about people who pronounce cayenne "kye-ann"

[GrandTheftQuarto]

They should all be shot.

See also: chewmeric, cardamon, and cummin.

Yes I know this is unreasonable. Especially for cummin.

[TaliZorahVasNormandy]

Why do people pronounce Chorizo like they've suddenly forgot how to speak. People on CDWM are the worst for it.

[GrandTheftQuarto]

Cheyenne is shy-ann. Cayenne is a completely unrelated word

Weird pronunciations do sometimes seem to take off, though - I'm still not sure how to pronounce biopic.

I think the reason I find kye-ann really only very mildly annoying is what a PP mentioned about snobs and chorizo, thinking they're being clever by using a more "correct" pronunciation that's actually wrong. And then the rest of us get confused and the rot spreads, like Virginia says

Mmm, warm, woolly, knitted Greek pastries.

[DandyHighwayman]

Erm how would one prn baklava, please. Asking for a friend if ya catch me drift ofc.

[TheOnlyWayThrough]

I think the turmeric mispronunciation comes from seeing it misspelled as tumeric. I know I've seen it like that somewhere (possibly a recipe book, although clearly not a very good one!) and pronounced it wrong .

It grates me when TV chefs say creme patisserie instead of creme patissiere

[TaliZorahVasNormandy]

Biopic, thats Bi-op-ic, surely?

[serendipityspeaks]

In my company, as long as you don't say 'pacific' when saying 'specific', you won't irritate the shit out of me.

[GrandTheftQuarto]

I want to know how to pronounce balaclava baklava too. Is it BAK-la-va?

[TaliZorahVasNormandy]

Serendipity, are you friends with Del Boy?

[WowserBowser]

But macarons and macaroons are different things (despite what my spellcheck might think)

Yes - so Macarons is correct - it isn't a pronunciation error. If used in the right context.

[GlitzAndGigglesx]

Dandy tell your friend it's pronounced back-la-va if that makes sense? Rather than ba-clarva. Just YouTube it lol

[WowserBowser]

Brought/bought - that is one that irritates the shit out of me.

[GrandTheftQuarto]

I thought that Tali, then I noticed people saying bio-pic, like a shortened BIOgraphicalPICture. But it still sounds odd to me and in my head I'm thinking "biOPPic". So I just avoid saying it now

[GlitzAndGigglesx]

serendipityspeaks oh that really grinds my gears!

[Pontouf]

Now see biopic is a portmanteau so I think it should be bio-pic, rather than bi-op-ic.

[WowserBowser]

Alexander and Richard say BIO-PIC so that is what I believe to be correct

[serendipityspeaks]

Tali - I wouldn't pacifically call us friends...

[QuinnTwinny]

My sister pronounce Ceylon tea and Sale-on tea. Drives me bonkers! Think she does it to wind me up now...

[TaliZorahVasNormandy]

Grand, according to Wiki, we are right and everything one else is wrong.

[KatoPotato]

So what is a macaron? What is a macaroon?

[Taffeta]

I take your chorizo and I raise you Prosecco.

There is no h in it.

[GrandTheftQuarto]

On the other hand, Tali, Alexander and Richard can never be wrong

[TaliZorahVasNormandy]

Where did that stray thing come from.

[simbacatlivesagain]

A macaroon is like a cow pat made from coconut

A macaron is a highly coloured french meringue type pretentious thing

[DandyHighwayman]

Glitz my FRIEND says thank you vair much

[Taffeta]

Macarons are French ickle meringuey sandwich thingies
Macaroons are big clumsy coconut thingies

I think