03:05 AM

Ah yes, dyslexia pops up in my family quite a bit. My sister used to write her friend Toby's name as ybot, so here it is 20 years later and I still call him ybot. It sounds like eebot.

Sundae · 12-14-2005, 11:01 AM

I'm not sure how common the phrase "Wolf it down" is, but even if you haven't heard it before you will agree it creates a clear mental image of the way someone is eating.

Today I heard someone say "Woof it down". Not only is ait wrong but it's stupid!

The worst thing is the little voices inside my head seem to like it and it's been circulating all day. Grrrrrrr - and I mean that literally.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-14-2005, 01:07 PM

Woof it down and wolf it down, seems to be pretty interchangable around here.

Sundae · 12-16-2005, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Woof it down and wolf it down, seems to be pretty interchangable around here.

I've only heard it a couple of times... perhaps it makes more sense with repetition. It still seems wrong to me - woof is a sound, made while exhaling. How can it apply to the process of ingestion?

mrnoodle · 12-15-2005, 01:38 PM

This isn't a mispronounced word, but a mangled turn of phrase. I used to work for a very sweet woman who was in all ways refined, correct, and educated. Cept fer one thing. You know the phrase "Six of one, half dozen of the other"? It means "It doesn't matter, it's all the same to me." She said it as, "Half of six, a dozen of the other" and COULD NOT be convinced of the correct version.

seakdivers · 12-15-2005, 09:21 PM

Thought of a couple more this evening.

Species. Its not spee-shees. Its spee-sees. Also when people sign a card or type in an email "congrads". There is no D in congratulations.

Shoooot, I had a couple more, but I've lost them.

Axe me later.

richlevy · 12-15-2005, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by seakdivers

There is no D in congratulations.

There is if you just barely missed flunking out before graduation.

Clodfobble · 12-16-2005, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Woof it down and wolf it down, seems to be pretty interchangable around here.

I've known many people who in general pronounced the word "wolf" without the L. It may be that if they wrote it down you'd see they at least knew the correct word to use, even if they couldn't say it.

Nunya · 12-24-2005, 12:16 AM

Do you ever mispronounce words to purposely irritate your foreign friends? I do. One of my French friends hates it when Americans pronounce French words incorrectly. One day we were having a party and she was making crepes. I made sure to have a reason to say croissant, but I pronounced it "croy-SANT" just to see what she would do. She screamed,"CWASOOOO!!!" and then threw a crepe at me. Then I said, "Hey! Quit throwing creaps at me!" She did refrain from throwing the skillet at me.

Kingswood · 02-20-2007, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Nunya

Do you ever mispronounce words to purposely irritate your foreign friends? I do. One of my French friends hates it when Americans pronounce French words incorrectly. One day we were having a party and she was making crepes. I made sure to have a reason to say croissant, but I pronounced it "croy-SANT" just to see what she would do. She screamed,"CWASOOOO!!!" and then threw a crepe at me. Then I said, "Hey! Quit throwing creaps at me!" She did refrain from throwing the skillet at me.

Ask her how she pronounces the words "western" and "week-end" when speaking French, and if she pronounces them as "vestern" or "veek-end", you can throw unpronounceable things at her.

wolf · 12-24-2005, 12:25 AM

Ah, another reason not to befriend the French!

Welcome, Nunya!

Nunya · 12-24-2005, 12:43 AM

Thanks!

11-30-2005, 09:11 PM	#1
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12-14-2005, 01:07 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Woof it down and wolf it down, seems to be pretty interchangable around here. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-15-2005, 01:38 PM	#8
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	This isn't a mispronounced word, but a mangled turn of phrase. I used to work for a very sweet woman who was in all ways refined, correct, and educated. Cept fer one thing. You know the phrase "Six of one, half dozen of the other"? It means "It doesn't matter, it's all the same to me." She said it as, "Half of six, a dozen of the other" and COULD NOT be convinced of the correct version. __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

12-24-2005, 12:25 AM	#14
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Ah, another reason not to befriend the French! Welcome, Nunya! __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-01-2005, 01:26 AM	#2
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	Thanks for trying to save me UT... Clodfobble - you know, the funny thing is that after seeing your reply I said the word debris (mentally of course..... I never talk to myself), and it fit better with the way you described it. Oh god. I am wrong in telling you all how I was wrong! Jezzus I am such a tard.

12-01-2005, 09:04 AM	#3
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	My Dad is dyslexic, so I haven't included some of his classics as it's not fair..... But Michelle Pettifer (Pfeiffer) made me laugh. Sandwich is often pronounced Samwitch here. I can hold my hand up to it myself (have sat here saying it repeatedly under my breath - I think my colleagues are looking up Witchfinder General on Yell.Com)

12-02-2005, 03:05 AM	#4
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	Ah yes, dyslexia pops up in my family quite a bit. My sister used to write her friend Toby's name as ybot, so here it is 20 years later and I still call him ybot. It sounds like eebot.

12-14-2005, 11:01 AM	#5
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I'm not sure how common the phrase "Wolf it down" is, but even if you haven't heard it before you will agree it creates a clear mental image of the way someone is eating. Today I heard someone say "Woof it down". Not only is ait wrong but it's stupid! The worst thing is the little voices inside my head seem to like it and it's been circulating all day. Grrrrrrr - and I mean that literally.

12-15-2005, 09:21 PM	#9
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	Thought of a couple more this evening. Species. Its not spee-shees. Its spee-sees. Also when people sign a card or type in an email "congrads". There is no D in congratulations. Shoooot, I had a couple more, but I've lost them. Axe me later.

12-24-2005, 12:16 AM	#12
Nunya Lead Subordinate Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: USA Posts: 15	Do you ever mispronounce words to purposely irritate your foreign friends? I do. One of my French friends hates it when Americans pronounce French words incorrectly. One day we were having a party and she was making crepes. I made sure to have a reason to say croissant, but I pronounced it "croy-SANT" just to see what she would do. She screamed,"CWASOOOO!!!" and then threw a crepe at me. Then I said, "Hey! Quit throwing creaps at me!" She did refrain from throwing the skillet at me.

12-24-2005, 12:43 AM	#15
Nunya Lead Subordinate Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: USA Posts: 15	Thanks!

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