Words you love and hate the sound of

Blatant mispronunciations get me, especially when repeated over and over:

#1 - pronouncing the "L" in salmon (especially wait staff.)
#2 - supposebly/supposubly instead of supposedly - one co-worked uses this constantly. I initially thought it was a joke, but it's not.

Having said that, in the right company, I'll sometimes refer to something as a "Moo point." If I get an odd look or don't get a laugh, I'm quick to clarify "a la Joey from Friends." Originally Posted by tjonesd

Wow. I think I love you.

Ooze Originally Posted by pjorourke

It's a word association thing PJ? Ooze suggests yukky stuff

oOOh another UK/US variance on pronounciation.

"Lieutenant."

In one country it's pronounced "loo-tenant" in the other "lef-tenant"..always raises a smile.

C x

I also love the sound of the word "succulent."

Other favorites of mine include "shenanigans," "quintessential," "eclectic," apocalypse" and "acquiesce." I think I generally enjoy the "hard c/k/q"sound in the English language.

My mother used to say "ironical" constantly, no matter how many times my 12-year old smartass mouth corrected her. It's right up there with "irregardless" on my list of most despised made-up words.

Although, when I was about 4, I reportedly said "light-tricity" and "fruit cottontail" instead of "electricity" and "fruit cocktail." It must had made sense to me at the time.

The word "fester" makes me want to run and hide.

Although, when I was about 4, I reportedly said "light-tricity" and "fruit cottontail" instead of "electricity" and "fruit cocktail." It must had made sense to me at the time. Originally Posted by Natalie Reign

Makes sense to me...even now.

oOOh another UK/US variance on pronounciation.

"Lieutenant."

In one country it's pronounced "loo-tenant" in the other "lef-tenant"..always raises a smile.

C x Originally Posted by Camille

Sounds like a subject for another thread as well. Britishisms vs Americanisms.

Take a nice simple word like "shire", the British equivalent of an American county, which when attached to another word such as Cambridge (Cambridgeshire) becomes "came-bridge-sure".
The doubly confusing Hertfordshire = "heart-furd-sure".
....and of course the totally unpronounceable by 99.9% of Americans....Worcestershire = "worst-ur-sure".

oOOh another UK/US variance on pronounciation.

"Lieutenant."

In one country it's pronounced "loo-tenant" in the other "lef-tenant"..always raises a smile.

C x Originally Posted by Camille

Whaddya gonna do??? Two peoples separated by a common language....

BUT...someday....you must explain to me how the hell you all get "lef-tenant" out of that!!!

Sis, I'm blaming the French

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Tuna. After all these years here I still cannot bring myself to ask for a "toon-ah" sandwich. It will always be "choon-ah" to me
What always amuses me is even though I pronounce it that way, how the hell "Panera" get "chicken" from it instead

The shires. Silent "r" chainsaw in "Worcester"...so really it would be:

"Woosta-sha" in the north
"Woosta-sheer" in the south
"Wooster-sure" in RP

I'm hungry now. Very hungry.

I am with Dallas....I hate the word cunt...uuuhhhh

Sis, I'm blaming the French

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Originally Posted by Camille

Works for me!!

[In my best Larry Sanders show Artie voice]

"All my life, the French have been fucking us!!"

Whaddya gonna do??? Two peoples separated by a common language....

BUT...someday....you must explain to me how the hell you all get "lef-tenant" out of that!!! Originally Posted by Sisyphus

Probably in the same way the we can take the military rank of Colonel and pronounce in "kernel".

Blatant mispronunciations get me, especially when repeated over and over:

#1 - pronouncing the "L" in salmon (especially wait staff.)
#2 - supposebly/supposubly instead of supposedly - one co-worked uses this constantly. I initially thought it was a joke, but it's not.

Having said that, in the right company, I'll sometimes refer to something as a "Moo point." If I get an odd look or don't get a laugh, I'm quick to clarify "a la Joey from Friends."

Originally Posted by Nina Rae
Wow. I think I love you. Originally Posted by tjonesd

Watch out, I might bring up the difference between their, they're, and there and really put you over the top.

-Tom

Misunderestimate

Refudiate

Watch out, I might bring up the difference between their, they're, and there and really put you over the top.

-Tom Originally Posted by tjonesd

The distinction between these words deserved a whole thread.... There, Their, and They're

Watch out, I might bring up the difference between their, they're, and there and really put you over the top.

-Tom Originally Posted by tjonesd

OMG! The only thing that would make me want you more is if you pointed out that "its" and "it's", "to", "two", and "too" are not interchangeable.

Going to change my panties now. Grammar always makes me hot.