Word prounounciations that drive you nuts
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latte...not lahte, or larte, its latte..... as in hat, sat,fat,cat,pat,drat,prat,bat......
get it now???:grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :grumble:
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oh and for those that think it sounds posh as lahte...it doesnt, you sound like a pratt!!latte...not lahte, or larte, its latte..... as in hat, sat,fat,cat,pat,drat,prat,bat......
get it now???:grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :explode:
comes from the italian, cafe latte....(milky coffee)
and if mcdonalds cant pronounce it right, well that tells you everything y ou need to know about them, doesnt it??grumble: :grumble: :grumble:0 -
pacifically instead of specifically
know a couple of people that say pacifically, why!!!!!! :laugh:0 -
Libary and not library.
Screet and scrong for street and strong.
Teef for teeth.0 -
Jewellery
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When people say envelope like onvelope0
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latte...not lahte, or larte, its latte..... as in hat, sat,fat,cat,pat,drat,prat,bat......
get it now???:grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :explode:
Actually, I don't. :laugh: Are you saying it's pronounced "lat", like the back muscle? Because I've always heard it as "lah-tey".0 -
AmbAlance versus AmbUland
Axe vs ask
shoont vs shouldnt
cousinT vs cousin
tooken vs taken
pacific vs specific
aurm vs arm
yaurd vs yard
warsh vs wash
ackshully vs Actually ( I type the former online a lot because it does irk me) go figure
which is another.......
figger vs figure
day to day talking I think people get sloppy and dont pay attention. Though it should never be "ok"..I suspect it's more acceptable. What rubs my last nerve is when it's done in the professional setting.0 -
And OH MY GOD, pecan. It's "puh-cawn." Not "pee-can." A pee can is what you squat over in the woods when you go camping...
I have never ever heard 'puh-cawn' before! Is it an American thing?? cause I'm faaaaairly sure everyone in australia says 'pee-can'
very interesting 
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the fu@king word I hear being used a lot lately...
conversate / conversating
....what happened to conversation? or even conversing. but CONVERSATE???
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WTF is up with that?0 -
And OH MY GOD, pecan. It's "puh-cawn." Not "pee-can." A pee can is what you squat over in the woods when you go camping...
I have never ever heard 'puh-cawn' before! Is it an American thing?? cause I'm faaaaairly sure everyone in australia says 'pee-can' very interesting
We say pee -can in UK as well so maybe it is US thing?0 -
Pretty sure it's car-a-mel :POMG, I HATE when people say comfort-a-ble. I don't know, maybe I'M the one saying it wrong. I say "comfturble."
It also drives me batty when people say "car-a-mel." It's "carmel," darnit!!
(And yes, I know I spelled those words wrong, for all you grammar Nazis.)0 -
I agree, it really annoys me when people say 'carmel', its definitely carAmel! 0
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When valley girls say something is "perfick" instead of perfect.
Impordant or imporant instead of important
Rilly instead of really
What do you call your mother's sister? I know it's a regional thing, but I live in California and everyone says "ant," so it makes me crazy when I hear someone say "auhnt," it just sounds ridiculously pretentious.0 -
It REALLY bothers me when people mis-use "myself".
They say ".. you may send the report to Ann and myself..." (these folks usually have a college degree!)
It's "...Ann and ME..." duh!0 -
Actually, it's "...Ann and I..."It REALLY bothers me when people mis-use "myself".
They say ".. you may send the report to Ann and myself..." (these folks usually have a college degree!)
It's "...Ann and ME..." duh!0 -
I had a boss that would say irregardless all the time as well as redic-ah-lus. funny huh?
my favorite misuse is nauseous v. nauseated
Ooh, high level grammar. Very few people recognize the chronic misuse of nauseous. Fist bump to you.
Whenever people say they are nauseous, I always think "Oh, you're not that bad."
LOVE IT!!!0 -
Aks, nothing drives me more bonkers.
an axe is what I'm swinging in the picture...
Ditto!0 -
"Chedule" instead for schedule. I found it hilarious. LOL I know I have a couple, my first language is Spanish, so sometimes I mistakenly pronounce words when I'm speaking English. LOL0
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Actually, it's "...Ann and I..."It REALLY bothers me when people mis-use "myself".
They say ".. you may send the report to Ann and myself..." (these folks usually have a college degree!)
It's "...Ann and ME..." duh!
No, it's really "Ann and me". The rule of thumb for figuring out which pronoun to use is take away the other person--in this case, "Ann". Which is correct, "you may send the report to I" or you may send the report to ME"? So it's pretty clear "Ann and me" is the correct one in this case.0 -
im living in a city where SOOO many people say:
WODDNT --- ( wouldnt )
DODDNT ---( doesnt )
WARSH - (wash )
FLYRS - ( Flowers )
AXE - (Ask)
and one that really makes me Nutterbonks _______ " TAHM".......(Time)0 -
SAMWICH
It's sandwich0 -
When people say EYE-taly, or EYE-talian instead of Italy or Italian. Or when people say Missurah, instead of Missouri. Or when people misuse, seen and saw. Or when people say Illinoisssss. I could keep going I do live in Missouri!0
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oooh and a few more ...
Runneen
Walkeen
Singeen
Comeen
Timeen...
seriously...why drop all the 'g's in words?0 -
When valley girls say something is "perfick" instead of perfect.
Impordant or imporant instead of important
Rilly instead of really
What do you call your mother's sister? I know it's a regional thing, but I live in California and everyone says "ant," so it makes me crazy when I hear someone say "auhnt," it just sounds ridiculously pretentious.
I'm in Indiana and I hear it pronounced both ways, but mostly "ant". People I know from the Northeast always say "ahnt". I pronounce it both ways now, usually depending on who I'm talking to! Oxford references either pronunciation as correct… it's a regional dialect thing. Sort of like when Americans say "Saint LouIS" whereas the French pronunciation would be "San LouEE".0 -
nucular
this. nuclear, people. only one "u"!0 -
Pretty sure it's car-a-mel :POMG, I HATE when people say comfort-a-ble. I don't know, maybe I'M the one saying it wrong. I say "comfturble."
It also drives me batty when people say "car-a-mel." It's "carmel," darnit!!
(And yes, I know I spelled those words wrong, for all you grammar Nazis.)
it IS CA-RA-MEL!!!! im always surprised when people think its CARMEL...err.. thats a place and if im not mistaken also the name of a MOUNTAIN. LOL!!!0 -
Actually, it's "...Ann and I..."It REALLY bothers me when people mis-use "myself".
They say ".. you may send the report to Ann and myself..." (these folks usually have a college degree!)
It's "...Ann and ME..." duh!
No, it's really "Ann and me". The rule of thumb for figuring out which pronoun to use is take away the other person--in this case, "Ann". Which is correct, "you may send the report to I" or you may send the report to ME"? So it's pretty clear "Ann and me" is the correct one in this case.
Yup. It's "Ann and me." One of MY annoyances is when people say "Ann and I" when they should be saying "Ann and me." It's not a difficult concept.0 -
Actually, it's the misspelling of pronunciation that drives me nuts:)
This! 0 -
I had a professor who always said "scent-ah-meh-ter" instead of centimeter. So terribly annoying!!0
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