Tell me words you can't pronounce correctly.
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That's a Vegas game, I believe. You're looking for "keen-wah."QUINOA.
I don't care what you say, I still pronounce it 'KEY-NO'.
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Around here, it's "wist-uh-shur". Like "wistful", the "uh" you say when you're collecting your thoughts, and "sure" as in "certain."worcestershire sauce
To this day, I am still not quite sure what the correct way to say this word is..............obviously I mean "Worcestershire" and not "sauce". Lol I can pronounce "sauce"
Pronounced "Woo-ste-Shire" sauce, I believe.
We know how to pronounce that one, but a friend of ours ruined us and now we call it what he did: What's That There Sauce.0 -
I am phonetically challenged on any words with ag in it.. Such as bag, rag, wagon, dragon.... I pronouce them with a short e sound.. So beg, reg, wegon, dregon..... :blushing:
My mother does something similar Bagel comes out bahgul instead of baygul. Hill is pronounced heel, pill is peel, etc. And for some reason she and her sister pronounce Detroit as De-Troy-It.
I used to have a major issue saying antenna correctly...worked on it enough so I usually say it right now but once in a while it still comes out as anTANna (like Santana). No idea why.
ETA: my brother and I called Worcestershire "Whishter-Shishter "
ETA2: Born and raised in the "North" and we say pecan "puh-cahn"0 -
Where to begin:
I have a hearing loss and periodically go to a speech pathologist. Hearing loss is around 65%.
Currently taking American Sign Language. I have learned and used the 'ancient good luck' sign frequently.
The one I get most harassed over is saying tagger instead of tiger, this
My wife says that I have a hard time pronouncing 'I love you' she claims it sounds like 'make me a sammiche'.
I usually ending making two sandwiches (one is for me).
Just one old man's opinion .....0 -
I have a hell of a time with "patronize". Is it a "long" or a "short" a? I've heard it said both ways. Yet despite how I say it, I'm usually told that it's the other way.
Ignore them. They are just patronizing you.0 -
worcestershire sauce
To this day, I am still not quite sure what the correct way to say this word is..............obviously I mean "Worcestershire" and not "sauce". Lol I can pronounce "sauce"
Pronounced "Woo-ste-Shire" sauce, I believe.
That's how I say it, lol!
On a side note: I was born in Worcester, MA and everyone always says War-chester...and that is NOT how you say it. It is more like Wuss-ter, but I know the way it is spelled makes it difficult for people.
It's the crazy English counties/towns! You ask someone in one town how they pronounce things, then 10 miles up the road they say it differently.
As long as everyone has an idea of what you're referencing, no-one cares.0 -
What?! The city in Mass is pronouced "Wista"! As in, "I live in Wista, Mista!"worcestershire sauce
To this day, I am still not quite sure what the correct way to say this word is..............obviously I mean "Worcestershire" and not "sauce". Lol I can pronounce "sauce"
Pronounced "Woo-ste-Shire" sauce, I believe.
That's how I say it, lol!
On a side note: I was born in Worcester, MA and everyone always says War-chester...and that is NOT how you say it. It is more like Wuss-ter, but I know the way it is spelled makes it difficult for people.0 -
I have apparently been saying "writhing" wrong. It's apparently a short vowel sound, not like "rithe-ing", but like the i sound in "writ". Well, then.0
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There's no debate in the south. It's "puh-CAWN". "Pee-Can" is what those damn yankees have, and they can keep it!I live in the south and there is always a debate on whether it is PeCAHN pie or PeCAN pie.....I am sad to admit I have used both b/c I am not sure which one it is supposed to be.
My former supervisor's name is Lara. I have worked here for over 6 years and I STILL have to make an effort to say her name correctly. She used to laugh at me all the time. It's LAR-uh...not Laura, not LAIR-uh.....I get tongue-tied just typing this out!
Puh-Cahn? Haven't heard that one yet! And I just asked all the girls at work...and they all said it is Pee-Can for the South and Pee-CAHN (or Pee-CON, if that makes more sense) is for the North. Bahahahaha! See.....it is just too dang confusing!0 -
I live in the south and there is always a debate on whether it is PeCAHN pie or PeCAN pie.....I am sad to admit I have used both b/c I am not sure which one it is supposed to be.
My former supervisor's name is Lara. I have worked here for over 6 years and I STILL have to make an effort to say her name correctly. She used to laugh at me all the time. It's LAR-uh...not Laura, not LAIR-uh.....I get tongue-tied just typing this out!
Most people I know say PeCAHN (southern Louisiana) but I did go to school with a girl who pronounced it PUKahn (accent on the first syllable), like "puck on pie". Sounds like a verb to me. I don't want a piece of any pie that's been pucked on. EW gross.0 -
worcestershire sauce
To this day, I am still not quite sure what the correct way to say this word is..............obviously I mean "Worcestershire" and not "sauce". Lol I can pronounce "sauce"
Pronounced "Woo-ste-Shire" sauce, I believe.
Only after you looked that up, right?
Actually, no! Believe it or not, I have a close friend that's from the UK and he informed me that I had been mis-pronouncing it my entire life. haha :P0 -
There's no debate in the south. It's "puh-CAWN". "Pee-Can" is what those damn yankees have, and they can keep it!I live in the south and there is always a debate on whether it is PeCAHN pie or PeCAN pie.....I am sad to admit I have used both b/c I am not sure which one it is supposed to be.
My former supervisor's name is Lara. I have worked here for over 6 years and I STILL have to make an effort to say her name correctly. She used to laugh at me all the time. It's LAR-uh...not Laura, not LAIR-uh.....I get tongue-tied just typing this out!
Puh-Cahn? Haven't heard that one yet! And I just asked all the girls at work...and they all said it is Pee-Can for the South and Pee-CAHN (or Pee-CON, if that makes more sense) is for the North. Bahahahaha! See.....it is just too dang confusing!
Well, that's how we say it in Texas, anyway, and pecan is our state tree, so there.
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Well, in fairness, I don't actually live in The South. Texas is not The South. But in absolutely no way can the first syllable be accented. Pee has no business being in a delicious pie. It's "puh". 100% positive about that one.
There's no debate in the south. It's "puh-CAWN". "Pee-Can" is what those damn yankees have, and they can keep it!I live in the south and there is always a debate on whether it is PeCAHN pie or PeCAN pie.....I am sad to admit I have used both b/c I am not sure which one it is supposed to be.
My former supervisor's name is Lara. I have worked here for over 6 years and I STILL have to make an effort to say her name correctly. She used to laugh at me all the time. It's LAR-uh...not Laura, not LAIR-uh.....I get tongue-tied just typing this out!
Puh-Cahn? Haven't heard that one yet! And I just asked all the girls at work...and they all said it is Pee-Can for the South and Pee-CAHN (or Pee-CON, if that makes more sense) is for the North. Bahahahaha! See.....it is just too dang confusing!0 -
Grosvenor and Edinburgh also wind me up slightly.
I know it's Grow-vner and Edin-borough but I can't get my head right with them.0 -
Entendre, as in 'double entendre'. I struggle so hard with it! Where is the emphasis and inflection?!0
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I can't pronounce a lot of words when I'm tired. I tend to slur them or blurt them out in a very confusing bluhhh.0
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worcestershire sauce
To this day, I am still not quite sure what the correct way to say this word is..............obviously I mean "Worcestershire" and not "sauce". Lol I can pronounce "sauce"
Pronounced "Woo-ste-Shire" sauce, I believe.
Only after you looked that up, right?
Actually, no! Believe it or not, I have a close friend that's from the UK and he informed me that I had been mis-pronouncing it my entire life. haha :P
What were you pronouncing it as in the first place? Life is a learning curve - English county names are someone trying to take you out with a crossbow along the way.0 -
worcestershire sauce
To this day, I am still not quite sure what the correct way to say this word is..............obviously I mean "Worcestershire" and not "sauce". Lol I can pronounce "sauce"
In Yorkshire "Worcester" is generally pronounced "Wooster" (as in Jeeves and).
There's another town down south call Towcester, which I've never been to or heard anyone say, only seen road signs, but logic would dictate it be pronounced Toaster, which pleases me.0 -
"bachelorette"
I CANNOT say that word. I don't know what the problem is but it's the hardest word to say in the English language.0 -
I can't seem to pronounce "no" to my wife. When I attempt it, I usually reagain consciousness later with a big frying pan sized welt on my forehead.0
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Easy. It's French. Say it "on-TOND."Entendre, as in 'double entendre'. I struggle so hard with it! Where is the emphasis and inflection?! 0 -
There's no debate in the south. It's "puh-CAWN". "Pee-Can" is what those damn yankees have, and they can keep it!I live in the south and there is always a debate on whether it is PeCAHN pie or PeCAN pie.....I am sad to admit I have used both b/c I am not sure which one it is supposed to be.
My former supervisor's name is Lara. I have worked here for over 6 years and I STILL have to make an effort to say her name correctly. She used to laugh at me all the time. It's LAR-uh...not Laura, not LAIR-uh.....I get tongue-tied just typing this out!
Puh-Cahn? Haven't heard that one yet! And I just asked all the girls at work...and they all said it is Pee-Can for the South and Pee-CAHN (or Pee-CON, if that makes more sense) is for the North. Bahahahaha! See.....it is just too dang confusing!
I'm from Oklahoma, we say puh-cawn. "Boy did you get them puh-cawn's picked up?"
I'm just thankful I've never had to say sister-mom! lol0 -
What?! The city in Mass is pronouced "Wista"! As in, "I live in Wista, Mista!"worcestershire sauce
To this day, I am still not quite sure what the correct way to say this word is..............obviously I mean "Worcestershire" and not "sauce". Lol I can pronounce "sauce"
Pronounced "Woo-ste-Shire" sauce, I believe.
That's how I say it, lol!
On a side note: I was born in Worcester, MA and everyone always says War-chester...and that is NOT how you say it. It is more like Wuss-ter, but I know the way it is spelled makes it difficult for people.
Sort of....my family who lives up there will say Wuss-ta...but I said was born there, not raised there, so I don't say it like it. 0 -
worcestershire sauce
To this day, I am still not quite sure what the correct way to say this word is..............obviously I mean "Worcestershire" and not "sauce". Lol I can pronounce "sauce"
Pronounced "Woo-ste-Shire" sauce, I believe.
Only after you looked that up, right?
Actually, no! Believe it or not, I have a close friend that's from the UK and he informed me that I had been mis-pronouncing it my entire life. haha :P
What were you pronouncing it as in the first place? Life is a learning curve - English county names are someone trying to take you out with a crossbow along the way.
I would normally pronounce it similarly to how it's spelled -- "Wor-Chester-Shire"0 -
Wash....I have no discernable accent, but as soon as I say this word Texas Hillbilly comes out and it's pronounced WARSH. Sigh.0
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XDI can't seem to pronounce "no" to my wife. When I attempt it, I usually reagain consciousness later with a big frying pan sized welt on my forehead.0 -
Brewery.
Love the place, loathe the word.0 -
I didn't know the first one; thank you! How else would you say the second one? "Eden" like the Garden of Eden and "burg" like "iceberg"?Grosvenor and Edinburgh also wind me up slightly.
I know it's Grow-vner and Edin-borough but I can't get my head right with them.0 -
Nope. All my family in the Upper Midwest say "warsh" too. As in, "put the warsh-rag in the bathtub".Wash....I have no discernable accent, but as soon as I say this word Texas Hillbilly comes out and it's pronounced WARSH. Sigh.0 -
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