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common mis-pronunciations

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wherethewildrosesgrow · 25/08/2016 14:40

Since using Facebook, I've noticed a lot of people pronounce things wrongly,
Discusing instead of disgusting
Pacific instead of specific
Brought instead of bought
Tenderhooks instead of tenterhooks
and this ones my favourite....
chester draws instead of chest of drawers

It make me wonder if I'm unknowingly guilty of some without knowing ?
list the ones you've noticed, don't forget to own up to any your guilty of, I will.

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ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 25/08/2016 14:42

Click instead of cleek for clique.
Nitch instead of neesh for niche.

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everdene · 25/08/2016 14:45

This is mean Blush but the same person who comments to people in person that they look 'really chick' also uses the hashtag #sheek for her hair Wink

She is sweet but it does make me chuckle.

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rosesarered9 · 25/08/2016 14:46

This...

common mis-pronunciations
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DelicatePreciousThing1 · 25/08/2016 14:47

@OP
These are not wrong pronunciations; they are "words", some of which do not exist.

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Bluebolt · 25/08/2016 14:47

I get myself in a fluster with "effect" and "affect" but only in written form and I have no idea why. Even when I am certain this little nagging doubt creeps in. "Impact" often is the replacement.

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rosesarered9 · 25/08/2016 14:47

Also spit and image evolved into spitting image over time due to people mispronouncing it.
grammarist.com/usage/spitting-image/

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LemonBreeland · 25/08/2016 14:48

marshmellow for marshmallow. Dirves me nuts.

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DelicatePreciousThing1 · 25/08/2016 14:48

What about when people say " chest of draws" and when they say "I text" instead of "I texted"?

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everdene · 25/08/2016 14:49

Op don't you mean mispronounciations?! Wink

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DelicatePreciousThing1 · 25/08/2016 14:50

When "baited breath" is used instead of "bated breath".

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acasualobserver · 25/08/2016 14:51

A friend of mine recently used the expression "in one foul swoop". She is actually very clever/educated so I suppose it can happen to anyone. (Except me, of course!)

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duskonthelawn · 25/08/2016 14:51

Do people really say discussing? Sad

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wherethewildrosesgrow · 25/08/2016 14:51

delicate, I know they are actually written words, but I sure as they are written wrongly, this is how the author pronounces them Smile

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DelicatePreciousThing1 · 25/08/2016 14:52

When ect is used instead of etc.
I

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rosesarered9 · 25/08/2016 14:52

everdene It's mispronunciations.

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DelicatePreciousThing1 · 25/08/2016 14:52

Expresso instead of the correct espresso.

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Ratley · 25/08/2016 14:53

Click instead of clique, including clicky instead of cliquey, is the only one that really irritates me, other than that I don't really care.
Although I would like to know if things are blatantly or patently obvious, I always thought it was blatantly but have stopped saying it now after being corrected too many times.

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wherethewildrosesgrow · 25/08/2016 14:54

everdene i'm with you on this one, but my spell check thinks other wise, I googled it/spell checked, got the nun, so I went with that

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acasualobserver · 25/08/2016 14:56

I would like to know if things are blatantly or patently obvious

You could use either to the same effect.

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8DaysAWeek · 25/08/2016 14:56

The "b's and e's" instead of bee's knees. That made me chuckle this week

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DelicatePreciousThing1 · 25/08/2016 14:57

@wherethewildrosesgrow

Erm...it's otherwise.

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RusholmeRuffian · 25/08/2016 14:58

Please delete if not aloud. Hmm

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acasualobserver · 25/08/2016 14:59

Expresso instead of the correct espresso.

Some dictionaries give expresso as an acceptable variant.

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ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 25/08/2016 15:00

"Simular" really grates. DD(6) does it all the time

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Penguin13 · 25/08/2016 15:02

I assumed everdene was making a joke about how people often mispronounce mispronunciation by saying mispronunciation. Ahem. As you were.

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