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...and is it "Hate-ch" or "ai-tch" for H in the alphabet?
"Hate-ch" just bugs me
"Hate-ch" just bugs me
Posted: 19:29 Mar 29 2003
Mispronounced?
What words really get on your nerves when people say then incorrectly, especially when its on tv and they should know better?
Two get me... pacific instead of specific
and sec-er-tree instead of sec-ra-tery
Two get me... pacific instead of specific
and sec-er-tree instead of sec-ra-tery
Posted: 19:29 Mar 29 2003 
Oh this was too easy to answer...
i hate it when people say "Newfunlund" instead of "NewfoundLAND"... it drives me insane!!!!!!
and the term "Newf" itself is like a slap in the face!
stopping now
i hate it when people say "Newfunlund" instead of "NewfoundLAND"... it drives me insane!!!!!!
and the term "Newf" itself is like a slap in the face!
stopping now
Posted: 20:01 Mar 29 2003
i cant stand the way americans say moscow, like mos -COW as in moo cow!they have to pronounce the w, when its silent and should be pronounced like the store costco!
Posted: 20:47 Mar 29 2003 
In Friends they do this alot, Once Monica was cooking and she used 'o-reg-ano' instead of ore-gano, and when they say 'ly-cester Square' instead of leicester Square', but I'm sure we bug them too, P.S, Who's right?
Brits - Alu-min-ium
USA - Al-u - minum
Brits - Alu-min-ium
USA - Al-u - minum
Posted: 21:21 Mar 29 2003
Feb-rey instead of Feb-u-ary and people who say windowscreen instead of windscreen.
Posted: 21:44 Mar 29 2003
People who pronounce my name countless different ways, including 'france', when you can't get much more phonetic a pronunciation than Franz 
Posted: 21:56 Mar 29 2003
Lib-ray instead or lib-ra-ry is another common mispronunciation - not that it particularly bothers me!
One thing that does is how the pronunciation of celebs names changes like Kim BAZ-in-ger turned into Kim BASE-ing-er. GRRR make your minds up!
One thing that does is how the pronunciation of celebs names changes like Kim BAZ-in-ger turned into Kim BASE-ing-er. GRRR make your minds up!
Posted: 21:57 Mar 29 2003 
Oh another one is adVERSE-ary in stead of AD-ver-sary
Oh and its more of an american thing than a mispronounciation, but TOONa instead of T-you-na
(Edited by Wobag 29/03/2003 22:24)
Oh and its more of an american thing than a mispronounciation, but TOONa instead of T-you-na
(Edited by Wobag 29/03/2003 22:24)
Posted: 22:15 Mar 29 2003 Following from that... use of "ch" instead of "t", so Chewna, Chube, and Chudor instead of my dad's *real* name...
by Wobag
Oh and its more of an american thing than a mispronounciation, but TOONa instead of T-you-na
Posted: 23:16 Mar 29 2003 
Don't you bloody Scousers ever criticise the way other people speak
by DJ Billy
(quotes)
And also 'Aye-raq'
Posted: 00:27 Mar 30 2003
oh saying "axe" instead of "ask"..
Posted: 00:36 Mar 30 2003 Eeeeeeewwwwwwwww yes! "I axed you a question"
by Stoo
oh saying "axe" instead of "ask"..
Posted: 00:42 Mar 30 2003
I get really annoyed by people who can't pronounce 'talentless' and just abbreviate it to J-Lo.
Posted: 11:16 Mar 30 2003 As it's the English language then the UK is right.
by Mishelisa
P.S, Who's right?
Posted: 12:46 Mar 30 2003