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.

[BrendaFurlong]

I spent over an hour doing an (awful) online safeguarding training course in which both presenters were seemingly unaware that the letter l appears twice in vulnerable.

By the end I was ready to scream. I did however include my displeasure in the feedback.

The day I heard a BBC newsreader say seck - e -tary for secretary was a low point as well.

[IloveJudgeJudy]

The pronunciation of forte is fortay in both meanings.

I did hear, in particular with regard to controversy, that the emphasis moved towards the beginning of the word as years go by.

[ChocolateFuzz]

IloveJudgeJudy
No, sorry www.grammarerrors.com/pronunciation/forte-pronounced-for-tay/

[molyholy]

I've seen 'Wallah' used for 'voilà' a couple of times.

[Pineappletastic]

I've been saying Forte wrong, not that I say it all that often. I also don't pronounce the first L in vulnerable. Oops.

Written rather than spoken - 'maybe' when it should be 'may be'.

[shouldwestayorshouldwego]

The dc pronounce the l in almond. Drives dh mad. I am just hoping that they switch to a less controversial nut soon otherwise 2016 will go down in history as the start of the nut civil war.

[Brentlicious]

A pet hate is inless instead of unless. Jezza Kyle says it but that still doesn't make it right.
And my MIL used to talk about the creech at her church - where children were looked after during the service.

[SardineJam]

Congradulations and appauled 😵

[PleaseGetOffTheTableDarling]

Wait, what?! CONtroversy?? Mind. Blown.

[FithColumnist]

Beckon call.

[TheDowagerCuntess]

Cleek instead of click for clique is one of my pet hates.

But it is pronounced 'cleek'.

[PuppyMonkey]

"Rest bite" instead of respite is my all time favourite of these.

[Laiste]

I don't pronounce the first l in vulnerable either

I pronounce Wednesday 'Wensdee', and i don't pronounce the r in February either. Febu'ry.

How man people here pronounce white with a bit of h at the beginning? I love to hear that.

(i really admire good diction. i hate mine)

[Laiste]

*many

[OrlandaFuriosa]

Completely disagree with grammar errors on forte. Rubbish...

Forte is only French if applied to the feminine. Fort is the French adjective, fierce the noun. France being a patriarchy, to use a generic adjective one would use the masculine adjective. On est fort.. Ils sont forts.

Forte, meaning strength in English , is pronounced for tay. See both CU and OU dictionaries

[Dollypoppy]

On a similar theme, can someone please explain the difference between in spite of and despite?

Waiting with bated breath

[alfagirl73]

More something I see written than spoken... but "would of" and "could of" instead of "would have" and "could have". Literally makes me want to stick things in my eyes! Drives me insane.

[OneWaySystemBlues]

My GP surgery called me up the other day to tell me that I was 'illegible' for a pneumonia jab. Last year I was also 'illegible' for a 'flu jab.

[SENPARENT]

I hate hearing/seeing "could of", "would of" and "should of" instead of
"could have", "would have" and "should have"

[Gruffalosgrandma]

"Tow the line " and " I can't bare it"
make me chuckle.

[SENPARENT]

Oops sorry duplicated your post alfagirl

[Crunchymum]

Queue instead of cue. Fucks me off!!

[Horsegirl1]

Carnt instead of can't. Drives me insane

[buckingfrolicks]

Extract pronounced esstract or anything like that. Grrr

[TheDowagerCuntess]

In spite of, and despite, are interchangeable. :)