What words do you have trouble pronouncing?

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  • snewsome7
    snewsome7 Posts: 189
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    I have never been able to say "abracadabra". It comes out as "abercadaber" every time unless I say it SUPER slow. And I also can't say "rural"
  • LJV1031
    LJV1031 Posts: 502 Member
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    I was just talking about this yesterday, lol. Philisophical. I can't say it correctly 9 out of 10 times, unless someone literally says it first. Whenever I want to use the word I verbally put out a disclaimer... because I am a little obsessed with spelling and pronunciation. *DANG OCD TENDENCIES* :grumble:
  • alyson820
    alyson820 Posts: 448 Member
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    Mississippi and Massachusetts.

    They come out 'mis-a-shippy' and 'mash-a-shoo-shets'
  • LesliePierceRN
    LesliePierceRN Posts: 860 Member
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    rural
  • ElementalEscapee
    ElementalEscapee Posts: 552 Member
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    I can't say my R's, so apparently I have a Boston accent or something....or, quoting my friend, "You don't have an accent, you just talk funny. LOL." Haha xD Wrist watch= wish wash. And yeah...wabbit....wascal...quacker (cracker)....etc.
  • ashleab37
    ashleab37 Posts: 575 Member
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    According to my husband, "aunt" and "Italian" I say funny :/

    I say "aunt" how it's spelled, and supposed to be pronounced (not like the bug, 'ant')

    And "Italian" I say with a short 'i' instead of EYEtalian. He makes fun of me >:(
    It's "ih-tal-yen", not EYEtalian. Americans always piss me off with this!
  • LJV1031
    LJV1031 Posts: 502 Member
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    According to my husband, "aunt" and "Italian" I say funny :/

    I say "aunt" how it's spelled, and supposed to be pronounced (not like the bug, 'ant')

    And "Italian" I say with a short 'i' instead of EYEtalian. He makes fun of me >:(
    It's "ih-tal-yen", not EYEtalian. Americans always piss me off with this!

    I am VERY American, and have NEVER said EYE-talian... so I don't think it is an American thing. :indifferent: :tongue:
  • ashleab37
    ashleab37 Posts: 575 Member
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    According to my husband, "aunt" and "Italian" I say funny :/

    I say "aunt" how it's spelled, and supposed to be pronounced (not like the bug, 'ant')

    And "Italian" I say with a short 'i' instead of EYEtalian. He makes fun of me >:(
    It's "ih-tal-yen", not EYEtalian. Americans always piss me off with this!

    I am VERY American, and have NEVER said EYE-talian... so I don't think it is an American thing. :indifferent: :tongue:
    Not all people who are American say EYE-talian, but all people who say EYE-talian are American, as far as I've seen. :P
  • Farfourah
    Farfourah Posts: 899 Member
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    Feature comes out as future, and version comes out as virgin...;(

    I always try to correct myself, though...
  • VonRockette
    VonRockette Posts: 159 Member
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    Massachusetts!!!! I can never go to Boston :'(

    It comes out as Mashtatootsess.
  • kyle4jem
    kyle4jem Posts: 1,400 Member
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    The two words that a lot of folks here in England seem to have problems with are my name, Kyle and that of my colleague's, Karl. Somehow they always seem to sound the same and so often we get confused for each other at work (and it doesn't help that he took over my old job! :laugh:).

    Of course as a Scot, when I say Karl it's sometime like there's a schwa between the r and the l as if it were writen -Karǝl

    We do the same with film which comes out as filum :happy:
  • jsherrill92
    jsherrill92 Posts: 775 Member
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    wheelbarrow.. I always say wheelbarrel
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,699 Member
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    These words:

    "Wallstreet has my best interests in mind".

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  • petkova
    petkova Posts: 72
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    Screwdriver ... (and all other words in English) .. but then again I am Bulgarian so my eastern European accent is killing hahaha
  • elcyclista
    elcyclista Posts: 393
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    Polypropylene.

    Or maybe I do say it properly but I haven't heard it from someone. Just from reading. XD
  • MomsTooBig
    MomsTooBig Posts: 201 Member
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    worcestershire sauce

    Oh yes! How could I forget this one??!!
  • mznisaelaine
    mznisaelaine Posts: 2,262 Member
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    I have trouble pronouncing "liked" when talking casually. I say (liked-ed) in two syllables lol. Someone brought this to my attention yesterday during a conversation :/ lol
  • punkybuddah
    punkybuddah Posts: 10 Member
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    Ihave trouble saying NO when im offered another drink in the bar :0

    But to be fair i cant say tsunami so i just say big wave :D
  • Churble
    Churble Posts: 85 Member
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    I can't say the phrase "I edited it" it always comes out something like "I editeded it". It's like having a weirdly specific stutter.
  • ValHallaGirl
    ValHallaGirl Posts: 73 Member
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    Omg.. I can't even talk right sometimes so, words are always coming out wrong. I have lived in Texas (two different areas) for a while and I blend in now. I can't say any day of the month with 6th in it that's one of my worth i think, there's too many to make a list.

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