To be irrationally annoyed by 'Breggsit'

[MissAlabamaWhitman]

Because it's Brexit and actually there are no G's in the whole entirety of the word?

It doesn't even appear to be a north/south pronunciation issue but entirely random.

What induces people to pronounce it in such a strange way (and get away with it)?

See also 'Eggsit' from whence I suspect it came.

It's awful isn't it?

[StickThatInYourPipe]

Never noticed this so had to say it out loud to see how I say it. It's fine I'm safe but slightly pissed at you OP for pointing it out as will drive me insane when I hear it

[StickThatInYourPipe]

And of course YANBU

[Gunpowder]

I think in R.P you are supposed to use more of a soft double g type of an x sound to avoid a glottal stop. So should be somewhere between 'gg' and 'x'.

[Addley]

I resisted the word in all its forms for ages. Cutesy or irritating abbreviations, blech. See also Oxbridge etc.

If people have to say it (and I think it's pretty much inescapable now) I prefer the Breksit pronunciation. Also gooseberry rather than guzberry. But it's all just preference, accents, dialects. The word itself bothers me more.

[Addley]

Or should that be Oggsbridge

[Walnutwhipaddict]

Oh my god YADNBU (Tony Blair says this in his weird, hybrid 'cosmopolitan' accent 🙈🙉)

[PinkSparklyPussyCat]

I hate the word Brexit however it's said and try to avoid using it wherever possible!

[DontTouchTheMoustache]

In my accent both words sound the same

[TondelayaDellaVentamiglia]

oh indeed, there is an X in the word, not a G!

see also negotiations which has suddenly become negoSEE-a-shuns...fuck off it's negoSHE-a-shuns.

If you want to say "see" in the middle then why are you not saying nego-SEE-a-SEE-ons huh...cos it's wrong isn't it?? So do it properly.

[Joinourclub]

I also hate the word Brexit in all its forms. I can't believe it is actually an accepted word.

[MissionItsPossible]

In honour of this annoying term and the fact people keep dividing it into hard brexit and soft Brexit when neither actually exists, I now refer to it as a cooked Brexit, scrambled Brexit, poached Brexit, Brexit on toast, Brexit and soldiers, boiled Brexit or baked Brexit

[IveGotBillsTheyreMultiplying]

I keep hearing 'ashume' for 'assume'. Is that regional or just wrong

[MissionItsPossible]

I also hate the word Brexit in all its forms. I can't believe it is actually an accepted word. it's a portmanteau - not officially a real word but by the rules of language it is acceptable

[GentleOnMyMind]

I am so glad you started this thread, I get the rage every time hear it pronounced breggzit.

[StealthPolarBear]

I am also irritated by people who are scared of the s sound. Shhhtudents.

[StealthPolarBear]

And sicth rather than sixth
It's the 24th letter of the alphabet and deserves some respect!

[sodablackcurrant]

How do you all pronounce EXIT. I say eggzit.

But I am not from UK so would that make a difference?

[StealthPolarBear]

X-it

[IveGotBillsTheyreMultiplying]

SchteldthPolarBear

[BrieOnAnOatcake]

I'm from the south and they sound the same to me!!

[TinklyLittleLaugh]

The word that rattled my cage is "somethink", which seems to be acceptable right across the board nowadays.

[Grilledaubergines]

YANBU

May I throw nausea and nauseous into to the ring because they're words which irk me when mispronounced.

[sodablackcurrant]

Tinkly,

I always thought it was Sumfink.

[TheMysteriousJackelope]

Brexit is a stupid, twee, abbreviation as it is without adding mispronunciation into the mix.

[Morecoffeeurgently]

There are no eggs in Brexit. Fact. YANBU