Things people say wrong...a lot.

[princesspiglet]

Another one, but it is personal:

My name is Alisa. It's not hard to pronounce. Don't make it hard.

It's Ah-Lisa (long e sound). Lisa is Lisa (long e sound) pretty much everywhere you go. But if you add an A to the beginning people want to make it Alisha, Aliiisa (short i) etc. I have known people all my life who hear people call me the correct name but insist on calling me Alisha. Makes me crazy! One of my mom's best friends does this - to my mom, as if she thinks my mom is saying it wrong or something!

It's not hard people... don't make it hard!

thanks for listening,
Ah-lisa

That is my name too. Alisa. However, around the age of 17 I got so fed up with everyone calling me Alissa, Alisha and everything else but my name, that I dropped the A. I just go by Lisa now.

Funny, my daughter (6.5) saw my drivers license about a year ago and was freaking out because they spelled my name wrong. I had to explain to her what happened with my real name and now she insists on calling me Alisa, so I get people really confused!

 

[Minnie_me]

It's a tough word!

I do fine with most other common words. Just Tylenol that screws me up!

The one around here that drives me bonkers is that we have a town named "Chili." Nope, not like the food. It's pronounced "Chi" (as in the tea) - "Lie" (as in, "he told a lie.") It's taking me forever to get used to that.

Oh, and Avon. Not like the cosmetics company that's Ay-von. Nope. It's Ahhh-von.

It's like we're trying to be snooty.

Actually, Avon isn't pronounced Ahhh-von, it's a short "a" like in alligator. I don't really know how to write it though!

And how could you forget about Charlotte?!?! Up here in Rochester, it's pronounced "Shar-LOT" I used to live on Charlotte Avenue in small town outside of Rochester, and when giving my address on the phone, I just always pronounced it like Charlotte ("SHAR-let").

 

[Feralpeg]

Ummm, isn't 'your' pronounced 'yore'? How do you pronounce it?

You-R, almost like you are saying "you are".

 

[Minnie_me]

I was on an interview committee for our new school librarian, watching her teach a demo lesson to a group of Kindergarten students. I almost fell off my chair when she started her lesson with this:

"Hi boys and girls! Welcome to the LI-BARY. I'm your LI-BARIAN, Mrs. Smith."

She didn't get the job. I think that a librarian, of all people, should be able to pronounce those words!!!

 

[suejai]

Her parents and everyone else pronounce it Kay-la.

That is how I would pronounce it as well. How do you pronounce it?


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Okay, I see what you mean, I do pronounce it the way you do, I was reading how your mom says it the wrong way. Sorry for the confusion.

 

[Tricia1972]

It is Front Room - but just said really quick. As I was growing up, it was the 'frunchroom'. As was most of my g/f's 'frunchrooms'. Is your MIL in Illinois?

Same as Growshuree shopping (grocery, of course. )

Frunchroom, I dont use - but growshuree I still do. Different strokes.

At least you understand it's a mispronunciation of Front Room. She really thinks Frunch is a word!!

She's from Wisconsin, but nobody else around here has ever called it a frunch that I've heard. Even down in Chicago (where my sister lives) I've been blissfully unaware of Frunch.

 

[amsyw]

I would say it correctly-my best friend from high school is Alisa. Actually we say Uh-Lisa, not Ah-Lisa. But close! Very pretty name, I love it.
Her mom often calls her Lisa though. LOL!

Thanks!

Yes, I'm called Lisa by most of my family. The A tends to fall off! I guess it would be pronounced more Uh-lisa not Ah-Lisa. now that I think about the difference in the sounds!

 

[BunsenH]

I pronounce and use all words correctly, so to me this thread is mute.

 

[Disney Ella]

I can't believe that no one has mentioned this one yet:

I know many people who color with crowns, our family chooses to use crayons!

I grew up in western PA and now live in NJ and had never heard anyone say "crowns" until my kids went to preschool. I was dropping them off and heard the teacher tell the kids to get out their crowns. I thought maybe it was some kind of princess game.

 

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

"asterick" - no, it's asteriSk.
"Wallmark" - no, it's WalmarT (DH does this and it drives me crazy)
"potater" - no, it's potatO
"Sundee" - no, it's SunDAY

sundae

ice cream sundae

"sundee" in a phonetic

was origionally only served on sunday, but the spelling was changed so as to not liken it to a holy day. when they changed the spelling, it made the "e" a long "e"

(know more about ice cream from watching Discovery!! hehehehehhee)

 

[amsyw]

That is my name too. Alisa. However, around the age of 17 I got so fed up with everyone calling me Alissa, Alisha and everything else but my name, that I dropped the A. I just go by Lisa now.

Funny, my daughter (6.5) saw my drivers license about a year ago and was freaking out because they spelled my name wrong. I had to explain to her what happened with my real name and now she insists on calling me Alisa, so I get people really confused!

Nice to meet you Alisa! I introduce myself sometimes as Lisa. Especially if I don't think I'll ever see the person again! It's just easier.

 

[HerdOHuds]

Ooo! I just remembered one that had us scratching our heads for a few days!

We visited family on the gulf coast in Texas. My aunt was saying that later we would be having 'bawled shrimp'. My other aunt and I asked each other what exactly that was that night but couldn't figure it out. The next day my Texas aunt said again 'bawled shrimp' and so we asked.

She said, "Bawled shrimp. You know, you Bawl it."



Oooooooooh! BOILED SHRIMP!!!

We had been thinking hairless or in little balls.

 

[Piecey]

I say ReeSees.

I even named my cat ReeSee. (Reese)

I don't know many people who say it the "proper" way. Whatever. Who cares? It's candy!

 

[NotUrsula]

How do you pronounce "St. Louis"?

SAINT LOO-ISS

Not, I'm afraid, San Lou-ee as some of my well-meaning UK relatives assumed.

That business of the pronunciation of Missouri is not St. Louis vs. everywhere else, but rather mostly a city vs. rural thing, part of what I've learned since coming here is referrred to as the "out-state" issue. It isn't just pronunciation issues, there are political divides that break down along the same lines. If you ask around the capital in Jefferson City, they will tell you that "out-state" means anywhere in Missouri that is NOT in the Greater St. Louis or Kansas City metro areas.

PS: My MIL, born and raised in St. Louis, refers to an ice-cream sundae as a "sun-duh." She grew up near Crown Candy, during the Depression, when eating one there was a very special splurge. (They were $.15 at the time.)

 

[joyjoy]

I've never heard of a frunch room in my life.

What drives me nuts is when people type "balling" instead of "bawling". (not to be confused with "boiling"). It's "The movie was so sad I was bawling like a baby the whole time." NOT "I was balling like a baby.". ARGHHHH!

 

[OK!]

OK...I'm really bad at figuring out phonetics, but here's what grates on me. I live in Missouri. In St. Louis we pronounce the state's name with using the S sound in the middle and an E sound at the end (Mi sur e). Unfortunately, the rest of the neanderthals in the state pronounce it with a Z sound in the middle and an uh sound at the end (Mi zzour a) ! When I hear my home state pronounced incorrectly, I tell the neanderthal that I guess that folks living in Mississippi must be living in Mississippa!

Now for the others....I seen (cringe)....I doesn't confused... and using can for may! Sorry, but they drive me bonkers!

K

Hmm...I also live in St. Louis (and have for more than 30 years), but I use the Z sound in the middle of the word, as does everyone I know. I would never, ever, EVER in a million years, however, pronounce the state's name "Missourah." That irritates the LIFE out of me. Grr.

 

[MaumeeMom]

I didn't have time to read all the posts so I'm sorry if these have already been mentioned but I hate the following:

Feb-you-airy - it is February - it has an "r"!
Ax for Ask
I-tal-yun instead of Italian

The one that bothers me the most (and I will correct adults who say this) is:

Lie-berry - it is LIBRARY! Yikes!

 

[merryweather20]

As someone who lives in Hershey, PA (home to Reese's) and works at the Hershey Corporation, I can tell you with comeplete certainty that every single person that works here- or at least that I have come into contact with- pronounces it REE-SEES. Even our President does. It annoys us who LIVE and WORK for Hershey to hear people pronounce it any other way!!

You might want to flag down the prez and let him know that people have been been making bootleg commercials and rhyming reese's with pieces, pronouncing it just like it belonged to Ms Witherspoon

Its been going on for years apparently!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO8tfxr9U58

 

[lillygator]

the town next to us is Bradenton....more often than not people say Bradington....drives me insane!

 

[Pixie Dust for Me!]

OK...sorry for the Missour E vs. UH...but it does grate on me. I used to work in politics and it drove me nuts when the politican I was with used E or UH based on their locale! (and, just so you know, I used the neanderthal comment to get under a specific person's skin in a teasing manner. I should have made that clearer in my post).

I will say that I have found E to be most common in eastern MO and UH more common everywhere else.

Karen