popgun Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 I can’t stand to hear the word “ask” pronounced as “ax or aks”. The gray haired guy from American Idol has a commercial now for Ford that drives me nuts. Twice in the commercial he sings the word “possibility”. Either my ears are going further South, or he is pronouncing the word “possibilidy”. I am from the South too, but we simply don’t talk like that. Popeye once said. “I stood it and I stood it, till I can’t stands it no more.” So………..I went to Google, and typed in “mispronounced words”. I was led to a page giving 100 of the top mispronounced words. Boy was that an eye-opener. I had no idea that I mispronounced so many words myself. I ain’t even pronouncing the word “pronunciation” correctly. Sorry, “Gray Haired Guy”….I had no right to criticize you, but I still can’t stands your commercial. ….popgun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Re: Mispronounced words: Yep, know just whatchya mean. 1. Wash-------is NOT warsh. 2. Sneaked------is NOT snuck. 3. And I saw this on the list......and I hear this ALL THE TIME down here: It's ALZHEIMER'S -------not OLD Timer's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Re: Mispronounced words: Tuesday-------------is not Chewsday. That one drives me nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Re: Mispronounced words: Thank god Tominator isn't here between mispronounced and mispelled he could tie up the server. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Re: Mispronounced words: [ QUOTE ] Thank god Tominator isn't here between mispronounced and mispelled he could tie up the server. [/ QUOTE ] LMBO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was thinking the very same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Re: Mispronounced words: [ QUOTE ] It's ALZHEIMER'S -------not OLD Timer's. [/ QUOTE ] Or in my case it's SOME Timer's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeck Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Re: Mispronounced words: it's not old timers, it's being able to hide your own easter eggs and meeting new people everyday. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Re: Mispronounced words: Wensdee isn't on the list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Re: Mispronounced words: mine's is the one that gets me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayman Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Re: Mispronounced words: Number one on my list is when people call the CAVALRY "calvary". My wife has an awful habit of pronouncing words ending in "ern" (western, northern, ect) as ending "ren" (i.e. westren, northren.) She knows it drives me nuts when she does it unintentionally. Many mispronunciations are simply differences in regional dialects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Re: Mispronounced words: How about "funnier"!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Re: Mispronounced words: My grandmother ends all her words that SHOULD end in "ern" with "REN". ( Like clayman's wife) ALSO........she doesn't say TOILET......she says get this.............. TWEL-let. She's from Philadelphia...........dang yankee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSGB Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Re: Mispronounced words: Some that I hate to hear: Lettish - Lettuce Marinnaise - Mayonnaise Cimmanon - Cinnamon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Re: Mispronounced words: Everyone dont like how i say wild. I say it really wierd. Im not even going to try to say how. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Re: Mispronounced words: I used to say alunimum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowJoe Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Re: Mispronounced words: I mispronounce english words sometimes. Some people I know ought to learn English as their native language before we go puttin it on them Mexicans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Re: Mispronounced words: Pretty good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exturkinator Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Re: Mispronounced words: [ QUOTE ] I used to say alunimum. [/ QUOTE ] it beats saying aluminium... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Re: Mispronounced words: Toronto - not Torona At least that's what I keep telling myself. I used to live close to Torona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Re: Mispronounced words: Oh lord I could keep you guys busy over here..... Concreek ==> Concrete Cawyum ==> Column Script ==> Perscription Krek ==> Creek oh so many....... If I took ten minutes to think I could increase this post to unreal size. One of the biggest is Miami Oklahoma. Here everyone calls it Miama.... However its still Miami Florida ?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Re: Mispronounced words: No comment, except to say that my wife hates it when people say libary instead of library. Well, OK, just one. Along Popgun's lines, exspecially, instead of especially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exturkinator Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Re: Mispronounced words: chilmley instead of chimney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Re: Mispronounced words: [ QUOTE ] chilmley instead of chimney. [/ QUOTE ] That one is like nails on a chalk board! I hate that one..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Re: Mispronounced words: irregardless- A classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Re: Mispronounced words: What-not. Exactly what does that mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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