Ignorant local pronounciations that stick...
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And apparently we also are barbaric and should be embarrassed over the way we use our eating utensils. I discovered that a couple days ago.well I'm from England and as far as I am concerned ALL Americans pronounce things wrong! *giggle*0 -
Yep American - and it is pronounced aluminium . No men .
And the word is filet . From the French (remember them ) Not fillit
and it is not a buffit it is a buffet0 -
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Chorizo pronounced as chorit-zo. Special rage points for trying to overdo a Spanish accent while pronoucing it as no Spanish person would ever do. It doesn't have a 'zz' like pizza! But everybody does it. If being strictly correct it's chor-ee-tho although I do agree that sounds a bit pretentious from an English person, otherwise chor-ee-so is ok for an English speaker.
Canape pronounced as canopy.
being half spanish half central american, the only correct ways to pronounce chorizo are with a "th" sound, or with an "s" sound.
choritho
choriso0 -
I am irritated when people say FO-ward for FORward, as well as when they pronounce February as Feb-u-ary!
Just sayin':
Feb·ru·ar·y [feb-roo-er-ee, feb-yoo‐] Show IPA
noun, plural Feb·ru·ar·ies.
the second month of the year, ordinarily containing 28 days, but containing 29 days in leap years. Abbreviation: Feb.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English; Old English Februarius < Latin Februārius (mēnsis) expiatory (month), derivative of februa (plural) expiatory offerings; see -ary
Pronunciation note
Many people try to pronounce February with both [r] Show IPA sounds, as shown above. The common pronunciation [feb-yoo-er-ee] with the first [r] replaced by [y] is the result of dissimilation, the tendency of like sounds to become unlike when they follow each other closely. An additional influence is analogy with January.0 -
I just want to add that both spellings are indeed correct. It's just an interesting etymology with a letter that was dropped; to me it makes no sense, but there obviously is a logical explanation for how it happened. Thanks for the tip to check out the history article of it!
I can't remember off the top of my head, but a quick google search will answer that question. I think there's even a Wikipedia page explaining the word's evolution in the US.
I don't know who you're referring to with your "they", but I take it you're American? If you go back and read, my "they" are the Americans.It was phonetic . They spell it aluminium but the British pronounce the word " AL -U -Men- E -Um "
Sorry married to a Brit .
Everywhere on the planet (with a few exceptions), the element is spelled alumiNIum. It is the original spelling and what I said earlier was that I don't quite see how the letter i was dropped in the U.S.
Technically, the correct pronunciation IS aluminium (the way the Brits say it). And I say this as an American who says aluminum. :-) And Google Chrome accepts both spellings as accurate.
Our colonial cousins LOVE dropping letters for words :-p "U" mostly .. Colour, flavour, humour0 -
And apparently we also are barbaric and should be embarrassed over the way we use our eating utensils. I discovered that a couple days ago.well I'm from England and as far as I am concerned ALL Americans pronounce things wrong! *giggle*
That's true and just a little weird to us civilised Europeans :-p
The 1st time I saw Americans trying to use cutlery (even in a good restaurant) my flabber was gasted.0 -
I think I see where we talked past each other earlier now.Yep American - and it is pronounced aluminium . No men .
I've only ever heard it pronounced
a-LU-mi-num (Americans)
and
a-lu-MI-nium (others)
but never a-lu-MENium. Where do they say it like that?0 -
My brother-in-law says "supposebly" instead of supposedly....drives me absolutely batty!0
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Ponce de Leon Ave. pronounced in Atlanta: Paansss day Leeeeoyon
Haha, yes! Everyone back home just says it wrong and accepts that pronunciation.
If all of us down here say it that way then we must be right and y'all must be wrong.
Go Dawgs!0 -
I asked earlier about the "cho", maybe you can help? Is it like "CHOp" or "COst"?2 more food ones:
Chorizo pronounced as chorit-zo. Special rage points for trying to overdo a Spanish accent while pronoucing it as no Spanish person would ever do. It doesn't have a 'zz' like pizza! But everybody does it. If being strictly correct it's chor-ee-tho although I do agree that sounds a bit pretentious from an English person, otherwise chor-ee-so is ok for an English speaker.
Canape pronounced as canopy.
being half spanish half central american, the only correct ways to pronounce chorizo are with a "th" sound, or with an "s" sound.
choritho
choriso
I think Italians would pronounce "cho" like "CHOp", which is close enough a language, but I don't speak Spanish.0 -
Oooh, this isn't geographical at all but
Asterick or asterix are both wrong, the correct one is as-te-risk, like risk.
Et cetera is just like it's spelled with a T, not ex setera or eck setera.0 -
Et cetera is just like it's spelled with a T, not ex setera or eck setera.
See this isn't helped by the people who can't spell the abbreviation 'ect'!0 -
I asked earlier about the "cho", maybe you can help? Is it like "CHOp" or "COst"?2 more food ones:
Chorizo pronounced as chorit-zo. Special rage points for trying to overdo a Spanish accent while pronoucing it as no Spanish person would ever do. It doesn't have a 'zz' like pizza! But everybody does it. If being strictly correct it's chor-ee-tho although I do agree that sounds a bit pretentious from an English person, otherwise chor-ee-so is ok for an English speaker.
Canape pronounced as canopy.
being half spanish half central american, the only correct ways to pronounce chorizo are with a "th" sound, or with an "s" sound.
choritho
choriso
I think Italians would pronounce "cho" like "CHOp", which is close enough a language, but I don't speak Spanish.
Yes, as in CHop, sorry, I didn't think to specify that one.0 -
Caramel has two a's and not one!0
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Thanks :flowerforyou: I love learning more about languages.
I asked earlier about the "cho", maybe you can help? Is it like "CHOp" or "COst"?2 more food ones:
Chorizo pronounced as chorit-zo. Special rage points for trying to overdo a Spanish accent while pronoucing it as no Spanish person would ever do. It doesn't have a 'zz' like pizza! But everybody does it. If being strictly correct it's chor-ee-tho although I do agree that sounds a bit pretentious from an English person, otherwise chor-ee-so is ok for an English speaker.
Canape pronounced as canopy.
being half spanish half central american, the only correct ways to pronounce chorizo are with a "th" sound, or with an "s" sound.
choritho
choriso
I think Italians would pronounce "cho" like "CHOp", which is close enough a language, but I don't speak Spanish.
Yes, as in CHop, sorry, I didn't think to specify that one.0 -
But there's nothing wrong with how we use our utensils. We use them differently, but how is that WRONG? The food gets from the plate to my mouth without dribbling down my chin or anything. It's beyond anger-making to be criticized over such trivial things. We don't care how YOU use your fork and knife. Why are you all so concerned with how we use ours? It's as though we're not allowed to have our own culture and customs. It bugs me.
And apparently we also are barbaric and should be embarrassed over the way we use our eating utensils. I discovered that a couple days ago.well I'm from England and as far as I am concerned ALL Americans pronounce things wrong! *giggle*
That's true and just a little weird to us civilised Europeans :-p
The 1st time I saw Americans trying to use cutlery (even in a good restaurant) my flabber was gasted.0 -
Apparently in the mid-west they have problems with French pronunciations of French words. Particularly in the names of their cities and towns.
I'm looking at you Versailles, Indiana (Ver-sales)
AHAHAH YESSSSSS. I drive by that exit at least once a month and I giggle everytime because people don't even know what place you're talking about if you pronounce the proper way!!!0 -
But there's nothing wrong with how we use our utensils. We use them differently, but how is that WRONG? The food gets from the plate to my mouth without dribbling down my chin or anything. It's beyond anger-making to be criticized over such trivial things. We don't care how YOU use your fork and knife. Why are you all so concerned with how we use ours? It's as though we're not allowed to have our own culture and customs. It bugs me.
And apparently we also are barbaric and should be embarrassed over the way we use our eating utensils. I discovered that a couple days ago.well I'm from England and as far as I am concerned ALL Americans pronounce things wrong! *giggle*
That's true and just a little weird to us civilised Europeans :-p
The 1st time I saw Americans trying to use cutlery (even in a good restaurant) my flabber was gasted.
Calm the F*** down no one said it was wrong :ohwell:0 -
Oh, you didn't see the conversation I was part of on FB about it. The people in question most definitely said it was wrong and were actually angry about it and said Americans lack the basic life skill of eating properly. They weren't joking.
But there's nothing wrong with how we use our utensils. We use them differently, but how is that WRONG? The food gets from the plate to my mouth without dribbling down my chin or anything. It's beyond anger-making to be criticized over such trivial things. We don't care how YOU use your fork and knife. Why are you all so concerned with how we use ours? It's as though we're not allowed to have our own culture and customs. It bugs me.
And apparently we also are barbaric and should be embarrassed over the way we use our eating utensils. I discovered that a couple days ago.well I'm from England and as far as I am concerned ALL Americans pronounce things wrong! *giggle*
That's true and just a little weird to us civilised Europeans :-p
The 1st time I saw Americans trying to use cutlery (even in a good restaurant) my flabber was gasted.
Calm the F*** down no one said it was wrong :ohwell:0 -
Not locals saying it wrong, more tourists:
Grosvenor.
Correct:
Grove-nor
Grove-na (if you're English)
incorrect (and heard by me all the time):
Gross-vern-er
Groos-vern-ner
Grosa-vener
Gro-Gros? Grows-ner? (Close, but no cigar).
There's a metro stop here with the name in it, hence all of the out of towners struggling. I find it's hardest for people from the South and Midwest, perhaps because it's a very English word/name and New England has many similar silent consonants.0 -
For the most part, regional differences in pronunciations don't bother me. But there's one that gets under my skin. I'm from Houston, Texas, and moved to Atlanta about six years ago. I just about fell out when I heard Houston County, GA, pronounced as 'HOW-stun.' Wrong, wrong, wrong.0
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But there's nothing wrong with how we use our utensils. We use them differently, but how is that WRONG? The food gets from the plate to my mouth without dribbling down my chin or anything. It's beyond anger-making to be criticized over such trivial things. We don't care how YOU use your fork and knife. Why are you all so concerned with how we use ours? It's as though we're not allowed to have our own culture and customs. It bugs me.
And apparently we also are barbaric and should be embarrassed over the way we use our eating utensils. I discovered that a couple days ago.well I'm from England and as far as I am concerned ALL Americans pronounce things wrong! *giggle*
That's true and just a little weird to us civilised Europeans :-p
The 1st time I saw Americans trying to use cutlery (even in a good restaurant) my flabber was gasted.
I'm an American from Podunk, and the way some stab steaks makes me cringe...0 -
Clearly, Georgians can't pronounce ANYTHING correctly!For the most part, regional differences in pronunciations don't bother me. But there's one that gets under my skin. I'm from Houston, Texas, and moved to Atlanta about six years ago. I just about fell out when I heard Houston County, GA, pronounced as 'HOW-stun.' Wrong, wrong, wrong.0 -
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another of my favorite things about he English language:
Tensas
Arkansas
Kansas
And then in the same Indian region as Arkansas and Tensas there's Ouachita, which is said on the end just like Tensas and Arkansas.
One of these is not pronounced like the others...0 -
In Oklahoma there is a town named Honobia which they pronounce: Ho-nubby. And Miami, OK is pronounced My-am-uh.0
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Ask a guy in Massachusetts to say "Worchester" or "Peabody" - Classic!
People in NC pronounce Haiti as "Hay (pause) Teee"!0 -
Ponce de Leon Ave. pronounced in Atlanta: Paansss day Leeeeoyon
Haha, yes! Everyone back home just says it wrong and accepts that pronunciation.
If all of us down here say it that way then we must be right and y'all must be wrong.
Go Dawgs!
You mean "up there." Yankees . . .0 -
I just want to add that both spellings are indeed correct. It's just an interesting etymology with a letter that was dropped; to me it makes no sense, but there obviously is a logical explanation for how it happened. Thanks for the tip to check out the history article of it!
I can't remember off the top of my head, but a quick google search will answer that question. I think there's even a Wikipedia page explaining the word's evolution in the US.
I don't know who you're referring to with your "they", but I take it you're American? If you go back and read, my "they" are the Americans.It was phonetic . They spell it aluminium but the British pronounce the word " AL -U -Men- E -Um "
Sorry married to a Brit .
Everywhere on the planet (with a few exceptions), the element is spelled alumiNIum. It is the original spelling and what I said earlier was that I don't quite see how the letter i was dropped in the U.S.
Technically, the correct pronunciation IS aluminium (the way the Brits say it). And I say this as an American who says aluminum. :-) And Google Chrome accepts both spellings as accurate.
Our colonial cousins LOVE dropping letters for words :-p "U" mostly .. Colour, flavour, humour
We do it to irritate our former colonial overlords. The same reason we drive on the right side of the road and invaded Afghanistan.0 -
The town of Des Plaines is pronounced da-SPLAINS. Ears bleed every time. Also when anyone pronounces the S at the end of Illinois.0
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