Word prounounciations that drive you nuts

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  • tadpole242
    tadpole242 Posts: 507 Member
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    Actually, it's the misspelling of pronunciation that drives me nuts:)
    This is quoted for truff
  • serena569
    serena569 Posts: 427 Member
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    Idear. There is no "R" in the word "idea"

    Maybe they should return that R to the "LIBARY!"
  • morningmud
    morningmud Posts: 477 Member
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    My mom says hurricane as hurricun. Argh!
  • Double_Tapp
    Double_Tapp Posts: 101
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    I have a habit of saying "Acrosst" instead of Across. It drives someone I know bonkers! :laugh:
  • 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!

    I'll agree on one...aluminum makes no sense. Aluminium, though ridiculous to us is the way it should be.

    I had the Aluminium discussion the other day with someone, along with how do you pronounce Z.

    "In'it" is one of my big peeves from the UK chav classes and I hate it when I find myself saying it!
  • smittybuilt19
    smittybuilt19 Posts: 955 Member
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    Walmarts...with an s on the end. I hear old folks say it which is cool cause I like the way old people talk. But then I hear others who are not old and I just want to say "It's WalmarT" not walmarts. And ideal in place of idea.
  • MinMin97
    MinMin97 Posts: 2,676 Member
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    Idear. There is no "R" in the word "idea"

    Maybe they should return that R to the "LIBARY!"
    LOL!
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
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    irregardless :)
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
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    'Pitcher' instead of picture.
  • beandawgy
    beandawgy Posts: 92
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    WARSH! instead of wash.
  • mndamon
    mndamon Posts: 549 Member
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    Missour-ah instead of Missouri.
  • smittybuilt19
    smittybuilt19 Posts: 955 Member
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    Idear. There is no "R" in the word "idea"

    Maybe they should return that R to the "LIBARY!"
    LOL!

    HaHa!!
  • giggitygoo
    giggitygoo Posts: 1,978 Member
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    Orien-tay-ded

    Instead of oriented.

    "What? No kids? Ur so cuhreer orien-tay-ded"
  • SpeSHul_SnoflEHk
    SpeSHul_SnoflEHk Posts: 6,256 Member
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    I too have a list. Some are regional dialect differences, some are just maddeningly wrong. Beyond what has been previously mentioned.

    There is not "t" in across (acrosst).
    Alzheimer's is not All Timers
    Defibrillation is not defibulation.
    dunno instead of don't know.
    chopping the ing of words and replacing it with in' instead.

    The saddest part is they are beginning to creep into my speaking sometimes. Ah.. Languages evolve, I should get used to it.
  • skylark94
    skylark94 Posts: 2,036 Member
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    Prolly instead of probably. Makes my skin crawl.
  • JeneansaQueen
    JeneansaQueen Posts: 20
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    Conversate
    Its not a word. Its converse.
  • TMcSter
    TMcSter Posts: 69 Member
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    A girl at work calls a buffet a boofett. :noway:
  • Julescg26
    Julescg26 Posts: 260 Member
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    Uk southeners that put an 'R' in words where there aren't any like Class and Glass and Bath
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
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    I hate when people pronounce

    height

    as

    heighttthhhhhhhh.
  • cwyman66
    cwyman66 Posts: 5
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    Not so much a mispronunciation, as a made up word: irregardless.

    If regardless means without regard to, then irregardless must really mean WITH regard to

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