Ignorant local pronounciations that stick...
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In SC a lot of natives to the state use the word, "cent" to refer to multiple cents. This drives me nuts. It;s one cent and everything else is cents. Make sense!?! :noway:0
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In SC a lot of natives to the state use the word, "cent" to refer to multiple cents. This drives me nuts. It;s one cent and everything else is cents.
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Hey, now, only some stuff we say is stupid - the rest is just wicked weird to everyone else.
ETA: I meant to quote the lady who said people in Maine say stupid stuff :ohwell:0 -
In SC a lot of natives to the state use the word, "cent" to refer to multiple cents. This drives me nuts. It;s one cent and everything else is cents.
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Wouldn't that be Fiddy Cent? That's *so* 2005!
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In SC a lot of natives to the state use the word, "cent" to refer to multiple cents. This drives me nuts. It;s one cent and everything else is cents.
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Wouldn't that be Fiddy Cent? That's *so* 2005!
ETA: Love your ticker!
Thanks! Wait...it's not 2005 anymore? Dagnabbit.0 -
Seems to be people looks to be insulted, upset, etc. of some of the most ignorant things. Like any of this crap has anything to do with the price of milk.0
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Yep - said by someone who has beaten me. "I won you"
Maybe it means "I beat you"?
I can't figure out what "I won you" is supposed to mean. I'm seriously confused. I need some context. When would a person say that?Incorrect past tenses get my goat too. "I won you" is a personal fave. Did you? Are you taking me home?
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Yep there is very much a north south divide on 'a'. E.g. g-r-a-ss vs g-r-ar-ss; b-a-th vs b-ar-th, etc.I believe within the UK, to get specific, how one pronounces "pasta" depends on where one grew up. Some say p-ah-sta and some p-*kitten*-ta.0 -
I'll also add:
- Pellow (Pillow)
- Melk (Milk)
and anything like that is very very common here.
Oh gosh...I was friends with a girl years ago who would always say pellow and melk, and it drove me NUTS. She also said overhauls (overalls).0 -
My husband says 'pilla' - I remember he tried to tell me a joke and the punchline was something to do with pillows. I just could not get the joke because pillars just made no sense!
I'll also add:
- Pellow (Pillow)
- Melk (Milk)
and anything like that is very very common here.
Oh gosh...I was friends with a girl years ago who would always say pellow and melk, and it drove me NUTS. She also said overhauls (overalls).0 -
She also said overhauls (overalls).
For some odd reason, I call those bibbles.0 -
Cheniere in NE LA is pronounced locally as shinny. I lived in Monroe for 6 years, and it took me 5 years to get what the hell the exit was they were advertising on radio ads.
Heh, I live in Cheniere (Shin-E)0 -
The one that bugs me, isn't a local thing.... Nuke-u-ler. Sets my teeth on edge.
Oh, and that damned restaurant is NOT called chi-pol-te. dang it!0 -
Didn't scroll through it all, but Ohio has some weird ones for towns. We have Versailles (pronounced like Ver-sails) and Russia (pronounced like Roo-she).0
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when someone pronounces it "expresso" i die a little inside.
and this is not pronounced like the city in Texas.
:drinker:
HOUSEton people. Not HUUston0 -
We don't have an accent. Ya'll do.
In college, we were discussing dialects, and our language arts prof gave us some trivia: a lot of southern euphemisms and manners of speech are Appalachian based (no surprise).
Before you start to paddle faster because you hear banjos, bear with me. The folks from Appalachia were cut off geographically from the big cities, like New York and Philadelphia and their realms of language influence and evolution. But they did keep the Queen's English, that is, the queens of England from the time of colonization to Victoria.
Older english literature can be shown to reflect language usage found in the Appalachian-influenced region. "Carry me to the store" (give me a ride to the store), "I'm fixing to do something" (I'm about to do something). "i reckon" (I think).
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The one that bugs me, isn't a local thing.... Nuke-u-ler. Sets my teeth on edge.
Oh, and that damned restaurant is NOT called chi-pol-te. dang it!
OMG I HATE "nucular!" I can understand mispronunciations based on syllables and because of cultural differences, but COME ON! It's not even how the word is spelled. I hear Another one... "drownding." As in, "HELP, I'm DROWNDING!!" or "If you go out in the rain, you're going to get drownded."0 -
Kentucky: ken - tuck - ee (right) cane - tuck - ee (wrong)
A sign on the front of the Louisville Visitors Center mocks the different ways that people pronounce the name of our city: "Lewisville," "Looeyville," "Looavull," "Looaville," and "Luhvull."
Phonetically, it would seem that the "Lewisville" or "Looeyville" pronunciations would be correct. However, pronouncing the name of your new home either of those ways is sure to give you away as an outsider.
The pronunciation that most Louisville residents use is "Looavull," though "Looaville" and "Luhvull" aren’t uncommon.0 -
I don't know about calling local pronunciations ignorant, but these ones amuse me:
Norfolk, NE - Norfork
Escalante, UT - EscalANT or EscalANTee
Hurricane, UT - Hurrk'n
Kanab, UT is pronounced like can + AB, but people from elsewhere say "con + OB" o_O I don't know how you get "con ob" from that spelling.0 -
Pretty much all over the South, people say INsurance instead of inSURance. Working in insurance, that always bugged the hell out of me.
I'm from Illinois, and I say INsurance.0 -
Warsh (Wash)
Same with Warshington. It's WASH-ington, people.
I once knew a guy from Chicago who called me "cookie". Except he pronounced it "cuuuuukie". Still makes my stomach do silly little flip-flops for no reason.
Cinnanim for Cinnamon
And unfortunately, I used to say pacifically for specifically.0 -
Also, it drives me crazy that most people who live in San Francisco get their panties in a wad over people saying "Frisco" or "San Fran". As if using a nickname for it is a capital offense and summons the devil.
WHO CARES?!?!?0 -
I'm surprised no one mentioned Maine.
Where r's are o's and FIRE is FIO!0 -
Also, it drives me crazy that most people who live in San Francisco get their panties in a wad over people saying "Frisco" or "San Fran". As if using a nickname for it is a capital offense and summons the devil.
WHO CARES?!?!?
Ah... but according to some on this thread, the ignorant fools living there should be calling it Sahn Frahn-CEES-co! 0 -
It's known as "regional dialects". If this is your biggest problem today, thank the Almighty for your good fortune! Might not be a bad idea to pull the log out of your butt as well....................
This board is called "Chit-Chat, Fun, and Games" ... lighten up Francis..
Sure, if you consider it "fun" to be an *kitten* and mock others to stroke your "superiority". I consider it pathetic and crass..........0 -
Seems to be people looks to be insulted, upset, etc. of some of the most ignorant things. Like any of this crap has anything to do with the price of milk.
That's pronounced IG-NERT here in Indiana, dammit. 0 -
Seems to be people looks to be insulted, upset, etc. of some of the most ignorant things. Like any of this crap has anything to do with the price of milk.
That's pronounced IG-NERT here in Indiana, dammit.
it's ig"nint"...0 -
I bet you get invited to a lot of parties.It's known as "regional dialects". If this is your biggest problem today, thank the Almighty for your good fortune! Might not be a bad idea to pull the log out of your butt as well....................
This board is called "Chit-Chat, Fun, and Games" ... lighten up Francis..
Sure, if you consider it "fun" to be an *kitten* and mock others to stroke your "superiority". I consider it pathetic and crass..........0 -
Worcester is, somehow, Wooster0
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