Mispronounced words that drive you crazy!

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Yellow Ledbelly
Yellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
edited January 2009 in All Encompassing Trip
My best friend is nearly perfect in every way, but she always says "HONKY dory" instead of "hunky dory"...I laugh a little bit inside when she says it, but I have never commented on it because I kind of like the laugh every time she does.

Several years ago I worked with a girl who was dumb as a box of rocks on many levels but she said" ma-naisse, totally ignoring the "yo". I asked her why the hell people called it mayo if it was pronounced ma-naisse.....she looked at me like a confused puppy.

Lots of people pronounce ruined as rurnt...which just pisses me off

People say Wal Mark or Wal Marts

So what are some the ones you hear regularly...
All I have to do is revel in the everyday....then do it again tomorrow

They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
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  • restlesssoul
    restlesssoul Posts: 6,952
    milk said as melk
    boba fett said as bubble fett
    C-3P0 said threeseepeeyo. the grace period is over. its been 30 fuckin years people.
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  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,872
    Supposably
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  • Cinnamon Girl
    Cinnamon Girl Posts: 1,854
    expecially (no) = especially (yes!)

    irregardless (no) = regardless (yes!)
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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,907
    people constantly say 'member' when they mean 'remember' like 'member when i was a dumbass'

    and cinnamon girl i have no clue on regardless vs. irregardless
  • inmytree
    inmytree Posts: 4,741
    valentimes day and fustrated are two of my favorites....
  • pearljamjen
    pearljamjen Posts: 13,578
    I don't like when people say "warshed" instead of "washed." :shock:

    And when they say "expresso" instead of "espresso." :o
  • wolfbear
    wolfbear Posts: 3,965
    pjhawks wrote:
    people constantly say 'member' when they mean 'remember' like 'member when i was a dumbass'

    and cinnamon girl i have no clue on regardless vs. irregardless
    Irregardless isn't a word, that's why. ;)
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  • Cinnamon Girl
    Cinnamon Girl Posts: 1,854
    wolfbear wrote:
    pjhawks wrote:
    people constantly say 'member' when they mean 'remember' like 'member when i was a dumbass'

    and cinnamon girl i have no clue on regardless vs. irregardless
    Irregardless isn't a word, that's why. ;)

    :D
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  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    Poncier wrote:
    Supposably


    Agreed, except when my fiance says it because for some reason I think it's adorable.
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  • Cinnamon Girl
    Cinnamon Girl Posts: 1,854
    BinFrog wrote:
    Poncier wrote:
    Supposably


    Agreed, except when my fiance says it because for some reason I think it's adorable.

    give it a few years ;)
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  • mindi
    mindi Posts: 1,862
    My husband can't pronounce fellatio right, so he never gets any. :lol:
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  • DPrival78
    DPrival78 CT Posts: 2,263
    i think i'll go pick up some books at the li-berry.
    i'm more a fan of popular bands.. like the bee-gees, pearl jam
  • libragirl
    libragirl Posts: 4,632
    I do say Walmarts kidding around. I don't know though..i really don't get down on people for mispronouncing words..god know there are big words i stumble on. If someone continously mispronounces a word then maybe i will leave a fun with phonics tape for them :lol:
    These cuts are leaving creases. Trace the scars to fit the pieces, to tell the story, you don't need to say a word.
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,345
    mindi wrote:
    My husband can't pronounce fellatio right, so he never gets any. :lol:
    Is it because of mispronunciation or the fact that your married now?
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  • Yellow Ledbelly
    Yellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    My dad doesn't hear so well anymore, but he was always terrible with names so now when he tries to relay something from ESPN to me he never gets the name of the commentator/analyst right and sometimes it is so far off I can't figure out who he is talking about.

    For example, he started telling me all about "Shearer" one day and I had no clue. After several mentions of this Shearer character I finally realized he was talking about Mark Schlereth because I had seen what he was telling me about......and he gets made at me when I act like I don't know who he is talking about
    All I have to do is revel in the everyday....then do it again tomorrow

    They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    My roommate in college always said "Birfday". No joke. She was going for her masters in teaching and couldn't pronounce a simple word. Also, I had a boss who always said "pacifically" instead of "specifically"...that one drove me nucking futs.
    This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper

  • libragirl
    libragirl Posts: 4,632
    AmentsChick wrote:
    My roommate in college always said "Birfday". No joke. She was going for her masters in teaching and couldn't pronounce a simple word. Also, I had a boss who always said "pacifically" instead of "specifically"...that one drove me nucking futs.

    wow..that is something. I know people will deliberately mispronounce words because they think it's cute..I have said Birfday before kidding around but damn that is stupid.
    These cuts are leaving creases. Trace the scars to fit the pieces, to tell the story, you don't need to say a word.
  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    libragirl wrote:
    AmentsChick wrote:
    My roommate in college always said "Birfday". No joke. She was going for her masters in teaching and couldn't pronounce a simple word. Also, I had a boss who always said "pacifically" instead of "specifically"...that one drove me nucking futs.

    wow..that is something. I know people will deliberately mispronounce words because they think it's cute..I have said Birfday before kidding around but damn that is stupid.

    I KNOW!! And I finally asked her about it one day...she didn't even know she was doing it. And after she realized it, she didn't stop.
    This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper

  • libragirl
    libragirl Posts: 4,632
    AmentsChick wrote:
    libragirl wrote:
    AmentsChick wrote:
    My roommate in college always said "Birfday". No joke. She was going for her masters in teaching and couldn't pronounce a simple word. Also, I had a boss who always said "pacifically" instead of "specifically"...that one drove me nucking futs.

    wow..that is something. I know people will deliberately mispronounce words because they think it's cute..I have said Birfday before kidding around but damn that is stupid.

    I KNOW!! And I finally asked her about it one day...she didn't even know she was doing it. And after she realized it, she didn't stop.

    ha..ha...she probably was embarrassed :p
    These cuts are leaving creases. Trace the scars to fit the pieces, to tell the story, you don't need to say a word.
  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    libragirl wrote:
    ha..ha...she probably was embarrassed :p
    I was tactful...and nice...I think.
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