Word prounounciations that drive you nuts

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oregonzoo
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Gyro- Jirow
Oregon- Orygun
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  • taylor5877
    taylor5877 Posts: 1,792 Member
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    Aks, nothing drives me more bonkers.

    an axe is what I'm swinging in the picture...
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
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    I say Rusually instead of usually. I add a mystery R.

    My girlfriends think it's hysterical but now catch themselves doing the same thing. I'm contagious.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
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    Aks, nothing drives me more bonkers.

    an axe is what I'm swinging in the picture...

    You'd never ever want to come to my town. I swear no one is capable of saying ask correctly.
  • Julescg26
    Julescg26 Posts: 260 Member
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    Sublime - I think the Americans (at least the voice over on a bronzing advert) say "sub-leem"

    Lots of Americanisms of English words annoy me - but then I am from the UK and have had to start adapting now I live in Canada, although it's very mixed up here as to what people use - American or English!
  • hrshygrl00
    hrshygrl00 Posts: 65 Member
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    I have a friend who says 'simular' and I want to scream when she does it lol
  • lmarshel
    lmarshel Posts: 674 Member
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    I once worked with a woman who pronounced Envelope (paper kind) as N-vel-up.
  • taylor5877
    taylor5877 Posts: 1,792 Member
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    Sublime - I think the Americans (at least the voice over on a bronzing advert) say "sub-leem"

    Lots of Americanisms of English words annoy me - but then I am from the UK and have had to start adapting now I live in Canada, although it's very mixed up here as to what people use - American or English!

    I'll agree on one...aluminum makes no sense. Aluminium, though ridiculous to us is the way it should be.
  • amymfr
    amymfr Posts: 17
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    Idear. There is no "R" in the word "idea"
  • MinMin97
    MinMin97 Posts: 2,676 Member
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    Actually, it's the misspelling of pronunciation that drives me nuts:)
  • taylor5877
    taylor5877 Posts: 1,792 Member
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    nucular
  • hrshygrl00
    hrshygrl00 Posts: 65 Member
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    Sublime - I think the Americans (at least the voice over on a bronzing advert) say "sub-leem"

    Lots of Americanisms of English words annoy me - but then I am from the UK and have had to start adapting now I live in Canada, although it's very mixed up here as to what people use - American or English!
    I have never heard any American say sub-leem. All the people on this side of the pond say sub-LIME when they do say it.
  • auntiebabs
    auntiebabs Posts: 1,754 Member
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    pacifically instead of specifically
  • corn63
    corn63 Posts: 1,580 Member
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    Amber from Teen Mom is the most notorious for this... makes me crazy:

    Think instead of thing. IE: "You don't know anythink!" it's like the letter G doesn't exist.
  • wlkumpf
    wlkumpf Posts: 241 Member
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    merote instead or remote. Bad one for me. There are a few others, but that one stands out.
  • jmelyan23
    jmelyan23 Posts: 1,664 Member
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    Aks for ask
    Hunnerd for hundred
    Supposably for supposedly
    Differnt for different
    Crick for creek
    Ain't instead of isn't
    ....I have a lot that drive me nuts apparently.
  • Jan72002
    Jan72002 Posts: 37
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    Often with a loud 't'

    Not many bug me, the phrase 'very unique' makes me cringe.
  • wlkumpf
    wlkumpf Posts: 241 Member
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    Aks, nothing drives me more bonkers.

    an axe is what I'm swinging in the picture...

    haha!
    Ask (axe) is for sure on my list. That was the one I was trying to think of :)
  • Yieya
    Yieya Posts: 168 Member
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    My sister says "sang-wich" and she's not the only one... I hear others say it like that... :ohwell:
  • coopjg
    coopjg Posts: 4 Member
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    Aks, nothing drives me more bonkers.

    an axe is what I'm swinging in the picture...

    Um yeah. What that guy said...
  • lindsyrox
    lindsyrox Posts: 257 Member
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    Mohab = Moab

    c'mon its not that hard to pronounce!

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