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Mispronunciations

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LadeOde · 17/02/2024 20:49

Do you ever just have a moment you realise you've been mispronouncing something a word..all your life? Just watching Pointless celebrities, and one of the contestants pointed to a pic called, 'Mangetout'. I've been calling it 'Mange-Tout!'. Thrilled to have found out there is no 'tout!'

An old school friend once shared that until she took part in a literature competition you pronounced, 'Ivanhoe', EVAN-HO-HEY! Grin

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Meowandthen · 17/02/2024 20:56

Ivan-oh-ay would be an approximate French pronunciation. I once saw part of the film when in France, some years ago, and that stuck with me.

As a child I used to get some words wrong as I’d only ever seen them written down. Albeit was all-bite in my head for the longest time.

LadeOde · 17/02/2024 21:01

@Meowandthen My friend would've been very happy to hear that.

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pastypirate · 17/02/2024 21:21

Asphalt I thought it was apps - halt. Apparently it isn't.

The name Phoebe. Apparently it's not fo-bee

LadeOde · 17/02/2024 22:22

Pasty Fo-bee lol! but quite understandable Grin

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MrSand · 17/02/2024 22:24

Might be a bit niche, but I've always pronounced bistable as bist-able.

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