Tell me words you can't pronounce correctly.

AllOutof_Bubblegum

Ummm...none? Lol, is this a thing? If I pronounce a word wrong, I get corrected and then I say it right from then on.

Fullsterkur_woman

This thread is making me paranoid that I am not saying some of these words correctly and just never knew it.

There are a lot of things I CAN say correctly, I just get lazy with them. For instance, the days of the week - if my mom and I are having a conversation and a day comes up, "-day" comes out "-dee". Mon-dee, Tues-dee, etc.

I'm also not quite sure how the word "oil" is pronounced. My mom says "oi-ull", my dad says "oll".

Your days of the week thing really messed me up in kindergarten when we were told to "sound it out" when we spell something. Every day of the week ended in -dee!

Also, the letter "W". In Texas, it's always dub-ya. In kindergarten, I was always like, when are we going to learn the letter double-u! :laugh:

I always said double-u, but in spanish it's "doble ve" which makes more sense because it looks like a double V!

Spanish is evolved from Latin, where u and v are the same letter. Hence, "doble v" and "double u".
:themoreyouknow:

Fullsterkur_woman

Ummm...none? Lol, is this a thing? If I pronounce a word wrong, I get corrected and then I say it right from then on.

But what if there is more than one "right"? Then what do you do? How do you choose whose variant is right?

wolfsbayne

This thread is making me paranoid that I am not saying some of these words correctly and just never knew it.

There are a lot of things I CAN say correctly, I just get lazy with them. For instance, the days of the week - if my mom and I are having a conversation and a day comes up, "-day" comes out "-dee". Mon-dee, Tues-dee, etc.

I'm also not quite sure how the word "oil" is pronounced. My mom says "oi-ull", my dad says "oll".

Your days of the week thing really messed me up in kindergarten when we were told to "sound it out" when we spell something. Every day of the week ended in -dee!

Also, the letter "W". In Texas, it's always dub-ya. In kindergarten, I was always like, when are we going to learn the letter double-u! :laugh:

I always said double-u, but in spanish it's "doble ve" which makes more sense because it looks like a double V!

Spanish is evolved from Latin, where u and v are the same letter. Hence, "doble v" and "double u".
:themoreyouknow:

Truth...the more you know and now I know! Thanks! :flowerforyou:

wolfsbayne

My fiance says "expresso" for espresso. Drives me nuts!

Fullsterkur_woman

...Dawn/Don - My uncles' name is Don. I pronounce it Dahn. My friends name is Dawn. I say her name Daun.

I think at least for Texans, when surrounded by those consonants, "ah" and "au" are produced identically. Hence, they sound the same.

feedmedonuts

phenomenom

Fullsterkur_woman

phenomenom

It ends with an "n", dear, as it's a singular derived from the Greek, like "odeon", "acromion", or "criterion". PhenomenON. But it's fun to say it wrong... "phenomenomenomenomenon"! Sorta like Nanny Ogg knowing how you start spelling "banana", but wasn't sure how to stop.

tiona83

Crayon. I say Crown and have to concentrate to say it properly.

Pipsg1rl

...Dawn/Don - My uncles' name is Don. I pronounce it Dahn. My friends name is Dawn. I say her name Daun.

I think at least for Texans, when surrounded by those consonants, "ah" and "au" are produced identically. Hence, they sound the same.

I'm not from Texas but I live here now...

so the first has less jaw movement. I try to shape the 'w' in Dawn.
Don = Bomb
Dawn = Awn(ing)

Timshel_

Saying Flipped Classroom mucks me up for some reason.

Comes out as Fripped Crassroom at times.

Fullsterkur_woman

...Dawn/Don - My uncles' name is Don. I pronounce it Dahn. My friends name is Dawn. I say her name Daun.

I think at least for Texans, when surrounded by those consonants, "ah" and "au" are produced identically. Hence, they sound the same.

I'm not from Texas but I live here now...

so the first has less jaw movement. I try to shape the 'w' in Dawn.
Don = Bomb
Dawn = Awn(ing)

"Bomb" and "awning" have the same initial vowel sound to us too.

Fullsterkur_woman

Crayon. I say Crown and have to concentrate to say it properly.

This is the second time I've heard that on this thread. I am mystified! Where are you from? Surely you and the other fella must be from the same place.

Saucy_lil_Minx

If I speak too quickly, and I am trying to ask my Hubby to run to the"Store" for me. My families Southern Roots slip out, and I end up asking him to run to the "Star" for me. He always responds with, "That's a mighty long run there Little Lady."

Growing up my mother would always say "Chimley" for "Chimney" , and "Twicet" for "Twice"....drives me crazy.

SGM_Adonis

My Spanish inclided tongue isn't very kind when it comes to pronouncing anything that has a "CH" in the word...they come out as "SH" sound.

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Chair is Share.

Fullsterkur_woman

My Spanish inclided tongue isn't very kind when it comes to pronouncing anything that has a "CH" in the word...they come out as "SH" sound.

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Chair is Share.

Then please explain why my foster family could not pronounce my name as Mishelle and insisted that it was Mitchelle... :laugh:

It's just that "ch" is "sh" at the beginning of words, right? "Charles" is "Sharles", but it's not "shursh", it's "shurtch". Right?

Ke11er

"Acrylic." I have also been told that "Don" and "Dawn" aren't pronounced the same, but I pronounce them the same – I think that's a CA vs. LA accent thing, though.

Nothing personal, but my name is Dawn, and I intensely dislike when people call me by a man's name. It never occured to me that the person speaking it may not be able to pronounce it correctly. I usually have to get all Boston on them. I will keep this bit of info in mind for the future, though, so thanks for sharing :flowerforyou:

So how do you say your name? I don't know any other way to say "Dawn."

It's Dawn, like fawn, yawn, or lawn. I never had anyone call me "Don" (with the "ON" sound) until I entered the workforce. I've literally had to say "no, I am not a man. It is DAAWWWWWN. Like Awning" ... sheesh.

Those pronunciations must vary depending on region. I say all of those things with the "on" sound, so Don & Dawn sound identical to me. It would also then be: fon, yon, lon & onning. lol I keep trying to discern what's supposed to be different there, but I can't see (hear) it. :ohwell:

Can't "hear" the difference, these are all the same to me too. Wow, I never realized!!

BlueButterfly94

It reaaallly all depends on the day and how much sleep I've had. Mostly I end up saying things with some sort of British accent from time to time.

Karissa_Clohan

I can pronounce anything within the vocabulary I know, but my wife has trouble with her "sp". Like spaghetti, specific. It comes out psketti, and pacific.

I am so glad I'm not the only one! For the life of me, I can not properly pronounce "specific"!

MrsG31

My Spanish inclided tongue isn't very kind when it comes to pronouncing anything that has a "CH" in the word...they come out as "SH" sound.

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Chair is Share.

I have come across that with my name, it has a CH right in the middle of it.

iPlatano

Ummm...none? Lol, is this a thing? If I pronounce a word wrong, I get corrected and then I say it right from then on.

Wow Im jealous!

iPlatano

My Spanish inclided tongue isn't very kind when it comes to pronouncing anything that has a "CH" in the word...they come out as "SH" sound.

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Chair is Share.

Same here man. Im Spanish as well. I think thats my problem!

Forty6and2

I pronounce "collar" and "color" exactly the same. I can't hear the difference, so there's no difference in them when I say them. Also, I pronounce the silent "l" in "walk" and "talk."

smithed812

From working in a place that sells cigarettes.... I don't think anyone can say the word "Marlboro," weirdest word EVER

vimox

Rice Krispies. I say Rice Kripsies.

Fullsterkur_woman

smithed812

+1!

mxmkenney

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"

This! I always send up saying "war-chesh-shish-shure"???? lol

Oh, just thought of another one. There is a street in my town called Rengstorf, but I constantly call it REGANSTORF - it drives my husband nuts!:laugh: I have to really concentrate not to call it that.

mxmkenney

Crayon. I say Crown and have to concentrate to say it properly.

This is the second time I've heard that on this thread. I am mystified! Where are you from? Surely you and the other fella must be from the same place.

I know someone who says "crown" too! I always thought it was the strangest thing. It is even more odd that there are other people that say CRAYON that way too!! I mean I could see maybe saying it "cran", but "crown"?????

mzbek24

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