Words you love and hate the sound of

[Nina Rae]

Originally Posted by tjonesd

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."

Wow. I think I love you.

[Camille]

Originally Posted by pjorourke

Ooze

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

[Camille]

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

[Natalie Reign]

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.

[charlestudor2005]

Originally Posted by Natalie Reign

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.

Makes sense to me...even now.

[Chainsaw Anthropologist]

Originally Posted by Camille

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

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".

[Sisyphus]

Originally Posted by Camille

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

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!!!

[Camille]

Sis, I'm blaming the French

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/42573

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.

[ICEY_CAKEZ6969]

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

[Sisyphus]

Originally Posted by Camille

Sis, I'm blaming the French

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/42573

Works for me!!

[In my best Larry Sanders show Artie voice]

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

[Chainsaw Anthropologist]

Originally Posted by Sisyphus

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!!!

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

[tjonesd]

Originally Posted by tjonesd

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.

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

-Tom

[catnipdipper]

Misunderestimate

Refudiate

[MaxiMilyen]

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

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

[Nina Rae]

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

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.