What words do you have trouble pronouncing?

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  • Steelheart7
    Steelheart7 Posts: 1,056
    OMG.. the word Rural .. it just sounds rediculous.
  • wdruker
    wdruker Posts: 77 Member
    Penelope. Every time I see it, I start saying Penny - lo- pe. It's quite embarrassing!
  • moniquelessard
    moniquelessard Posts: 418
    Glomerulus (I tend to pronounce it Growl-e-murus)

    It's part of the kidney. Its a medical term that I can NEVER pronounce. Once I am done my licensing exams I intend to never use that word again.
  • New_Atti2ude
    New_Atti2ude Posts: 114 Member
    CAR i say caaa
    APARTMENT i say apaaatment
    GARAGE.... garaaaage

    LIFE OF A TOWNIE AS SOON AS I TALK PEOPLE ARE LIKE WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU FROM?
  • kymberly316
    kymberly316 Posts: 13
    rural and murderer (damn r's!). Also I know it's wrong, but when someone says nuclear correctly, I have to think about it because I am so used to hearing "nuculear" that I'm not sure who's right or wrong anymore. Oh and realtor..I like to say real-a-tor
  • mskari77
    mskari77 Posts: 142
    I call Pancakes Pan a Cakes, And I ALWAYS will =D

    My daughter pronounces it that way, and I love it!

    I have trouble saying rear-wheel drive. It comes out like "rer-wer drive". I have to say it really slow, or I just say back-wheel drive, lol, and my husband makes fun of me all the time.
  • peacefulsong
    peacefulsong Posts: 223 Member
    Rural. I get stuck on the r sound and then try to salvage it by throwing in the l sound and end up sounding like I'm being strangled.
  • lorro
    lorro Posts: 917 Member
    Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. :noway:

    Can you believe I ran into this word TWICE (!) in the last year.

    And by the way, it's the fear of long words.

    I love this! Can't believe I've never come across it before.
  • Hoakiebs
    Hoakiebs Posts: 430 Member
    Since I'm Canadian, usually anything that ends in "-ouse" and been (I pronounce it bean, not bin).
  • hapoo100
    hapoo100 Posts: 926 Member
    philanthropic.....I have a serious mental block saying this one
  • MrDude_1
    MrDude_1 Posts: 2,510 Member
    There are a lot of words on this thread that I don't even know much less have the ability to pronounce.
    WOW. I like your username. LOL



    back on topic.... I cant roll my Rs..... so anything that requires that, i cant say. I have lived in several places in the US... so I don't have any particular accent, but I will subconsciously change how i pronounce words... and grammar for that matter, depending on where I am.
  • Amy911Gray
    Amy911Gray Posts: 685 Member
    poem... is it po-ahm or poym?

    I also get stuck on pronouncing people's last names. I started listening to them pronounce them, then, running to a post it note and writing it phonetically.
  • NotGoddess
    NotGoddess Posts: 1,198 Member
    wolves - unless I concentrate it comes out like 'wuvs'
  • ShellyAnnPaulson
    ShellyAnnPaulson Posts: 27
    Ambulance and pinterest
  • JenniferCiardo
    JenniferCiardo Posts: 12
    "Culture"... I have to say it very very slow.......smiles!~
  • TheDudette
    TheDudette Posts: 173 Member
    There are a lot of words on this thread that I don't even know much less have the ability to pronounce.
    WOW. I like your username. LOL



    Dude... ditto.
  • Hoakiebs
    Hoakiebs Posts: 430 Member
    worcestershire sauce

    I honestly believe it's stranger if you CAN say this.

    :laugh:

    Yes - this one is crazy - can anyone say it!

    Woostah-shurr.

    Really :-)
    Yup, town in Massachusetts of Worcester is pronounced Woostah.
  • Articeluvsmemphis
    Articeluvsmemphis Posts: 1,987 Member
    pure and bra

    apparently I say brawls instead of "I need some bras" turns into "I need some brawls" lol
  • HealthyHappy120
    HealthyHappy120 Posts: 262
    aspartame.
    I know how it is supposed to be pronounced, but it will always be "as-part-uh-me"

    I got made fun of so bad for thhis ... I also have trouble with salmon. People correct me saying its SAMON but I say salmon.
  • Goal_Seeker_1988
    Goal_Seeker_1988 Posts: 1,619 Member
    Anything with an R and a W. I have a speech problem and I have to try really, really hard. xD I get them confused so things come out like this if I speak too fast (or without thinking), "She rowe a wed dwess at the redding." (Translation: She wore a red dress at the wedding.)

    I have a speech problem as well :cry: For me it's words with the letter R in them. Example: Park they ask me when I say it if I am from New York bc I say it differently. That and when I say peaches ppl think I am saying pizza:noway: Also ppl make fun of the way I pronuce spaghetti:blushing:
  • frosty73
    frosty73 Posts: 424 Member

    worcestershire sauce

    I can't say that one. And for some reason, "comfortable" always sounds weird when I say it.

    My friend is having troubles with the word "proprioception" so that it comes out like "procreation".

    My 11-yr. old always says "Aminals" instead of animals, even though I've corrected him and practiced with him.
    Hubby says "death" instead of "deaf", as in "She's death!"
  • acasey0123
    acasey0123 Posts: 640 Member
    any word with alot or Rs in it (murderer)


    Then again i am french

    hah same like me...though its due to my Boston accent
  • Allie_71
    Allie_71 Posts: 1,063 Member
    Apparently I say certain words with a Trinidadian accent, even though I've been in Canada a long time.

    One thing I get confused by, is how some people pronounce "button" ....Um, it almost sounds like "buh-in". Is this common where anyone else is?

    (now I'm saying "button" to myself to see how I pronounce it) :blushing:
  • reaolliemama
    reaolliemama Posts: 483 Member
    cinnamon and spaghetti
  • juliesummers
    juliesummers Posts: 738 Member
    Buccal. I always want to pronounce it b-you-cle, but it's pronounced "buckle". I can pronounce it, it' just that the other pronunciation always comes to mind first.

    Also, up until a few week ago, I always thought voluptuous was volumptuous (with an 'm' in the middle). It makes total sense to me, because women with more volume are called voluptuous. I still like my version better.

    My boyfriend always says "corky" instead of "quirky, but in insists his version is right too.
  • hapoo100
    hapoo100 Posts: 926 Member
    I have a hard time prouncing "I'm wrong", it comes out sounding like "its your fault"
  • peacefulsong
    peacefulsong Posts: 223 Member
    Apparently I say certain words with a Trinidadian accent, even though I've been in Canada a long time.

    One thing I get confused by, is how some people pronounce "button" ....Um, it almost sounds like "buh-in". Is this common where anyone else is?

    (now I'm saying "button" to myself to see how I pronounce it) :blushing:

    That's how I pronounce button. :) It's common here. I don't consider accent variations to be words I can't pronounce, though.
  • princeza9
    princeza9 Posts: 337 Member
    I can't seem to get my head and mouth around the words revelation (there are times I switch the v and l) and annihilation. And when I say orange juice, it sounds "orance juice". Oh, and pistachios are mistachios...

    I'm fine with German. English- I do have to think about a few words. And I was an English teacher in China....
  • juliesummers
    juliesummers Posts: 738 Member
    I have a hard time prouncing "I'm wrong", it comes out sounding like "its your fault"
    Hahahha
  • LizV32
    LizV32 Posts: 127 Member
    hanger! ...and I'm a teacher! lol
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