to find it annoying that people say onions like this?

[00100001]

"ungyuns"

Where does that added G come from?

#minorquibble

Is it just your friends or a regional thing? Never heard it said like that.

Never heard it said like that either!

Never heard this, ever

Never heard it like that though I have heard a woman with the surname Onions pronounce it Un-EYE-ons.

Oh that's a blast from the past OP

My Irish mother used to pronounce it like that

And 'Pad-ay-tas' instead of potatoes!

Never heard it either. I'm from South London and now livie in South Yorkshire. Maybe you have odd friends or it is very regional.

Puzzled (being dyslexic doesnt help)..

Really? I've never heard that.

Yer mekin it up ay yer binary?

Yes! Or 'un'ee'yuns. There are so many things that people mispronounce that drives me crackers. My PILs add an N into their own surname! Think 'Layton' they say 'Laynton'. DP has no idea why they do this.

my french teacher taught us to say WANGNONS
which they dont say in france it seems

Wow - I'm amazed people have never heard of this before!

London say the word onion to yourself, then add a 'g' after the first 'n' - will sound like "ung-yuns"

I know lots of people who do this (Jamie Olivier doess this!) - I'm on Hertfordshire!

VENETIA - that reminded me of a family in my nan's road that called themselves the O'Nions .

Incidentally, I've not heard onions said with a 'g' in either.

My Dad says it like that - I always thought he was just winding us up - it worked That and picturesquoo and silly can you canoe jokes seemed to be his comedic repertoire.

aahhhh - picturesquooooo!!! my mum does that!

I am from the London area 00100001 and have never heard onions pronounced like that.

Yeah cunny. I have also heard it pronounced 'Un-ee-yuns'. Not heard the 'g' pronunciation though.

Ok i admit it i spent 2 years of my childhood deaf until an operation (aged 7) and missed learning my early sounds and i suspect my dyslexia is linked to that. (Hangs head in shame). Sorry shouldnt post on a word thread but bored as hubby late from work tonight. Is this regional or due to word sounds? Cant hear the g?

I'm in Herts and have never noticed anyone say it like this. Jamie Oliver has such a stupid, affected mockney accent (and fat tongue) that he can hardly sayanything right.

Erm, I say UN - YONS or maybe UN - YINS.

Yes, it's UN - YINS

Is that right?

I'm goign to try and find an example.... wait there!!

Another person here never heard onions said with the 'g'

YANBU

here we go - Jamie Oliver says "ungyuns" about three times right at the beginning.