Atticus Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 I'd have to start with "jewelry" and "nuclear" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 February - "Feburary" or "Febuary" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 I'm too lazy to say "probably" properly, most of the time ... I can only manage "probly." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 "pert-near" for pretty near probly a hoosier thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 "Warsh" for wash, "Melk" for milk, and "Bearville" for Berryville (a town) are some I hear too. "I'm gon go to Bearvill an' get muh car's ol changed." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 "Ken" for "can." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 "Warsh" for wash, "Melk" for milk, and "Bearville" for Berryville (a town) are some I hear too. "I'm gon go to Bearvill an' get muh car's ol changed.""Loo-uh-vull, KY" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Maybe this is just me but anyone here who has Sky tv, the UKers, may have spotted this. Whenever any of the presenters, be it sports or news, say the word "sixth" they always seems to leave out the "th". Have they been media trained to pronounce this word incorrectly? Everyone seems to do it. It ends up sounding like "sick" and it does my fucking head in!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Preferred B Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 There seems to be a fine line between regional accents and actual incorrect pronunciations. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Accents are cool though and you can forgive a lot if the accent is lilting. I love the Geordie accent and the Scottish and anything polite and gentlemanly from the US South. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elixir Sue Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 "Loo-uh-vull, KY"That is correct. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 There seems to be a fine line between regional accents and actual incorrect pronunciations.That's probably the case with Missouri, Louisville, St. Louis. Place names. And there is a huge difference between urban and suburban and rural areas as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 I somehow accidentally learned the word venquilotrist and not ventriloquist. Whoops. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 I somehow accidentally learned the word venquilotrist and not ventriloquist. Whoops. I imagine that would be difficult to "unlearn" and therefore cause all sorts of social faux pas and ensuing japery. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 "calvary" instead of cavalry "Valentime's" instead of Valentine's Day Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 I imagine that would be difficult to "unlearn" and therefore cause all sorts of social faux pas and ensuing japery. True, but its not a word that often comes up in day to day conversations. Except when I go to Howdy Doody conventions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 "ornery" A lot of folks pronounce it "ah-ner-ee." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 True, but its not a word that often comes up in day to day conversations. Except when I go to Howdy Doody conventions. You are just not chatting to the right people. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 ax Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anthony Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 How about: "gonna" instead of "going to" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foolnrain97 Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Hey, do you member that time we.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Hollinger. Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 comlete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stooka Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 ta-ran-tu-la tran-chu-la Quote Link to post Share on other sites
austrya Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 I pronounce the word "straight" wrong. When I say it, it rhymes with "tight". I was a senior in high school before my mother pointed out that I say it wrong and that I always had. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stagerug Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Peanit instead of peanut... ala "penit butter" beloved instead of belov-ed. It is a pretentious sounding word anyway, but if you're going to use it, say it right, dammit. and when people misuse the phrase "calm and collected" and say "calm and collective". Edit: forgot... when people say statue instead of stature Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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