Most stupid mispronunciations and just weird words people say

[HumanDoing]

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)

Nope. It’s mah-Le-bun.

But reading a word doesn't tell you how to pronounce it though.

Getting his and he's mixed up.
Trildren instead of children.
Bagwett instead of baguette.
Brought instead of bought.
Oderments instead of ornaments.

By the way I can't pronounce specific as I have a lisp.

Fo-CATCH-ia, but sadly, I've been saying fo-CASH-a all my life. Maybe it's a Canadian thing...

Whetherspoons
Weatherspoons

@Peajee I've heard jamp or jamped loads - also Scottish. dC's entire primary school seemed to say it for a couple of years. It wa sounds cute and they all grew out of it.

And St pancreas instead of St Pancras.

Westminster being pronounced WestminISter
He’s instead of his
Worry for worry instead of wurry - so worry rhymes with lorry (makes me realise the English language is weird though)

Iboofafen instead of ibuprofen.

While watching Pointless I discovered that there are apparently different ways to pronounce the 'Bysshe' in Percy Bysshe Shelley. Both children have been taught 2 different pronunciations, and there were 2 more on the programme.

Not sure what's correct now - I always thought it was Bish.

Anyways instead of anyway.

Mis-chee- vee-yus drives me mad.

I have a friend who pronounces fuchsia fewicksia.

Ooh also tenderhooks instead of tenterhooks !

It's very much a regional/dialect thing. I have heard it lots in Glasgow/west coast Scotland. Even heard it several times on local news during the Covid vaccination times when the new reader / reporter would talk about jags - so it was officially approved by STV it seems less common on the east side of Scotland I believe.

I once read a theory that it came from to "jaggy thistles" and yes Scottish thistles are sharp!

@benfolds5

I know someone who says wivverspoons.

No, they are responding to the “just weird words people say” part of the thread title. Did you nod off before you got to the end of it?

My daughter (3) says ‘let’s take a short c*’ instead of short cut. I tried very hard not to laugh (was very shocked!) and asked where she heard it and she told me Daddy Pig said it. Just a case of mishearing but despite my repeated corrections - she persists! 😬

@WibblyWobblyTimeyWimeyStuff why the face about drawers. Have a read about rhotic and non-rhotic accents before mocking the previous posters please. People have different accents - shock!

In Australia we say foh KAH chaa (almost like the ‘i’ doesn’t exist, not cheea)

I'm in Ireland, and there is ad on television for dishwasher capsules, which she pronounces capshools.
I have to stop now :)

Eggsample
Example

Is he Norwegian?! My Norwegian friend can’t pronounce the letter Z either as it isn’t really used in any Norwegian words!

I love this explanation.

The ad for Surf "perf with surf" sounds so awful to me as they are completely different vowel sounds in my accent.
Pehrf
Suuhrf

Discusting
Disgusting

Processeees for processes—common in my neck of the woods, but it's like nails on a blackboard to me.

Also: Caribbean people routinely say "arks" or "ax" for ask.

Skedule

Skewel (for school, Eric Cartman style)