Would it be okay if I opened a new thread on mispronounced words???

[devinmom]

I was so happy to find this thread - I have SO MANY word issues!

I've been off these boards for a few weeks, and when I found this tonight, the issue was already closed. So I hope it's only because there were too many posts, not because it offended.



"Fustrated" instead of frustrated

"Orientated" instead of oriented

and here's my biggest one - "ofTen" (the T should be silent) for "often"



I realize that I have my own problems saying words correctly - my DH actually says the words MARY, MARRY and MERRY in three specifically different ways. When I say them, they all sound the same. So I know I have stuff to work on, myself! LOL!!

I love words and language, and I love when pronunciation is discussed!!

[mrk11118]

Actually I thought of one more....sort of a story.

My DDs Kindergarten teacher was a wonderful lady (no shes not dead, DDs in the 4th grade now) HOWEVER, she is in charge of teaching children and she would say foe for the number 4. I finally couldn't stand it anymore and asked her if she knew what she was saying, thinking maybe it was a accent....or something. There were 2 children in the classroom that had speech difficulties and she did not care. I so had a problem with this. I mean how is she going to teach these kids when she didn't get it and she is an adult!! She could say the #4 four but she just didn't want to!! AARRGGHH!!

[devinmom]

That is hilarious! Tricky situation - I'm glad you brought it to her attention!

[genichols]

Originally Posted by devinmom

I was so happy to find this thread - I have SO MANY word issues!
and here's my biggest one - "ofTen" (the T should be silent) for "often"
I love words and language, and I love when pronunciation is discussed!!

often - Definitions from Dictionary.com

According to the above, of-ten is also correct. It also tells how the 't' used to not be the acceptable pronunciation. However, it is acceptable once again.

[cherub_9]

I hate it when people pronounce pecan as peecan. I also hate it when someone says to "cut the lights on". It is turn the lights on. I also cannot stand the use of "ain't".

[momrajum]

I can't believe the word flustrated instead of frustrated has not been mentioned.

And I have a question, what is the right word to use in this phrase, I've heard both and have never been able to figure it out..........


"whether" or not OR
"rather" or not.............????

[bigeyedfish]

"Libary" (library)

"Nucular" (nuclear) - I think we all know who said this one

That's all I can think of really . . . My pet peeve is people who don't take the time to use correct grammar, spelling, or punctuation.

[Colegirl]

"whether" or not OR
"rather" or not.............????

Whether or not is the correct phrase. I hate it when people pronounce things wrong. I always argue with my FIL about caramel, he says car-mel and I say cara-mel what do you say?

[wowitsdark]

I really go a little nuts - no, a lot nuts - but I keep it inside and don't say anything....

When people say they got their dog spaded.

Um, that's SPAYED. You have them SPAY your dog, not SPADE your dog.

A spade is a garden tool!

Rant over.

[ladystrange]

Originally Posted by Colegirl

Whether or not is the correct phrase. I hate it when people pronounce things wrong. I always argue with my FIL about caramel, he says car-mel and I say cara-mel what do you say?

I use car-mel.

[wowitsdark]

car-muhl is how we pronounce it.

[bigeyedfish]

Thought of another one


When people say "whole 'nuther" . . . i.e. There's a whole 'nuther world out there . . . or similar!

Where did this come from? You would never say whole another . . . WTH?!?!?!?!?

[lupesmadre]

Drawl instead of draw, as in, "I'll drawl you a piciture." Just heard that at the hair salon the other day. For some reason this one makes me cringe!

[kmest]

The aide that I work with drives me crazy with things she says. It is ridiculous but I can't stand it.

Been instead of bin
Kenny's instead of Kinney's (A local drugstore)
give instead of gave "I give $2.00 for that pen"

These are things that make me crazy along with spelling errors. I hate to be a pain but it has gotten to the point that I dread going to work because it is laziness to say the wrong pronunciation for things.

[lynclarke]

Car-a-mel but then I say di-a-per! How about one of my all time favorites? chester drawers! My ex was a English Prof. In his intro class, he always assigned a theme topic of an objective description of a room. Most kids chose their bedroom. In 90% of the bedroom themes, the kids reported that they had chester drawers!!! (chest of drawers) One kid even argued with my ex because he KNEW that was the correct name.

[rebeccarr]

Herbs - the h should be silent, Martha!
Ground beef is not hamburger, it is ground beef or ground chuck. Hambugers are pattied up.
Tortilla chips are not nachos. Nachos have cheese.
I have a friend who says spendy instead of pricey. I might start using that one.

Rebecca

[kmlee]

Okay - you've have struck a nerve with me on these - some things just drive me nuts!!!!

I have a co-worker who says "it" instead of "there" as in : "it was two of them" instead of "there were two of them". And she says it all day!!!!

Same lady cannot pronounce Colorado. She says "Codorado". I know several people that say it that way - huh?

Oh, oh, and she says "salts" instead of sauce - as in barbeque salts.

Thanks for letting me getting that off my chest!

[jtolpin]

I could never figure out the phrase:

For all intents and purposes (I think thats it) as I used to say:

For all intensive puerposes.

I still don't know what EITHER of them means...

Jason

[devinmom]

How about "Draw" for drawer?

as in: "Go over to the cabinets, and pull out the third DRAW on the right..."

Uggggghhhh!

I'm enjoying everyone's submissions so much!

[4csmom]

Do you "wash your clothes or "warsh" your clothes?
Is it a creek or a crick?
Do you drink pop or soda?
P.S I'm from Kansas/Missouri....

[jtolpin]

Originally Posted by 4csmom

Do you "wash your clothes or "warsh" your clothes?
Is it a creek or a crick?
Do you drink pop or soda?
P.S I'm from Kansas/Missouri....

Here we go.

I call it soda, or perhaps the generic 'Coke'.

We drink from a bubbler, not a fountain.

We drink Frappes, not milkshakes. Milkshakes have no ice cream. Frappes do.

We also put jimmies on our ice creams, and NOT sprinkles.

But I don't pahk my cah at Hah-vahd Yahd. You'll get it towed.

Jason

[ameri-clean]

My mother and a few sourthern women & men I know do not pronouce the "R" in words.

Like dollar-dollah
Charleston-chahleston



Christine

[4csmom]

Originally Posted by jtolpin

Here we go.

I call it soda, or perhaps the generic 'Coke'.

We drink from a bubbler, not a fountain.

We drink Frappes, not milkshakes. Milkshakes have no ice cream. Frappes do.

We also put jimmies on our ice creams, and NOT sprinkles.

But I don't pahk my cah at Hah-vahd Yahd. You'll get it towed.

Jason

I like bubbler!
pronounce frappes please! FRa-pay?

[yngsto6]

I forgot these on the first thread so I'll add them here:

DH pronounces the word nauseous nawz-E-us instead of nawsh-us
Mom says "spinash" instead of spinach
'nother is getting used all the time now -- really annoying
Oriental is often misused. A carpet is Oriental, a person is Asian

Oh, I'm guilty of saying carmel but I've read that it's acceptable

And a mom at playgroup this AM said "draw" for drawer. I thinks it's a NJ thing.

[jtolpin]

ROFL

Frap

one syllable. frap. rhymes with cap, map, and whap

Jason

[mrk11118]

tap, slap, pap oh sorry I thought we were rhyming!!

LOL

[4csmom]

Originally Posted by jtolpin

ROFL

Frap

one syllable. frap. rhymes with cap, map, and whap

Jason

Just frap? if there is not ice cream in a milkshake then what do you put in it? Do you go to Dairy Queen and order a "Frap"? Good to know if I am ever out East!
Why am I so amazed with this???

[sexysmurf]

DH used to say "flustrated" and it bothered the heck out of me. Are you FLUSTERED or FRUSTRATED? you can't be both!

Realtor. Most people add an "eh" when they say it : REAL EH TOR

I say carmel and it bugs me to hear car a mel...sounds wrong to me (even though I know it's not)

For Yikes: MY milkshakes have ice cream Frappes are a frozen coffee drink to me

[jtolpin]

Originally Posted by 4csmom

Just frap? if there is not ice cream in a milkshake then what do you put in it? Do you go to Dairy Queen and order a "Frap"? Good to know if I am ever out East!
Why am I so amazed with this???

Its been a while.

Brighams is the ice cream chain in New England (or Massachusetts).

They make frappes. Ice cream, syrup and milk, blended together.

Milkshakes USED to be 'iced milk', syrup, and mixed together (when <I> worked there 20+ yrs ago..)

Friendlys (another ice cream chain) makes Fribbles, similar, I think, to a frappe.

Dairy Queen. I don't know WHAT they serve. It's been THAT long.

Soft serve ice creams, for sure.

Waffle cones or Sugar cones

Jason

[nts560]

I don't like when about is pronounced "aboot". I hear it in this area and I don't even live in Canada.

This really isn't a misprononciation, but I'll mention it anyway - I don't like when people say Pennies for the store name JCPenney's . I know this is quite common, so please don't flame me, but it just irritates me when the JC is left off.

[sexysmurf]

uh uh....*I* say Penney's instead of JC Penny's! I guess I never thought about it annoying anyone because their commercials always say the "penny's sale" NOT JC Penny's

[sanctuary68]

My Mothuah--JK, Mother ;D drives me crazy when she say's

Ofry Winfry & Mishibishi

she's from Chicago even!!!!

[txhumminbird]

These are like nails on a chalkboard to me...

Ain't
Flustrated (my FIL says it and I'm shocked to hear others do too; I thought he was the only one!)
FIL also pronounces "drought" as drowth (??? - anyone else heard that?)
"Warsh" the clothes
and #1 - when people say CAL-vary instead of CAV-alry, referring to the old military regiment (Jay Leno actually pronounced it that way on his show this week.)

[KristeeMom2oneGirl]

I've heard this several times and CAN NOT STAND IT! "Irregardless"! I just took the time to google it...

"The origin of irregardless is not known for certain, but the consensus among references is that it is a blend of irrespective and regardless, both of which are commonly accepted standard English words. By blending these words, an illogical word is created. "Since the prefix ir- means 'not' (as it does with irrespective), and the suffix -less means 'without,' irregardless is a double negative."[1]. (Cf. inflammable, flammable.)"

The first time I heard this it was from my 10th grade English teacher. After hearing her say that the first time I pretty much lost all respect for her grading. I was a spunky student!

Now my boyfriend will say it just to get on my nerves! Men!

[jtolpin]

Originally Posted by KristeeMom2oneGirl

I've heard this several times and CAN NOT STAND IT! "Irregardless"!

Ditto Ditto. HATE that non-word.

jason

[rebeccarr]

That's a "whole nother" issue. UGh!

[nts560]

Either - is it I-ther or E-ther?????

[BeachRatz]

FLUSTRATED...I forgot about that one. That is what a teacher stated that a child in her class was last year. Now of course she used this new urban slang in front of the teacher and his parents at a conference. Oh yeah, she was his 3rd grade reading and language arts teacher, way to go school district for making those who teach know their material.

If you are looking for some new "cool" words try this website Urban Dictionary: Define Your World

My new favorite is fluster cluck...LOL

[foxvaly]

Cimmanin...I know alot of people who can't say cinnamon....drives me crazy!!

[NHSYL]

I don't think I have seen this one posted but it really annoys me!!!

People who say ax instead of ask.

And I find it amusing when people practice saying anemone, because they can't get it right the first time.

Sylvie

[jm19]

I hate it when people use the word IDEAL for IDEA !!!
I hate it when people leave off the H at the beginning of a word, UMBLE, instead of HUMBLE.
I hate it when I very sarcasticly mispronounce a word, just to be funny, or because it is almost always mispronounced, and I am corrected. DUH, it's a joke!

[Sandy917]

Originally Posted by cherub_9

I hate it when people pronounce pecan as peecan.

Just heard this this other day...a peecan is what you put under your bed and a pecan is what you put in a pie!!!