Words that make you cringe
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laprimaJenny wrote: »Espresso as "expresso"
I was visiting a friend recently and her shopping list was on her fridge... she SPELLED it that way (instead of simply screwing up the pronunciation)! Needless to say, we are no longer on speaking terms.4 -
When people pronounce the p in pneumonia.5
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seltzermint555 wrote: »It's mostly when people mispronounce words...especially these, my Big Three pet peeves.
chipotle (chipol-tay is the worst mispronunciation)
supposedly (NOT "supposably"...argh!)
voluptuous (people always wanna add an "m" in the middle, like it's volumptuous)
People pronounce espresso, "expresso"0 -
laprimaJenny wrote: »Espresso as "expresso"
I typed too quick. You beat me to this one!1 -
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I used to work in a Chemical lab. A coworker would test the 'pneumonia' instead of the ammonia 😣3 -
Sorry,, we are all out of wings4
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selfie
moist
hamper
#unfiltered
ointment
literally
epic
yolo3 -
laprimaJenny wrote: »Espresso as "expresso"
YES. I hate this too.
Back in the 90s there was a car called the Expresso (I think it was a version of the Neon?) and I think that only worsened the problem.2 -
Gusset1
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coupons as "kew-pons"
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Improper use of the word "seen".8
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Dotard0
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another one that kills me is often on this site.
i want to 'loose' weight.
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my mom has been saying "wuder" instead of water lately (or I just started noticing).
Sometimes it takes everything I have to not freak out1 -
Baby bump (I'm just sick of it already!!)
Retarded (as an insult)
crap
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4legsRbetterthan2 wrote: »my mom has been saying "wuder" instead of water lately (or I just started noticing).
Sometimes it takes everything I have to not freak out
Is she from Maryland, Pennsylvania, or Delaware? A lot of infuriating pronunciations coming out of that mid-Atlantic area (I'm allowed to say that... I'm an ex-Balti-moron).1 -
A friend of mine says "obeast" and I think she's serious2
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