s/o wrong words - word pronunciation

papagena · October 2009

What is a word that bugs you when people say it in a weird way?

Mine: I just hung the warsh on the line. (why are we adding an 'R')

and it confounds me when people don't realize that the 's' in Illinois is silent. ill-i-noise? *sigh*

goinggreengirl · October 2009

When people say Warshington- same thing with warsh vs. wash.

Also, Missoura... drove me nuts when I lived there.

ab&jim · October 2009

My mom says warsh all the time. I just respond to her that I don't know what she's doing, but I plan to wash _____. And being from Illinois, I hate when people pronounce the s.

I'm a big hater of liebarry instead of library.

kmgourley · October 2009

I dont' know how many of you all have spent time in Utah, but they have their own accent there that is just barely there but SO annoying. They don't really put the "t" sound in things. For instance, "mountain" is said "mou - en" and there is a city named "Layton" that they call "Lay - en." Also, they do not make the "ee" sound in words. For instance, "feel" is said "fill." Even now, sometimes, DH (who grew up in UT; I did not) will say "peel" or a similar word and I cannot understand what he's saying because it doesn't make sense because it sounds like "pill!"

This is not pronunciation but it drives me nuts so I want to throw it out there. DH calls sweatshirts and hoodies "sweaters." I hate it! I never know what he's talking about!

mrsjjd · October 2009

The Warsh bothers me too, as does Warshington. I had a cousin visiting from Oklahoma, and was coming through here on their way to "Warshington"....She kept saying it and I couldn't stand it. My gma always said "pella" (pillow), but my biggest word peeve is Wrastling, which my mom is guilty of...

mrsjjd · October 2009

oh and ambullance.....DH and I both worked on an ambulance, and my SIL always said ambullance. UGH

holly*lolly · October 2009

I have no idea why, but my boss says "susseed" (like secede but with more of a "suh" at the beginning) instead of succeed. Drives me crazy. Does he not hear others say it correctly and wonder why he's the only one who says it this way?

"I know we will 'susseed' if we keep trying." "That's why our business is 'susseeding' like it is."

uh. Just thinking about it makes my eyes roll. Stick out tongue

brianna611 · October 2009

You know what the worst part of all this is? 99.9% of the time, I do not correct people. It's just impolite in most situations. It makes my skin crawl, but I keep my mouth shut. However, in class, I correct people Geeked

papagena · October 2009

holly*lolly:
I have no idea why, but my boss says "susseed" (like secede but with more of a "suh" at the beginning) instead of succeed. Drives me crazy. Does he not hear others say it correctly and wonder why he's the only one who says it this way?

"I know we will 'susseed' if we keep trying." "That's why our business is 'susseeding' like it is."

uh. Just thinking about it makes my eyes roll.

Your boss sounds tres sussessfull.

I had a friend once who (back in HS) called me sub-tle girl (pronounced as it is spelled) and didn't realize that subtle = suddle. It is an odd combo of spelling & pronunciation.

Meg41208 · October 2009

How do you say the word "jaguar?"

I say it like jag-wahr, DH says it like jag-wire and it makes me giggle.

As far as other mispronunciations...

people here (KY) pronounce pen funny- "can I use your ink pin?"

I grew up in New England, so it's not like I should be commenting on other people's mispronunciations.

Dobie_Mama · October 2009

holly*lolly:
I have no idea why, but my boss says "susseed" (like secede but with more of a "suh" at the beginning) instead of succeed. Drives me crazy. Does he not hear others say it correctly and wonder why he's the only one who says it this way?

"I know we will 'susseed' if we keep trying." "That's why our business is 'susseeding' like it is."

uh. Just thinking about it makes my eyes roll.

My high school assistant principal used to say, "If you're hongry for sussess ..." Cracked me up.

papagena · October 2009

Dobie_Mama:
holly*lolly:
"I know we will 'susseed' if we keep trying." "That's why our business is 'susseeding' like it is."

uh. Just thinking about it makes my eyes roll.
My high school assistant principal used to say, "If you're hongry for sussess ..." Cracked me up.

LOL ....hongry for sussess... how can one say that with a straight face? or listen to it with one?

LittleFuller · October 2009

Meg41208:

people here (KY) pronounce pen funny- "can I use your ink pin?"

I totally do this! Sorry. Embarrassed I also pronounce the "i" incorrectly in light, night, etc. I say it with the short "i" sound instead of the long "i" sound. However, I can turn my accent on and off, so it usually only comes out when I'm talking to people from my hometown and not in my everyday conversations.

I guess I shouldn't have pet peeves when it comes to accents, since I have my own accent, but I also hate "warsh." It makes my skin crawl. I also hate that my MIL and BIL (who shouldn't have an accent since they aren't from the area that I grew up in) sometimes say "leags" instead of "legs."

sommerrayne · October 2009

I hate "acrossT" both my husband and mother-in-law say this. They also say "Cy-fress" for a Cypress tree.

I'll think of more but that's what I've got for now

Dobie_Mama · October 2009

papagena:
Dobie_Mama:
holly*lolly:
"I know we will 'susseed' if we keep trying." "That's why our business is 'susseeding' like it is."

uh. Just thinking about it makes my eyes roll.
My high school assistant principal used to say, "If you're hongry for sussess ..." Cracked me up.
LOL ....hongry for sussess... how can one say that with a straight face? or listen to it with one?

I never sussessfully listened to it with a straight face.

rockymountaingirl · October 2009

I'm guilty of saying melk instead of milk. I know I'm pronouncing it wrong, it's just habit. I blame it on my mom who is from Illinois and says warsh and warshington along with other mispronounced words.

felt_tip_pen · October 2009

Hahahaha. I like to say "Illin-wa". So french. :P

Um, I'm in Okieland. So we have things like peCAN pie...basically anything where a normal person would use the "ah" (as in Stalin) sound they use the "a"(as in apple) sound....or even the long a. Seriously, "empenaydas?" And it drives me up a freaking wall.

My brother for some reason cannot say "milk" and says "melk" and I pretty much spaz at him whenever he does it.

Joes_love · October 2009

I'm not talking around most of you!

i warsh my clothes all the time. and i live near Warshington DC

annnd, i drink wooder instead of water. Embarrassed

papagena · October 2009

Joes_love:
I'm not talking around most of you!

i warsh my clothes all the time. and i live near Warshington DC

annnd, i drink wooder instead of water.

....it's a good thing we like you and you type well.

aspade · October 2009

I also pronounce milk, "melk." I always chalked it up to being from Michigan. You should hear me say cat, lol.

I also hate it when people say 'liberry" for library.

My biggest peeve, though, is when people say "pitcher" for picture. There's a C in there, people!!! (At least you can't mess up PIP...)

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