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How do *you* pronounce these words?

64 replies

BritneyPeedOnALadybug · 23/02/2020 14:50

Iinclude what city/area/country you live in.

Do you pronounce mischievous as ‘miss-chi-vus’ or ‘miss-chee-veeous’ or other?

Do you pronounce often as ‘offen’ or ‘off-ton’ or other?

Do you pronounce neither as ‘knee-ther’ or nigh-ther’ or other?

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BritneyPeedOnALadybug · 23/02/2020 14:52

I should have added: Midlands here, and it’s miss-chee-veeous, off-ton and knee-ther for me

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Izzybuzzybuzzybees · 23/02/2020 14:54

I’m Scotland and would say the same as you

walkingongreyclouds · 23/02/2020 14:54

I am from SE England and I say:
Both
Both and
Both

Sorry, not very helpful Grin

2020runner · 23/02/2020 14:55

Northerner here, same as you

FluffyPinkSocks · 23/02/2020 14:55

Ireland

Miss-cheev-ee-us

Of-ten

Ny-there

MrsMoastyToasty · 23/02/2020 14:58

How would you pronounce Bath?

I say Barth. Not Baath

Sonichu · 23/02/2020 14:58

Misschevus
Often
Nyther

ItsGoingTibiaK · 23/02/2020 14:58

Midlander who grew up in Yorkshire:

Mis-chee-vus
Off-tun
Both

Bigearringsbigsmile · 23/02/2020 14:59

Mischeeverus is just wrong.
Not a dialect issue, just an incorrect issue.

TedsFederationRep · 23/02/2020 15:01

I say Barth. Not Baath

Ah but many Bathonians say "Baa-a-th" with a kind of triple A, in that lovely West Country accent. I like to think my flat Northern vowels are with them in sympathy!

KittiesInsane · 23/02/2020 15:02

Why does anyone say 'mis-CHEE-vee-us' when it ends just -vous and not -vious? I don't understand that one.

The others -- depends. Probably offen and nye-ther.

MrsSchadenfreude · 23/02/2020 15:02

Misschivous
Offen
Nighther

London/Berkshire and ai speak laike The Queen. Grin

MilkTrayLimeBarrel · 23/02/2020 15:04

South Coast - it's miss-chi-vus, offen and nigh-ther here.

SecondTimeCharm · 23/02/2020 15:04

Miss-chee-vus
Offen
Nye-ther

Grew up mostly in Yorkshire but with Southern parents and pretty much have a generic London accent these days

MilkTrayLimeBarrel · 23/02/2020 15:07

I speak RP English.

Aragog · 23/02/2020 15:13

Sheffield

Mischievous- mis/chee/vus

Often - off/tn

Neither - nee/th/r

Bath - b/a/th (short a sound)

BritneyPeedOnALadybug · 23/02/2020 15:14

🧐🤔 I’ve just realised I say “knee-ther” except with the phrase when I pronounce it “it’s nigh-ther” here nor there” Confused

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Sally872 · 23/02/2020 15:16

Central Scotland

Mis cheev ious
Offen
And nee ther

Heismyopendoor · 23/02/2020 15:17

I’m just south of Glasgow. I would say the same as you, although switch between the often ones. I also speak a lot of Scots so think it depends what kind of mood I’m in lol

TeddyBeans · 23/02/2020 15:18

Mischievous is miss-chi-vus
Often is off-ten if I'm thinking about it or offen if I'm mid flow
Neither is nee-thuh

South East 🙋

TheDogsMother · 23/02/2020 15:19

Miss-chiv-us
Ofton
Nighther

SE England

Fifthtimelucky · 23/02/2020 15:23

Miss ch' vus
Offun (usually) but sometimes oftun for emphasis
Ny thur

SW England, not far from Bahth

lazylinguist · 23/02/2020 15:23

Mischivus
Offen
Neether or nighther, depends what I'm saying!

Some words have different pronunciation variations or regional ones, but 'mischeeveeous' is just plain wrong imo.

MrsPMT · 23/02/2020 15:27

N Scotland
miss-chee-veeous
offen
also both for neither Grin

DailyKegelReminder · 23/02/2020 15:28

North london - chee, Offen and kneether