Word prounounciations that drive you nuts

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  • GabriellaMaria
    GabriellaMaria Posts: 150 Member
    latte...not lahte, or larte, its latte..... as in hat, sat,fat,cat,pat,drat,prat,bat......
    get it now???:grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :angry: :angry: :explode:
  • GabriellaMaria
    GabriellaMaria Posts: 150 Member
    latte...not lahte, or larte, its latte..... as in hat, sat,fat,cat,pat,drat,prat,bat......
    get it now???:grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :angry: :angry: :explode:
    oh and for those that think it sounds posh as lahte...it doesnt, you sound like a pratt!!
    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:
  • nicadee
    nicadee Posts: 28 Member
    pacifically instead of specifically


    know a couple of people that say pacifically, why!!!!!! :laugh:
  • Spanntastic12
    Spanntastic12 Posts: 181
    Libary and not library.
    Screet and scrong for street and strong.
    Teef for teeth.
  • DexterDarko
    DexterDarko Posts: 235
    Jewellery
    Basically
  • slenderizeme
    slenderizeme Posts: 154 Member
    When people say envelope like onvelope
  • SabrinaJL
    SabrinaJL Posts: 1,579 Member
    latte...not lahte, or larte, its latte..... as in hat, sat,fat,cat,pat,drat,prat,bat......
    get it now???:grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :angry: :angry: :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".
  • Restybaby2012
    Restybaby2012 Posts: 568 Member
    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.
  • charlottelouise12345
    charlottelouise12345 Posts: 16 Member

    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' :p very interesting :)
  • Restybaby2012
    Restybaby2012 Posts: 568 Member
    the fu@king word I hear being used a lot lately...

    conversate / conversating
    ....what happened to conversation? or even conversing. but CONVERSATE???



    .

    WTF is up with that?
  • farway
    farway Posts: 1,264 Member

    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' :p very interesting :)

    We say pee -can in UK as well so maybe it is US thing?
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    OMG, 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.)
    Pretty sure it's car-a-mel :P
  • laracolette
    laracolette Posts: 43 Member
    I agree, it really annoys me when people say 'carmel', its definitely carAmel! :)
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    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.
  • rhondawparker
    rhondawparker Posts: 26 Member
    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!
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    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!
    Actually, it's "...Ann and I..."
  • snarky
    snarky Posts: 262 Member
    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!!!
  • darlilama
    darlilama Posts: 794 Member
    Aks, nothing drives me more bonkers.

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

    Ditto!
  • LaylaJo
    LaylaJo Posts: 44 Member
    "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. LOL
  • Molly_Maguire
    Molly_Maguire Posts: 1,103 Member
    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!
    Actually, it's "...Ann and I..."

    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.
  • Silver_Star
    Silver_Star Posts: 1,351 Member
    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)
  • jrumpakis
    jrumpakis Posts: 1 Member
    SAMWICH

    It's sandwich
  • Caseysface
    Caseysface Posts: 7 Member
    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!
  • Silver_Star
    Silver_Star Posts: 1,351 Member
    oooh and a few more ...


    Runneen
    Walkeen
    Singeen
    Comeen
    Timeen...



    seriously...why drop all the 'g's in words?
  • darlilama
    darlilama Posts: 794 Member
    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".
  • ptak1sm
    ptak1sm Posts: 172
    nucular

    this. nuclear, people. only one "u"!
  • Silver_Star
    Silver_Star Posts: 1,351 Member
    OMG, 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.)
    Pretty sure it's car-a-mel :P

    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!!!
  • impyimpyaj
    impyimpyaj Posts: 1,073 Member
    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!
    Actually, it's "...Ann and I..."

    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.
  • Aquarian
    Aquarian Posts: 1,094 Member
    Actually, it's the misspelling of pronunciation that drives me nuts:)

    This! :)
  • krisc15
    krisc15 Posts: 44 Member
    I had a professor who always said "scent-ah-meh-ter" instead of centimeter. So terribly annoying!!

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