Mispronunciations....

[Jeff in BigD]

Originally posted by Beast
....who would use the words Rev-ih-nate and sa-fear.


ANY GUESS's?????

The only thing I can think ofthose possibly being is "renovate" & "severe". lol

 

[Jeff in BigD]

Originally posted by preshi
Also... it's not La-tee it's La-Tay... grrraarrrr

Huh?

 

[binny]

oh and dh pronounces it ASHphalt instead of asphalt never understood that one!


and we all know about my family member who says "PwoSon" and "Ta-LONE" for poison and Talon

 

[Mermaid02]

think coffee bar Jeff...

 

[abaldacci]

I don't guess I will talk to any of you if I ever meet you.

 

[BrerMom]

So many of these are just regional pronunciations. The speaker (or the speaker's family) may be transplanted from a different area of the country.

 

[Jeff in BigD]

Originally posted by Mermaid02
think coffee bar Jeff...

Oh, you mean Lah-tay. Gotcha. People say La-tee? Is that as in La-tee-dah? lol.

 

[Lola]

Excuse me, can i AX you a question? AHHHHHHHHH

I hate when people call "Mrs" Smith - Miss Smith .. or Miss Smith - Mrs. Smith. I notice kids doing that ALL the time in school, lol it definitely bothers me.

One of my friends says supposably - it bothers me too.

 

[DocRafiki]

The majority of medical professionals that I met like to pronounce it "sahn-tih-meter".

I've never heard it pronounced that way.

Yes, some of these things aren't really incorrect, just regional differences. (warsh, "earl" for oil is a favorite of mine in south Louisiana).

But if you call me a vetinarian, I WILL correct you.

 

[gepetto]

Originally posted by preshi
It bothers me when people say Foy- ER instead of Foy- yay.

Why is that? Both are correct.




Main Entry: foy·er
Pronunciation: 'foi(-&)r, 'foi-"(y)A also 'fwä-"yA
Function: noun
Etymology: French, literally, fireplace, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin focarium, from Latin focus hearth
Date: 1859
: an anteroom or lobby especially of a theater; also : an entrance hallway : VESTIBULE

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=foyer

 

[Buckalew]

Around here many people say, "ideal" for idea. Grrr... that one really gets me.

 

[christineann]

Re-la-tor for "realtor"

o-ri-en-ta-ted for "oriented"

new-cu-lar for "nuclear"

......like fingernails on a chalk board.....

 

[luvmydogs]

I had a government prof. in college who pronounced "nuclear launcher" as "new-clay-ra lawn-chair." 'Course he was from France, and was very cute, so we all (I went to a women's college) thought it was just adorable... Last year I had a little boy in my three year-old preschool class who sang, "Frosty the Snowman, was a jolly happy 'HO!" We used to say he must be watching too much Jerry Springer.