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Most stupid mispronunciations and just weird words people say

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HumanDoing · 22/08/2023 22:41

Them instead of those - them shoes
Pacific instead of specific
Should of instead of should have
Agreemence and agreeance instead of agreement
Chorizmo instead of charisma (the guy at work actually said it, pronounced it like a sausage)

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fdgdfgdfgdfg · 23/08/2023 00:06

PointyMcguire · 22/08/2023 22:46

A dear friend says fokachia instead of focaccia 😂

Oh god, how are you meant to say it?

Amispringy · 23/08/2023 00:07

@skilpadde Loving your work Wink

chaosmaker · 23/08/2023 00:07

Certain parts of Cardiff say 'shows' when they mean fairground rides. I don't get that one.

Poshjock · 23/08/2023 00:09

WibblyWobblyTimeyWimeyStuff · 22/08/2023 23:36

Am I getting this right? You're saying the word 'draws' and the word 'drawers' are pronounced differently?

But you're saying that saying CLOSE instead of CLOTHES is OK... as they both (according to you) sound exactly the same? Confused

You know you're wrong on both counts yeah?

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You’ve done pretty well to offend Scottish people twice in one thread.

To be clear… Yes I pronounce drawers as draw-ers and yes I also pronounce clothes as close.

It is not wrong. It is my accent, and that of my neighbours. It is not “according to one PP”. That is how it sounds here. Because 150+ miles contains a hell of a lot of accents, all very different, all very unique and all very lovely in their own way. And none of them is wrong.

ElthamLemur · 23/08/2023 00:09

chaosmaker · 23/08/2023 00:07

Certain parts of Cardiff say 'shows' when they mean fairground rides. I don't get that one.

That is also completely standard in Scotland- we never say “The Fair”, always “the Shows”.

Amispringy · 23/08/2023 00:10

I see the "drawz" post has appearedGrin

DrawER
draweERs

ElthamLemur · 23/08/2023 00:10

ElthamLemur · 23/08/2023 00:09

That is also completely standard in Scotland- we never say “The Fair”, always “the Shows”.

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https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/scotlands-showpeople-and-a-way-of-life-painfully-on-hold-3212311

highlandcoo · 23/08/2023 00:11

In Scotland we said "going to the shows" for going to the fair.

@skilpadde Grin

MysteryBelle · 23/08/2023 00:12

My teenage son stubbornly keeps holding on to “aten” from toddlerhood instead of eaten. I used to correct him every time but now I don’t even bother 😂 I have a degree in languages so it drove me absolutely bonkers. Maybe that’s why he does it? 😅

FairytaleOfLancashire · 23/08/2023 00:13

"I was sat there..."
"I was stood in the hallway"

Defender90 · 23/08/2023 00:13

Draws instead of drawers. It's maybe regional but it's just wrong.

FairytaleOfLancashire · 23/08/2023 00:14

VoldemortsSockCollection · 22/08/2023 23:49

Borrow me that pen, rather than may I borrow that pen

Can I lend a tenner off you?

Poshjock · 23/08/2023 00:15

ElthamLemur · 23/08/2023 00:09

That is also completely standard in Scotland- we never say “The Fair”, always “the Shows”.

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As evidenced by their own governing body - The Showman’s Guild. Now a legitimate “ethnicity” in the Scottish Census.

And yet 20 miles from me they call them “the carnies” ??

AppletreesAndHoneybeesAndSnowWhiteTurtleDoves · 23/08/2023 00:16

EducatingArti · 22/08/2023 23:59

To be fair people with dyslexia often find some of these words difficult to pronounce eg Pacific/ specific. It isn't only ignorance, some people genuinely can't work out the order of sounds in syllables and will get them wrong. Dyslexia can produce word pronunciation issues as well as spelling and reading ones. Many older people may never have been diagnosed.

That would make sense actually, if people with dyslexia are misrponouncing words because they have seen them written down rather than heard them.

MysteryBelle · 23/08/2023 00:18

Defender90 · 23/08/2023 00:13

Draws instead of drawers. It's maybe regional but it's just wrong.

Trying to imagine someone saying draws for drawers. Can’t quite. So strange.

Also, why do British people use the word bath as a verb instead of bathe?

highlandcoo · 23/08/2023 00:19

Those of us with Scottish accents often pronounce words more as they are spelled. For example "stairs" - I would say "stay-irs"; same for pair, bear etc.
We don't tend to miss out the final "r" in words like floor or door.
It's not wrong. Just different. You could argue if anything it's more logical.

ElthamLemur · 23/08/2023 00:20

I find it weird that lots UK teenagers refer to the British police as “the Feds”. I can see it’s a direct lift from US films and TV, but the Federal justice system is such a peculiarly American thing, and so alien to the UK.

toadasoda · 23/08/2023 00:20

I always thought it was funny that English people say Tony Bleugh for Tony Blair. I'm Irish and we have a very strong R.

MysteryBelle · 23/08/2023 00:20

fdgdfgdfgdfg · 23/08/2023 00:06

Oh god, how are you meant to say it?

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I thought that was the correct way! 😱 have I been embarrassing myself all these years….

toadasoda · 23/08/2023 00:22

Poshjock · 23/08/2023 00:15

As evidenced by their own governing body - The Showman’s Guild. Now a legitimate “ethnicity” in the Scottish Census.

And yet 20 miles from me they call them “the carnies” ??

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You mean the Merries right?

clpsmum · 23/08/2023 00:22

Peajee · 22/08/2023 22:49

My stepkids say jamped instead of jumped. They are adamant that it's the correct way to say it.

Are the Scottish? Jamp is commonly used here!

Palindrone · 23/08/2023 00:23

Before I moved to Sheffield I was unfamiliar with the expression "working nine while five" - the word "while" used in place of "until".

I still remember the nasty accident I saw on the news, caused by a roadworks sign reading: "Do not cross while the light is flashing."

Aerin1999 · 23/08/2023 00:25

It’s probably only me, but I hate ‘at the minute’ rather than ‘at the moment’.

Castform · 23/08/2023 00:27

FettleOfKish · 22/08/2023 22:57

I know it's a legitimate thing in Scotland so unreasonable of me to twitch at it, but I can never get used to 'jag' instead of 'jab' for injection.

Another one is Australian friends calling St. Patrick's Day 'Patty's Day'.

Apparently a lot of people on this thread can't tell the difference between a mispronounciation and people having different words for things.

Gingerlygreen · 23/08/2023 00:28

My dh pronounces music as moo-sic