common mis-pronunciations

[wherethewildrosesgrow]

Since using Facebook, I've noticed a lot of people pronounce things wrongly,
Discusing instead of disgusting
Pacific instead of specific
Brought instead of bought
Tenderhooks instead of tenterhooks
and this ones my favourite....
chester draws instead of chest of drawers

It make me wonder if I'm unknowingly guilty of some without knowing ?
list the ones you've noticed, don't forget to own up to any your guilty of, I will.

People who wrongly pronounce the word "drawing" as "drawering", to give one example. They also add an "er" to other words for some inexplicable reason. Can you believe some BBC people do it. It is ludicrous.

Pacifically as a spelling mistake will come from the way that people pronounce it. It's a depressingly frequent error. You can't even get them to check in a dictionary as they'll be looking about 200 pages away

I struggle with indistinct a and e sounds in words. Because I can't hear how to spell it, I struggle to write it correctly.

Some students tried correcting me on mischievous recently by throwing an extra syllable in. I'm not sure if it's a localised difference. I'm often "corrected" for being from the wrong part of the country. A "poorly" is a noun here as well as being an adjective. My resistance to localisms is breaking down after over a decade!

My fave of recent times is people saying 'generally' instead of 'genuinely '
But I guess that's why we don't all still sound like Shakespeare !

People who pronounce forte (to be good at something) and forte ( the musical term) the same
I thought both meanings came from Italian so I pronounce them the same way.

Macmillan

Expresso sounds like the 10 items or less till in an Italian supermarket. Is it really in a dictionary? A proper dictionary?

Defiantly/definitely gets my goat, but I've always assumed that it's an autocorrect thing gone unnoticed rather than anyone thinking it's actually the appropriate word.

Try again - Macmillan

Check this from the OED:

"Definition of espresso in English:

espresso
Pronunciation: /ɛˈsprɛsəʊ/
NOUN (plural espressos)

A type of strong black coffee made by forcing steam through ground coffee beans:
he bought an espresso and a couple of croissants
[AS MODIFIER]: roadside espresso bars
More example sentences
Usage

The spelling expresso is not used in the original Italian and is strictly incorrect, although it is common.

Origin

From Italian (caffè) espresso, literally 'pressed out (coffee)'.

Words that rhyme with espresso

gesso
For editors and proofreaders

Line breaks: es|presso..."

On a similar thought, is ram- packed common usage? I thought it was more usually jam-packed.

Of instead of have, as in "can't of done something"
MIL says pacifically... and uses ect. GGGRRRRRRR...
Nucular instead of nuclear

Re: espresso vs expresso, I thought "expresso" was the English translation of the word. Many words that being with "ex" in English begin with "es" in Italian.

Andylion forte (to be good at something) comes from the French 'forte'. Forte (the musical term) comes from the Italian 'forte'. That's why they're pronounced differently.

I think many of you will have seen this? I think the phenomenon on this thread refers the reverse; people have never seen the word written and are just typing what they (think they) heard. This would apply only in cases such as "chester drawers".

I worked in a part of the country where it was very common to say as instead of has. It didn't bother me, but it really bothered a man I worked with when a fellow colleague used it, especially when she was writing presentations and reports, but since it was only me who typed them up I just corrected it without a word.

Chester draws bugs me when I see it written down, as do pedants who don't make allowances for errors.

The Cambridge dictionary has "espresso", too. Who woulda thunk it?!

Think I'll stick with with "espresso", thanks...

What I originally said, Delicate was that some dictionaries give expresso as an acceptable variant of espresso. I think I've shown that to be true.

Cleek instead of click for clique is one of my pet hates. I saw something to do with lactose intolerant once but can't remember it! It was something like "he lacks toes and is tolerant" damn gonna have to hunt it down

shock!!!
Is it possible the Oxford English Dictionary is wrong? AND the Cambridge twin, also?

"Also, there is no "n" in the middle of restaurateur (also French)."

Oooh this reminds me of one - "vinegar-ette".

It's vin-ai-grette! Three syllables. And not just an english word with "ette" on the end!

Hmmmm - re the acceptability of "expresso". However, do continue getting it wrong if you wish to amuse passers by! Lol

Or perhaps you say "passer bys"!!!?

The funniest is chester drawers.

Gets me every time.

I think you've missed my point, Delicate. My inadequate expression is doubtless at fault - apologies. I'll leave you to it.

I once rented a flat, with an inventory indicating "fitted carpet threw out"

Someone I work with loves the word "segue", but pronounces it "seeg"

@Orlando
I thought that too. Have never heard of "ram-packed". It must be brand new...