Things people say wrong...a lot.

[kaytieeldr]

Which means that while the act of misuse is funny, the misused word itself is not.

 

[kaytieeldr]

So are you saying the person in question does that on purpose? Meaning they know they are using f for th etc?

On purpose to aggravate people? No. "On purpose" because for whatever reason that's how she's pronounced those words (and doesn't care to be correct)? Yes.

 

[Shelton123]

People who pronounce fajita like fajeeta, quesadilla like kwesadilla. They use the excuse "this is America, not Mexico." Oy vey. Also orangutan does not have a G at the end of it.

Aks bugs me too.

Also, there is a model named Iekeliene Stange. It bugs me whenever I write the name down and people always say yekkuline Um, no, it's eekeleen. Other foreign names like that too. Whenever we have a substitute teacher, my friend Siobhan isn't shivon she's seeyobahn.

 

[paintnolish]

Hmm...the turn this thread might be taking proves that, given time, all threads on the DIS will turn into arguments.

On a lighter note...I always said "que-pon" instead of "coo-pon" for coupon. It is still hard to pronounce it correctly-it just slips out!
DD, who gave me the inspiration for my Dis name used to say "chothers" for "each other." We were sitting next to 'chothers.

 

[CanadianImagineer]

my mother pronounces the word "pronunciation" as pro-nunk-shee-ay-shun. I hadn't caught it until a couple of months ago when I asked her to repeat what she had just said.. and sure enough I had heard correctly! I then had to direct her to an online dictionary where she could listen to the proper pronunciation of "pronunciation".

 

[Shelton123]

I pronounce horror like "*****." Like whenever I told my teacher that I love horror movies and she's like "...WHAT???"

 

[sorul82?]

Hmm...the turn this thread might be taking proves that, given time, all threads on the DIS will turn into arguments.

Hopefully, everyone is just poking fun. The only words that truly annoy me are ain't, stupid, and shut up. Otherwise, people, for the most part, just have different ways to say things. Like here in NC, BBQ is something you eat; not a generic term for cooking on the grill. For Pete's sake, if you move here, be sure that when you invite folks over for a "BBQ" that it includes a pig cooker and a pig! If not, we will just smile and say "bless your pea pickin' heart, you're not from 'round here, are you?"

 

[sorul82?]

I pronounce horror like "*****." Like whenever I told my teacher that I love horror movies and she's like "...WHAT???"

I have trouble saying horror and rural. If I try to make horror into two syllables, it's sounds like har-er.

 

[Eeyores Butterfly]

Okay, I have to laugh at the Missouri comments. I pronounce it like most people who are actually from the state: with a /z/ sound in the middle and the /ee/ sound at the end. The only people I ever hear say MissourUH are the politicians who are trying to sound like they belong. It makes us sound like a bunch of backwoods hicks.

I looked it up and this is the correct pronunciation of Missouri: mi-zoor-ee

Our state has issues with naming cities after cultural centers from around the world- and then butchering the names. Some examples:

Cairo: Cay-roe
Milan: My-len
Versailles: Ver-sales

My boyfriend had an interview in Milan and it took me forever to convince him of the appropriate pronunciation.

The other thing that really bugs me is cutesy, made up pronunciations. It is not Wally World. It is Wal-Mart. It is not Tar-zhay, it is Target. We do not go "beddy bye", it is not "Jacques Pen-nay" it is J.C. Penney. There are several others, but you get the picture. My father uses these all the time just to annoy me.

 

[paintnolish]

I say Tar-zhay sometimes. I think it is a classier sounding name (not really, but I think that is the idea, kwim?) for a nicer store than Wal Mart or K Mart.

 

[BeachGirlFLA]

Okay, I have to laugh at the Missouri comments. I pronounce it like most people who are actually from the state: with a /z/ sound in the middle and the /ee/ sound at the end. The only people I ever hear say MissourUH are the politicians who are trying to sound like they belong. It makes us sound like a bunch of backwoods hicks.

I looked it up and this is the correct pronunciation of Missouri: mi-zoor-ee

Our state has issues with naming cities after cultural centers from around the world- and then butchering the names. Some examples:

Cairo: Cay-roe
Milan: My-len
Versailles: Ver-sales

My boyfriend had an interview in Milan and it took me forever to convince him of the appropriate pronunciation.

The other thing that really bugs me is cutesy, made up pronunciations. It is not Wally World. It is Wal-Mart. It is not Tar-zhay, it is Target. We do not go "beddy bye", it is not "Jacques Pen-nay" it is J.C. Penney. There are several others, but you get the picture. My father uses these all the time just to annoy me.

Well, I say Missouri right but I'll have to admit that I ask the dog if he's ready to "go sleepies" when it's time for bed.

 

[kstategrad]

I have some:

People say "jewl-u-ry" instead of jewelry, and when people say heighth instead of height. UGH!!

I also can't stand "nu-cu-lar" (nuclear) either, as someone else mentioned already.

Also, our last name is Colin, pronounced Koh-lin, not Collin. People always want to say our name with a short 'o' sound instead of a long 'o,' even though we pronounce it the correct way (it's Koh-lin because there's only one consonant before the vowel; it would be Collin if there were two L's!)

 

[Teacher510]

I have some:

People say "jewl-u-ry" instead of jewelry, and when people say heighth instead of height. UGH!!

I also can't stand "nu-cu-lar" (nuclear) either, as someone else mentioned already.

Also, our last name is Colin, pronounced Koh-lin, not Collin. People always want to say our name with a short 'o' sound instead of a long 'o,' even though we pronounce it the correct way (it's Koh-lin because there's only one consonant before the vowel; it would be Collin if there were two L's!)

As a boy's first name Colin is pronounced with a short o sound so I can understand(and would be guilty of!) the mispronunciation even though I know (and teach!) the rule of single consonant making the vowel long.
I haven't read all the posts but I agree with realtor and jewelry and add (if it hasn't been mentioned) etc. as ekcetera! Misspellings also make me want to carry my red pen everywhere when I see them on signs,etc!

 

[MomNeedsVacay]

People who pronounce fajita like fajeeta, quesadilla like kwesadilla. They use the excuse "this is America, not Mexico." Oy vey. Also orangutan does not have a G at the end of it.

Aks bugs me too.

Also, there is a model named Iekeliene Stange. It bugs me whenever I write the name down and people always say yekkuline Um, no, it's eekeleen. Other foreign names like that too. Whenever we have a substitute teacher, my friend Siobhan isn't shivon she's seeyobahn.

My mother-in-law, god bless her, prnounces Paella, "Pay-ell-a" ...it bugs the heck out of me.... I think it would be rude for me to correct her...ITS "PIE-A-UH""".....GRRRR!