Odin2005
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Sun Mar-26-06 08:13 PM
Response to Reply #30 |
| 43. I say it sore-ee as well. |
| -Pronunciation pet peeves! |
Twillig |
Mar-26-06 05:33 PM |
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Iraq. Eye-Rack |
Revolutionary_Acts04 |
Mar-26-06 05:42 PM |
#1 |
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Everybody knows it's |
Twillig |
Mar-26-06 06:04 PM |
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IIRC, the proper arabic pronounciation is... |
Odin2005 |
Mar-26-06 08:10 PM |
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Expresso |
XemaSab |
Mar-27-06 12:22 AM |
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actually |
slide to the left |
Mar-27-06 01:25 PM |
#79 |
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Italian - Eye-talian |
gollygee |
Mar-26-06 05:45 PM |
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That one annoys me too. |
Revolutionary_Acts04 |
Mar-26-06 05:50 PM |
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Yeah |
gollygee |
Mar-26-06 05:52 PM |
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Or what about Eye-Ran |
Revolutionary_Acts04 |
Mar-26-06 05:53 PM |
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Eye-ran so far away! |
gollygee |
Mar-26-06 05:55 PM |
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HAHAHA! |
Revolutionary_Acts04 |
Mar-26-06 05:57 PM |
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being part "eyetalian", i could do without that pronunciation |
flblu2 |
Mar-27-06 06:12 AM |
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massaTUsetts???? |
flblu2 |
Mar-27-06 06:13 AM |
#66 |
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Well, my own first name is virtually impossible for most people |
Shine |
Mar-26-06 05:54 PM |
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Mxyztplk? Klptzyxm? |
Gormy Cuss |
Mar-26-06 06:36 PM |
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LOL! |
Shine |
Mar-26-06 06:48 PM |
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Gee, I thought that was Mxyzptlk. |
Blue in Portland |
Mar-26-06 07:21 PM |
#31 |
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It actually changed spelling over time, so your memory is correct too. |
Gormy Cuss |
Mar-26-06 07:24 PM |
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Whew! I work as a proofreader, so that had me worried. |
Blue in Portland |
Mar-26-06 07:30 PM |
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Oh my God... I remember that!!! |
ChoralScholar |
Mar-26-06 09:58 PM |
#54 |
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All the Superman comics geeks know... |
Gormy Cuss |
Mar-27-06 12:20 AM |
#55 |
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I disagree on Gonzaga |
nini |
Mar-26-06 06:05 PM |
#10 |
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Pacific Northwest consensus has it as |
Twillig |
Mar-26-06 06:08 PM |
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makes sense on a regional level then |
nini |
Mar-26-06 06:10 PM |
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Some Americans pronounce their name of "Ian" |
Twillig |
Mar-26-06 06:22 PM |
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there's always eye-gor |
nini |
Mar-26-06 06:28 PM |
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What hump? n/t |
Blue in Portland |
Mar-26-06 07:22 PM |
#32 |
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Our former CEO pronounced that was, and fired somebody for |
gwbsamoron |
Mar-27-06 01:18 PM |
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Really? My husband pronounced it Gon-zay-ga, and I corrected him. |
Blue in Portland |
Mar-26-06 07:20 PM |
#29 |
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In the upper midwest it's gone-ZAH-gah |
Odin2005 |
Mar-26-06 08:12 PM |
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This is how I pronounce oven: |
brainshrub |
Mar-26-06 06:06 PM |
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Ex husband used to say |
Alleycat |
Mar-26-06 06:19 PM |
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For the last time, you philistines, it's "oot", not "out". |
CanuckAmok |
Mar-26-06 06:30 PM |
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Then you need to get oot 'n aboot more often. |
Odin2005 |
Mar-26-06 08:16 PM |
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What is the correct regional pronunciation for Nevada? |
Hissyspit |
Mar-26-06 06:33 PM |
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Nuh-VAH-duh |
XemaSab |
Mar-27-06 12:24 AM |
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"home sweet home" |
TankLV |
Mar-27-06 12:35 AM |
#59 |
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ProstRate for prostate. |
blue neen |
Mar-26-06 06:34 PM |
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Aboot your avatar-- |
Twillig |
Mar-26-06 06:39 PM |
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We love our Stillers here in western PA. |
blue neen |
Mar-26-06 06:57 PM |
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How do you know they aren't off grovelling with their face to the ground? |
primate1 |
Mar-27-06 07:06 AM |
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Can;t forget nukular. I'm also bothered by 'liberry' |
notmyprez |
Mar-26-06 07:02 PM |
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"NOO-KYU-LER" |
smirkymonkey |
Mar-26-06 07:03 PM |
#25 |
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Core instead of caah. |
Cobalt Violet |
Mar-26-06 07:08 PM |
#26 |
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Po-TAA-to, Po-Tahhhh-to........... |
bushwentawol |
Mar-26-06 07:13 PM |
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"Wurtter" |
bluecrush |
Mar-26-06 07:17 PM |
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Also "wudder." n/t |
Blue in Portland |
Mar-26-06 07:23 PM |
#33 |
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Don't forget "worter"...ugh |
ThruTheLookingGlass |
Mar-26-06 09:22 PM |
#52 |
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Baltimoreans say "wodder," hon! |
elshiva |
Mar-26-06 08:20 PM |
#46 |
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You guys say "sorry" funny. |
tuvor |
Mar-26-06 07:20 PM |
#30 |
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I say it sore-ee as well. |
Odin2005 |
Mar-26-06 08:13 PM |
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Malk for milk, warsh for wash, and window seal for sill. |
Blue in Portland |
Mar-26-06 07:26 PM |
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Warsh makes me cringe. |
Twillig |
Mar-26-06 08:41 PM |
#47 |
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Supposebly and medium |
nytemare |
Mar-26-06 07:33 PM |
#37 |
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Me too on the "Supposebly". |
Clintmax |
Mar-26-06 08:59 PM |
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Pronunciation- pronounced- Pronounceation |
doc03 |
Mar-26-06 07:51 PM |
#38 |
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Samich for Sandwich |
Goblinmonger |
Mar-26-06 07:57 PM |
#39 |
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New Englanders and Brits cutting off their R's. |
Odin2005 |
Mar-26-06 08:06 PM |
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well, that's not exactly mispronunciation |
MassLiberal |
Mar-26-06 08:59 PM |
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This is not an astrick --------> * |
Pool Hall Ace |
Mar-26-06 08:16 PM |
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Feb-you-ary. ARGH (but |
blondeatlast |
Mar-26-06 08:44 PM |
#48 |
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Real-a-tor for realtor. |
ocelot |
Mar-26-06 09:14 PM |
#51 |
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Heighth for height, pitcher for picture, sim-ewe-ler for similar... |
ThruTheLookingGlass |
Mar-26-06 09:25 PM |
#53 |
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When "America" is pronounced as if it had only 2 or 3 syllables. |
Telly Savalas |
Mar-27-06 12:26 AM |
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Nu-cu-lar for nuclear, and am-blance for ambulance |
BuffyTheFundieSlayer |
Mar-27-06 12:51 AM |
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Italian - Eye talian! |
KitchenWitch |
Mar-27-06 12:52 AM |
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Ssheshule (schedule). Cosh-tume (costume). Oh, I could go on. |
amitten |
Mar-27-06 12:54 AM |
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There's no k in schedule |
tjwmason |
Mar-27-06 06:32 AM |
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It is usually pronounced with a hard C, like many other words... |
amitten |
Mar-27-06 02:23 PM |
#85 |
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It's not pronounced "President Bush." |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Mar-27-06 02:50 AM |
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forward as "FOE-ARD" |
Skittles |
Mar-27-06 05:55 AM |
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The letter between G and I |
tjwmason |
Mar-27-06 06:34 AM |
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Fort Michimilimackinac (n/t) |
Simply Fugue |
Mar-27-06 06:34 AM |
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Bidniss |
flblu2 |
Mar-27-06 07:07 AM |
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My roommate always says "Pacific" when he tries to say "specific". |
primate1 |
Mar-27-06 07:08 AM |
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I can't stand it when I hear the word picture pronounced 'pitcher'. |
American Tragedy |
Mar-27-06 12:47 PM |
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Can I AXE you a question? |
AllegroRondo |
Mar-27-06 12:58 PM |
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Cod-a-Rod-O |
The Sushi Bandit |
Mar-27-06 01:08 PM |
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haha |
JohnKleeb |
Mar-27-06 01:10 PM |
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Vitamin & Aluminium |
TheBaldyMan |
Mar-27-06 01:23 PM |
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A few |
Radio_Guy |
Mar-27-06 01:27 PM |
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Temp-er-ter |
slide to the left |
Mar-27-06 01:29 PM |
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Sherbert |
1gobluedem |
Mar-27-06 01:33 PM |
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Grand Prix |
edbermac |
Mar-27-06 01:34 PM |
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"Noo-kyu-ler" |
EOO |
Mar-27-06 01:38 PM |
#84 |
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