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.

Will someone explain to me how Peugeot becomes "Purr-jhoe".. That drives me batty...As does the news presenters reporting on the plane crash in the JaRva Sea.

Haven't read whole thread but bayzil for basil gets on my wick as does irbs for herbs
My mother used to pronounce chives as shives

Oh and scone is definitely 'on' not 'own'

So there

Aren't there parts of Spain where the "z" sound is "s" as in Latin America? I think that there is a connection in that many of the people who first settled in the Americas came from these regions and brought the "s" sound with them.

How else would you pronounce Peugeot? In France the peu word is pronounced pur. I would also assume in French that g becomes j (but softer, maybe like zh).

and eot is 'oh'

Scone no 'z' is always a 'th'. While it is most definitely a soft z or and s sound in Southern American Spanish speaking countries, this is not the case in Spain.

A good comparison would be 'la casa' - house and 'la caza' - hunt.

Also, the 'ci and ce' sound is mostly pronounced with a 'th' sound in Spain, though in the Spanish 'estuary' equivalent it is mostly an 's' sound.

I wish I only had this sort of thing to get riled up by! Life would be sweeeet!

Biscetti Aren't there parts of Andalucia that don't do the "th'?

Indeed - hence my Spanish estuary equivalent reference.

But, for words where it matters and would completely change what one was saying, there will always be a very light 'th' sound for a z in any word.

Somebody tell me I'm saying it right -
Cumin - Queue -min said quickly is the closest to how I say it.

I say Kye -enn for Cayenne.

Kwosson - pretty much how I say Croissant.

I ask for a Latt -ay. I'd sound like a right twat with my accent if I asked for Lar-tay.

I don't really get too wound up about names for 'things' however, if anybody wants to AKS me a question - I'll take the mofo down. It riles me to the point that I can feel my bp surge. - It's ASK you wanker -A SSSS K!

CarbeDiem - you're right (or we're both wrong!)
With you on AKS. Hideous.

Biscetti, in chorizo, is it ch as in church, or ch as in loch?

I think it was those Andalucians who brought the "s' sound to the Americas.

These aspects of language are so fascinating to me, like the reasons that some older forms of English (gotten, fall for autumn) are present in the US because that was the prevalent form in England during the colonial period.

It's 'ch' as in church toomuch

And just for fun, an x is also a ch sound, and a 'v' is a very soft b.

I say 'sorlt' for salt and DH says 'solt' Whose right?

Neither, it's sahlt! :o

My MIL has a number of these I have posted frequently on these types of thread about the irritating way she says muesli, but my current bugbear is tangine instead of tagine.

Oh I have just remembered "blinnises" instead of b-lee-nees (blinis) not quite sure I've got that pronunciation correct myself, but it sure as hell isn't blinnises

Pronounce that, suckerz.

I say soar-bay. (rhotic accent so the "r" is pronounced)

floella my Russian friend told me right off for saying 'blinis' (blee-nees), as 'blini' is plural already

I've noticed TV chefs all seem to say Olive Ol instead of Olive Oil. There's an ad around at the moment with one of them doing it. Grinds me teeth.

Friend of mine used to pronounce Ciabatta as see-a-batta.

Chorit-so really bugs me. the Z as ts-sound is German!

Thanks Lolly.

It's Solt and Sore-bay from me.

I've notice that LOVE - It's almost like one word isn't it? OliveOl