Mispronounciations
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Original post by Future-doc
so my teacher pronounces the c in pacinian corpusCle... she doent realise its meanna rhyme with muscle!!!!!lol
That reminds me! My lecturer for a module I took before Christmas kept pronouncing the "p" in neuropsychology!
Original post by Telecaster Steak
That reminds me! My lecturer for a module I took before Christmas kept pronouncing the "p" in neuropsychology!
doesnt it make u feel smart when u know better than the teacher????
Original post by Flauta
I used to say capabilities wrong, said it as ca not kay.
Hate it when people pronounce my last name wrong, happens all the time. Some freak even tried to tell me I was saying it wrong
Hate it when people pronounce my last name wrong, happens all the time. Some freak even tried to tell me I was saying it wrong
Original post by 2710
Original post by Manitude
It rhymes with "moth" not "math" in the UK, just so you know.
Some common words that I know of include 'waistcoat' (wess-kit) and 'falcon' (for kin, without a rhotic sound on the 'R').
[offtopic]Not totally relevant, but another one that gets me at church is people pronouncing 'Jesu' as 'jeeze you' when it's 'yes-oo.' [/offtopic]
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I mostly mispronounce the names of places.
I thought Derby was pronounced how it's spelled until someone kindly pointed out that it's actually pronounced 'Darby'. Same with Clerkenwell. It's Clarkenwell really.
The things I hate and here the most are these:
I thought Derby was pronounced how it's spelled until someone kindly pointed out that it's actually pronounced 'Darby'. Same with Clerkenwell. It's Clarkenwell really.
The things I hate and here the most are these:
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pacifically instead of specifically
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arks instead of ask
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perscription instead of perscription
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generally when what they really mean is genuinely
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either
How do you pronounce it?!
i say it as (ee-ther)
How do you pronounce it?!
i say it as (ee-ther)
Original post by Tootles
Out of interest, what is your last name? Mine is Tuson (kind of like two's on, but with a hard 'S,' not a 'Z' sound), but nobody I have ever known has ever pronounced it correctly. I'm working on some music at the moment, and if I ever publish it, it's going to be using another old family name: Wash.
Never heard that last name before, it gets so annoying right? Mine is McKeown, similar to you I've yet to meet anyone who can pronounce or even spell it correctly, they usually end up saying either McEwan or saying something really weird that rhymes with clown
Original post by mxliss
The things I hate and here the most are these:
The things I hate and here the most are these:
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perscription instead of perscription
Think you made a mistake
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According to http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2577432/More-80-cent-British-people-speak-properly-Most-commonly-mispronounced-words-include-espresso-prescription-women-worst.html the most frequently mispronounced words are:
1. Ely Mispronounced by 59% of people EE-lee NOT Ee-Lie
2. Keighley (West Yorkshire town) 40% keith-lee NOT ki-lee or kay-lee
3. Sherbet 40% shur-but NOT sher-burt
4. Et cetera 34% et-set-ter-eh NOT ecc-set-ter-eh
5. St Pancras 33% Saint Pan-krass NOT Saint Pan-kree-ass
6. Espresso 26% ess-press-oh NOT ex-press-oh
7. Bruschetta 25% Brew-sket-a to be truly Italian NOT Brew-shet-a
8. Often 24% (traditionally offen, although off-ten has become increasingly common in the UK)
9. Prescription 21% Pruh-skrip-shun NOT per-skrip-shun or pro-skrip-shun
10. Greenwich 16% Gren-itch NOT Green-witch or Green-itch
Exotic foods also appear to pose a problem for many people (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2237234/Tzatziki-Millions-Britons-struggle-pronounce-names-exotic-dishes-delicacies.html)
1. Ely Mispronounced by 59% of people EE-lee NOT Ee-Lie
2. Keighley (West Yorkshire town) 40% keith-lee NOT ki-lee or kay-lee
3. Sherbet 40% shur-but NOT sher-burt
4. Et cetera 34% et-set-ter-eh NOT ecc-set-ter-eh
5. St Pancras 33% Saint Pan-krass NOT Saint Pan-kree-ass
6. Espresso 26% ess-press-oh NOT ex-press-oh
7. Bruschetta 25% Brew-sket-a to be truly Italian NOT Brew-shet-a
8. Often 24% (traditionally offen, although off-ten has become increasingly common in the UK)
9. Prescription 21% Pruh-skrip-shun NOT per-skrip-shun or pro-skrip-shun
10. Greenwich 16% Gren-itch NOT Green-witch or Green-itch
Exotic foods also appear to pose a problem for many people (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2237234/Tzatziki-Millions-Britons-struggle-pronounce-names-exotic-dishes-delicacies.html)
Original post by 2710
It's actually 'roth', if you're from south-east England.
Original post by Flauta
Never heard that last name before, it gets so annoying right? Mine is McKeown, similar to you I've yet to meet anyone who can pronounce or even spell it correctly, they usually end up saying either McEwan or saying something really weird that rhymes with clown
To be fair, I knew someone at college with your name (I think) who pronounced it the same as McEwan. He said it was the Irish spelling. Though I may well be misremembering.
If you're gonna be really picky, there's a lot more to keep everyone busy:
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/11/pronunciation-errors-english-language
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/11/pronunciation-errors-english-language
Original post by Tootles
No it doesn't. 'Wrath' has a short 'A' (or a broad one, but never an 'O' - I personally pronounce it with a short 'A' sound but sustained for a moment) and means anger (people mispronouncing it provokes my wrath); 'wroth' has a short 'O' and means angry (people mispronouncing it makes me wroth).
Sorry, but no:
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/wrath?q=wrath
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/wrath#
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Original post by TitanicTeutonicPhil
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4. Et cetera 34% et-set-ter-eh NOT ecc-set-ter-eh
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4. Et cetera 34% et-set-ter-eh NOT ecc-set-ter-eh
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Vowel shifts across dialects aren't going to convince me, especially when there is no short 'A' sound in many Southern dialects. In such dialects, more broad vowel sounds will be more common, of course.
Another word I've just remembered (another old one) is 'troth,' which I believe is little more than an archaic spelling of 'truth.'
Original post by moonriver96
either
How do you pronounce it?!
i say it as (ee-ther)
How do you pronounce it?!
i say it as (ee-ther)
I tend to base its pronunciation off the rest of the sentence, whichever way sounds best.
Same goes for words like "economic" ("ek" or "eek") and "the".
I don't know if there's a definite correct way to say it.
Original post by Milf_Hunter
My mum used to mispronounce my name all the time....well I guess "Useless, pathetic good-for-nothing mistake" is very similar to Jonah
is that why you chose your username?
I used to think Sinead was said sin-ee-add until someone told me it was shin-aid
Original post by furryface12
Ahh ok, I was assuming you were the other way! Actually, I'd say that outside of the town itself most people say it our way, and those in the rest of the country with no connections definitely read it like that 
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I went to college with a lot of people from North Wales and it annoyed me so much that they didn't say it our way (*cough* the correct way).
Sometimes I feel bad for correcting people because I'm probably outnumbered by how many say 'Shrowsbury', but nobody will convince me that it's the right one
Original post by TattyBoJangles
I'm curious as well, now.
I would say it as Shrowsbury. (Sh-rows-bree)
*hides*
I would say it as Shrowsbury. (Sh-rows-bree)
*hides*
Why do you feel the need to change the 'e' to an 'o'?
The word shrew (like a small mouse) - how do you pronounce that?
Original post by ryan9900
Why do you feel the need to change the 'e' to an 'o'?
The word shrew (like a small mouse) - how do you pronounce that?
The word shrew (like a small mouse) - how do you pronounce that?
As it's spelt. I know it doesn't make sense. Shrews-bury just doesn't sound right to me
Original post by TattyBoJangles
As it's spelt. I know it doesn't make sense. Shrews-bury just doesn't sound right to me
As it's spelt. I know it doesn't make sense. Shrews-bury just doesn't sound right to me
Don't worry, you're definitely not the only one haha
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