Annoying Pronunciations.

sensibleken

LordSutch wrote: »

I'm not so sure though, take Matt Cooper on the radio who is perfectly capable of saying 'This & that' while in the same sentence he will say 'True-out' meaning Throughout, he will also say Thought when he means Taught (I was Thought Irish in school) would be an example!

PS: Sorry to pick on that presenter, but he's a good example of what I'm talking about.

I dunno, maybe ask him. Probably a bit like some English people say they live in an 'ouse but can still say H from steps. Accent

getuponthis

I think yogurt is the worst, as in yog-urt rather than yo-gurt,
or aranges instead of Oranges

Fluorescence

People who say schedule as shedule instead of skedule

fuglywugly

The usual Draw-da ones;
Maaaa s baaaaa
staaaa baaaaa

And Bill Cullen pronouncing waffle - waff-ill

wintersolstice

lurry instead of lorry
eyetalian instead of italian
euros instead of euro
of an evening eg i love to go walking of an evening

born2bwild

wintersolstice wrote: »

lurry instead of lorry
eyetalian instead of italian
euros instead of euro
of an evening eg i love to go walking of an evening

What's wrong with Euros?

1 Euro; 2 Euros.

What am I missing?

born2bwild

summerskin wrote: »

Never heard "turd" "troath" "heighth" "threadmill" "chimley" or "modren" until I moved to Ireland.

It's atrocious over here and people use this Hiberno-English excuse instead of acknowledging stupidity.

I love the word turd.

The King of Moo

wintersolstice wrote: »

lurry instead of lorry
eyetalian instead of italian
euros instead of euro
of an evening eg i love to go walking of an evening

That's really just old-fashioned and quaint, and still pretty common.
It's still considered to be correct, and certainly not a mistake.

I don't use it myself, but I quite like it .

Originally posted by born2bwild
What's wrong with Euros?

1 Euro; 2 Euros.

What am I missing?

I think that "euro" is the official plural, simply because most countries who use the currency don't make plurals in their native languages by adding "s."

"Euros" is so commonly used here though that it's quite acceptable. It also just makes more sense for most English-speakers and therefore comes more naturally.

dxhound2005

Wurly wrote: »

I know both are acceptable but it really gets on my tits when people pronounce lickrish (liquorice) as lickiriss. grrr

I haven't heard anyone say that word for years so I have avoided the hell that you have to suffer.

ejmaztec

fluorescence wrote: »

People who say schedule as shedule instead of skedule

That's odd, I'm usually annoyed when people don't pronounce it correctly.:P

dxhound2005

summerskin wrote: »

Never heard "turd" "troath" "heighth" "threadmill" "chimley" or "modren" until I moved to Ireland.

It's atrocious over here and people use this Hiberno-English excuse instead of acknowledging stupidity.

Chimley is a dialect word. It wouldn't be acceptable to write it in an English exam but there are plenty of examples of it recorded in literature. Used by people in speech it does no harm.

Abi

The King of Moo wrote: »

That's really just old-fashioned and quaint, and still pretty common.
It's still considered to be correct, and certainly not a mistake.

I don't use it myself, but I quite like it .

I use it myself, and there is definitely nothing wrong with it.


I've always thought pronunciation errors were down to a persons dialect. In turn, I think some spell with their dialect also. 'Pacific' has already been mentioned in this thread, and I've heard people say it and spell it the same way.

The King of Moo

Abi wrote: »

I use it myself, and there is definitely nothing wrong with it.


I've always thought pronunciation errors were down to a persons dialect. In turn, I think some spell with their dialect also. 'Pacific' has already been mentioned in this thread, and I've heard people say it and spell it the same way.

"Could of" and "taught" instead of "thought" would be prime examples of that too.

Written errors like that bug me a lot more than pronunciation errors for some reason. Maybe it's because they suggest someone doesn't take a bit of time to think about what they're writing or review it. (EDIT: he says, then ten minutes later has to fix a typo)

But if I hear someone pronounce the "h" in "Thailand" or pronounce "th" as "t" then I don't really care, as they're either making an understandable mistake or simply speaking in the manner in which they've been brought up to speak. And usually it's still easy to understand what they're saying.

Gumbi

born2bwild wrote: »

What's wrong with Euros?

1 Euro; 2 Euros.

What am I missing?

If I remember correctly, it's always "euro". I seem to remember hearing it somewhere as the Euro was being introduced.

Kevin Duffy

Gumbi wrote: »

If I remember correctly, it's always "euro". I seem to remember hearing it somewhere as the Euro was being introduced.

You're not remembering it correctly, at the time of the introduction the EU Commission issued a statement saying that either was acceptable, in response to this same stupid question being raised. The currency is called the Euro, but there's no reason it can't be pluralised. We had the punt and traded in punts, pound, pounds and so on.

Giselle

Fillum instead of Film.

If you can't pronounce it, call it a movie for Gods sake.

dxhound2005

Giselle wrote: »

Fillum instead of Film.

If you can't pronounce it, call it a movie for Gods sake.

It's just a dialect word, and not only in Ireland. No need to get upset.

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/archive/index.php/t-318599.html

AngryBollix

No

when uttered in response to a request for anal intercourse

Hibernianeggs

cul-2008 wrote: »

Am I the only one who read these all out loud trying to get the right annoying pronunciation?

Not anymore you're not:D

pickarooney

Abi wrote: »

I use it myself, and there is definitely nothing wrong with it.


I've always thought pronunciation errors were down to a persons dialect. In turn, I think some spell with their dialect also. 'Pacific' has already been mentioned in this thread, and I've heard people say it and spell it the same way.

If it's correct in an alternative dialect then surely it's not an error? There's no dialect where 'Pacific' means specific.

dxhound2005

pickarooney wrote: »

If it's correct in an alternative dialect then surely it's not an error? There's no dialect where 'Pacific' means specific.

I copied this from the Urban Dictionary.

pacific

The way people who aren't smart (but think they are) say "specific". Used mostly by people who elect to represent themselves during a criminal trial, and dummies who don't understand questions during a job interview and want to buy more time in order to think of a good bull-**** lie. You should never correct someone who says "pacific" instead of "specific" because it is a very easy way to instantly guage IQ.

Uh... I don't know which robbery you are talking about Your Honor. Can you please be more pacific?

luckyfrank

michelin star/ meeeeeeeshaaaalin star resturant

The King of Moo

luckyfrank wrote: »

michelin star/ meeeeeeeshaaaalin star resturant

That seems pretty close to the original French pronunciation, which surely has some claims to legitimacy.

luckyfrank

The King of Moo wrote: »

That seems pretty close to the original French pronunciation, which surely has some claims to legitimacy.

No it doesnt it's mitchalin, riiiiiiiiiiiiight

dxhound2005

I would go with Mitchelin but what is acceptable can change over time and two or more forms of a pronunciation can be valid. Some people would say we don't use Paree for Paris so why should we use Mishalan.

rcaz

"Shives" instead of chives.

clownman

Soturday instead of Saturday,and heinegen instead of heineken

Spook_ie

Batsy wrote: »

It looks like I've hit a nerve.

It seems to be okay for posters on this thread to write things like "and when british people put an r at the end of words...like hannar instead of just hanna" and "When people (usually English) add "k" to "ng" words, and random "r"s to words where there are none. Examples: "Nothingk, anythingk, waitingk, etc" but when someone mocks the way the Irish speak that person is suddenly attacked.

It seems like mocking the way the English speak is fine, but mocking the way the irish speak isn't.

Question is do people watch films or Fil-ems or do you have a gararrge or garridge.

Dunno why people mock other people to be onnest, bur it's fun ain't it

doomsday

:Ddo ellifinks go to the nanimal hostibil if they get hurt while excapin?:D

leaveiton

Mod-ren instead of modern really annoys me!