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.

It bothers me when people say "orientated" instead of "oriented".

Also, "disorientated" instead of "disoriented".

There is a dealer who very regularly advertises her horses and ponies for sale on facebook. She frequently describes them as being "bombproof in traffic, goes past ARCTIC lorries". Drives me mad! ARTIC not ARCTIC. As in articulated.

Dowager I always pronounced clique as cleek and was deeply offended by click so I looked it up and annoyingly click seems to be an acceptable alternative.

My dad is obsessed with people failing to enunciate 'collapse'. Buildings don't claps.

It's a mind field.

Generally when they mean genuinely. Drives me fucking insane.

Wet your appetite instead of whet.

Random words replaced by 'thingy'.

e.g. 'I'm not really all that thingy. Do you know what I mean?'

I really don't .

The 'official' pronounciation of niche is in fact nitch. Neesh is a newer adoption, although nowadays it's considered widely acceptable.

Click and cleek are equally permitted.

What about Scone?
I was having afternoon tea in London last week and I asked the waiter if there was any cheese Scones?
My friend looked at me and said why are you saying Scones, it's Scons.lol.
Any thoughts

It's scons to me, but I'm pretty sure there are national/regional variations.

'Take a sneak peak at our new winter line'

Aaaaaaaaaargh...

We/they was, I/he/she were.

Avamiah - it's scons for me too. But then I'm Scottish, we never call them scones.

Another is moot, not mute point.

Athaletics
Triathalon

A number of people where I live say nused instead of used. That one irritates me greatly.

I have seen on mn 'Pre Madonna' instead of prima donna.

I's.

As in, 'Hubby and I's favourite movie'.

It bothers me when people say "orientated" instead of "oriented".

It shouldn't bother you - they are right too.

Pet hate - it's a spell check auto spell problem really - defiantly when they meant to type definitley. Without fail the whole sentence is then out of context.....especially on Tripadvisor....." I am defiantly never eating there again

I use a Slimming World furm quite often, and peoplpe there frequently refer to 'loosing weight' and 'falling off the bandwagon'. Some people also call the club "Slimmers World" despite being members themselves.

*people, obviously.

Also, near me is a white goods stall in a locla market which advertises 'tumble dryairs'

*local

Typo trauma

Already been mentioned, but when people say "brought" instead of "bought"....... Arrrgh!!!!

Are these people stupid???!

Ambience is French, for the OP who wasn't sure

Pronouncing the letter h haitch instead of aitch. Even teachers at my school do this.
Croissant pronounced as it is written.

To/Too confusion.

Heart rending not heart RENDERING.