austrya Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 My dad would always say "bat trees" instead of batteries and it would drive us crazy. He insisted he was saying it right but I could never tell if he was doing it to mess with us or if he actually thought he was saying it right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilco Worshipper Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Crap, I thought it was "intensive" too! Thank God!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Edie Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 For many years, I thought "Can't buy me love" was "Can't Bobby love". I think I was in high school before I realized the error One that gets me is when people say "flush out" when they mean "flesh out". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stagerug Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 My dad used to make fun of my mom, before he killed her, because she used to sing "there's a bathroom on the right" for "there's a bad moon on the rise"... Edit: blue sarcasm doesn't translate well in text. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 I love you people Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stagerug Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 'scuuuuuze me... while I kiss this guy... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The High Heat Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 My Grandfather was from Indiana, where "fish" is pronounced with the "i" sounding like an "e." I'm not quite sure how to properly spell this improperly pronounced word:feish or feysh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 My Grandfather was from Indiana, where "fish" is pronounced with the "i" sounding like an "e." I'm not quite sure how to properly spell this improperly pronounced word:feish or feysh "Feesh"...is he Mexican as well? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WilcoFan Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Vanilla and Vanella Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 realtor i hear "realitor" all the time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigshoulders Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 A couple that come to mind: specific, pro. "pacific"chimney, pro. "chim-ley" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redpillbox Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 I would say "fustrated" is the one that frustrates me the most. Oh, and "crick" for "creek" and "acrosT" for "across". There is no 'T'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 I just want to know who pronounces "often" with the T, and who says "offen". I'm a no-T type of guy. And - what's the regional boundary lines on catsup v ketchup? Also - what about "grocery" - do you say it "grossery" or "groshery"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigshoulders Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 I say "groc-ry". Just 2 syllables. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 I just want to know who pronounces "often" with the T, and who says "offen". I'm a no-T type of guy. And - what's the regional boundary lines on catsup v ketchup? Also - what about "grocery" - do you say it "grossery" or "groshery"?often - no T. ketchup. Is catsup a southern thing? grocery - I grew up saying "grosh-ry" (two syllables), but for some reason have been shifting toward "grossery" in recent years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 asphalt vs. ashphalt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 "supposably" for supposedly "install" for instill (not so much a mispronunciation as a gentle malapropism, though usually it makes sense anyway) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 "supposably" for supposedlyI'm not convinced this is a mispronunciation. Supposable (and therefore supposably) is a word, no? My main gripe with the root word is when people leave off the D when they write. For instance: "I'm suppose to walk the dog." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dick Ctionary Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 sup Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 I'm not convinced this is a mispronunciation. Supposable (and therefore supposably) is a word, no?It's a word, but it doesn't mean the same thing as "supposedly." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 I do and I am! I really shouldn't be talking about the way people say things...I'm of the "y'all" and "gonna" crowd, but that's cute, right? I think my friend who likes to "drawl" pictures and eat "punkins" is far worse than I am."Y'all" has been in use since colonial times, actually. Perfectly legit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 I use "y'all" and I'm a Yankee. I did spend considerable time in southern Alabama as a kid ... that's where I picked it up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NightOfJoy Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 "oriented" has become "orien-tay-ted" drives me nuts Quote Link to post Share on other sites
isadorah Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 saying boatload instead of buttload. it bugs me when people do this. i am sure they do it to be proper and not use the word butt. except buttload is the actual proper word. it is in fact a unit of measure: metric buttload (n.), 1. 2.4710439 English buttlodes. 2. the capacity of the platinum-iridium International Standard butt, which is housed in Sevres, France, along with the platinum-iridium kilogram and the old bar with the scratches that used to be the standard meter. A butt is a barrel/vat that was used to transport beer in back in the day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 This isn't a mispronunciation thing, but a common misspelling: I just want to say that the correct term is "just deserts", not "just desserts", unless you are answering a waiter when he asks "will you be ordering a full meal, or just desserts?" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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