austrya Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Integral Alzheimer's I know a lady who's mother had Alzheimer's and she (the lady, not the mom) always pronounced it "alts timers". DROVE ME CRAZY!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I mispronounce it as "all-timers" a lot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 is it "proNOUNciation" or "proNUNciation"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 is it "proNOUNciation" or "proNUNciation"?Pronunciation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
isadorah Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 was reminded of one on the Metro yesterday: judiciary oh the variations that you hear from the metro train drivers: judisherie, judishrearie, judishuree. good stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Jonathan Toews("Taze") Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Jonathan Toews("Taze")actually, it's "Taves" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 actually, it's "Taves" See what I mean?!?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plasticeyeball Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 if that's the correct pronunciation, seems more like maybe his parents spelled their own name wrong when they birth certificated him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
austrya Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 I live near Saline, and Tecumseh and they're always mispronounced. Saline is "sa lean" and not like saline solution Tecumseh is "tuh come see" not "tuh come suh" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ikol Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Dumas, AR is pronounced Doo-mus. El Dorado, AR is El Doh-ray-doh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 New Berlin, Wisconsin, is pronounced New BER-lin. Hey - if the new world krauts were going to pronounce it differently, why call it new?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I have a friend that pronounces it "DocumenTARY" instead of "DocuMENTary". Drives me nuts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Central Scrutinizer Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 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.I picked it up in the South, and pretty quickly. The one I can't get is a Georgia expression -- "fixin' to." "I'm fixin' to go shopping as soon as I can find a buggy (shopping cart)." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Central Scrutinizer Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I found this genuinely fascinating! Didn't know that. Also:When I say "often" the T is usually silent, but not always.I say ketchup instead of catsup.When I say "grocery" it sounds like grossery.I drink milk, but never "melk."My kids drink a buttload of melk. "Irregardless" for "regardless." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elixir Sue Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I picked it up in the South, and pretty quickly. The one I can't get is a Georgia expression -- "fixin' to." "I'm fixin' to go shopping as soon as I can find a buggy (shopping cart)."That expression is not just used in Georgia. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 That expression is not just used in Georgia. Yeah, living in Texas, I hear it all the time and it drives me nuts. The other phrase I can't stand is "might could." As in, "I might could make it to the store before filling up with gas." I've only noticed it in north Texas (never heard it growing up in south Texas). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 In the south they'll tell you that "nekkid" has a different, coarse, meaning.As Lewis Grizzard (RIP) liked to say, "'Naked' [or, rather, 'NAY-kid'] means you ain't got no clothes on. 'Nekkid' means you ain't got no clothes on and you're up to somethin'." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The High Heat Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 The other phrase I can't stand is "might could." As in, "I might could make it to the store before filling up with gas." I've only noticed it in north Texas (never heard it growing up in south Texas).I brought this one up early on in this thread. It is said here in eastern NC, too, though only by the most rural of folks. I never took much notice of it until a couple of years ago when I was dating a woman who had spent most of her life "in the sticks." The first time she said "might could" I looked at her as if she suddenly started speaking Martian. She also stumped me with "tore off the frame." I'm so glad she's not in my life anymore. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Central Scrutinizer Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 That expression is not just used in Georgia. Well I used to travel the Southeast a good bit and that was the only place I heard it. An assumption, sorry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I brought this one up early on in this thread. It is said here in eastern NC, too, though only by the most rural of folks. I never took much notice of it until a couple of years ago when I was dating a woman who had spent most of her life "in the sticks." The first time she said "might could" I looked at her as if she suddenly started speaking Martian. She also stumped me with "tore off the frame." I'm so glad she's not in my life anymore. I have an in-law who uses it all the time. She also pronounces the "L" in salmon. I also have an aunt who pronounces "sandwich" like "sang-wich." Is this common somewhere? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I also have an aunt who pronounces "sandwich" like "sang-wich." Is this common somewhere?I always say "sammich" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I picked it up in the South, and pretty quickly. The one I can't get is a Georgia expression -- "fixin' to." "I'm fixin' to go shopping as soon as I can find a buggy (shopping cart)."I use both of these regularly, too. Grew up in CT but lived in southeast VA for 8 years and it stuck. It's really easy to get hooked on using "y'all." It's a verbal shortcut and I'm all for that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 The one I can't get is a Georgia expression -- "fixin' to." "I'm fixin' to go shopping as soon as I can find a buggy (shopping cart)."That one has variations. I used to hear "finna" all the time, as in "I'm finna go to the mall." I heard that in Michigan, back in high school. I haven't really heard it since then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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