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...if I judge you for saying 'marshmEllow'

220 replies

Bunnyfuller · 17/12/2016 20:24

It's spelt 'marshmAllow' where's does the 'E' sound come from?! It really grates on me.

I also just the use of a soft 'X' in Prezzo. As in saying it prezzzzo, and not with the same hard z as Pizza.

What are yours?

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treaclesoda · 18/12/2016 20:17

goose with my accent I find it incredibly difficult to pronounce the 't' sound in the middle of words. It's not laziness, it's just how they are said in my accent (Co Antrim) Occasionally someone makes a point of saying 'wat-ter' and it sounds so cringey and false with our accent, like they are mocking.

treaclesoda · 18/12/2016 20:19

Although it's not a missing sound, there is a definite consonant sound there, it's just not a 't' like we would use at the start or the end of a word.

nothingreallymatters · 18/12/2016 20:34

something not SOMETHINK Angry

ThoraGruntwhistle · 18/12/2016 20:45

How does anyone get 'pree mar shay' from the word Primark? Is he getting it mixed up with Bon Marché?

Blacksox · 18/12/2016 21:06

I say onvelope.

JamesStPatrick · 18/12/2016 21:40

You know the fancy lemonade called Belvoir ? It's pronounced "beaver". This is the only reason I occasionally buy it.

Blacksox · 18/12/2016 22:05

Yes, as in Belvoir castle.

JamesStPatrick · 18/12/2016 22:10

I did not know there was a Belvoir Castle but now want to visit Smile

colabucks · 18/12/2016 22:13

Where I work, people often ask me for 'breakfases' instead of 'breakfasts'. Grates on me every time I hear it! When I was a kid a lot of the other kids would say 'skellington' instead of 'skeleton' ooooh it gave me the rage!

PhoebeBo · 18/12/2016 22:40

Dh says milt when he means melt Angry

2016Bambino · 18/12/2016 22:56

@yesitsmeagain yes they do have a vineyard in Australia in the Yarra Valley where they produce sparkling wines which are not labelled as champagne. They also produce some still wines too.

2016Bambino · 18/12/2016 23:17

'Moët vineyard in Australia???? AUSTRALIA... as in most definitely NOT Champagne?

WTAF - how does that work?!!´

It's called Domaine Chandon and you can Google it. There's surely no need to be so rude??????

Karlakitten1 · 18/12/2016 23:38

Bon marsh for the shop bon marche...rarrrrr!!

Karlakitten1 · 18/12/2016 23:39

And gooda or gowda for the cheese?!

Cydonia · 18/12/2016 23:40

Jicksaw instead of jigsaw, vimpto instead of vimto are quite common round here. Though I think I'm probably guilty of the latter, it sounds odd without the non-existant 'p'
Also hospickle ( hospital ) chimley ( chimney ) iburofen ( ibuprofen )

NoFucksImAQueen · 18/12/2016 23:44

No No No. marshmallow sounds wrong I can't do it. I know that's how it's spelt but I will always say it marshmellow, it just sounds better. In the same way i know it's pronounced eeekea but I call it IKEA because I can't bring myself to say eeekea

Bringmewineandcake · 18/12/2016 23:51

Can I throw nougat into the mix???
Husband is adamant its pronounced "noo-garr" but I sound like such a twat saying that so I don't say the word in public at all now and stick to "nugget" at home Grin

LucyBabs · 19/12/2016 00:12

I can never understand why some people are so rude about how others pronounce words..

Oh how I laugh though, why is Hertfordshire pronounced Hartfordshire?

JassyRadlett · 19/12/2016 09:03

Bring, I've only ever heard noo-gah in the UK, but is it a regional thing? Wiki says either is correct while dictionaries seem to indicate that noo-gah is preferred/dominant.

But if you're in the US, your way is preferred (or rather 'noo-get').

TBH if I heard someone saying 'nugget' I'd have zero idea what they were referring to, and assume chicken as a default!

GrinchyKiwi · 19/12/2016 10:29

All of the Scottish people I worked with called it "nugget".

SirChenjin · 19/12/2016 10:39

And margarine is not pronounced mar-ger-een, it's mar-jer-een.

I also want to boot anyone who says 'can I get' - perfectly acceptable up here in Scotland.

CaraAspen · 19/12/2016 11:43

"May I have..." is what I tend to hear.

CaraAspen · 19/12/2016 11:47

I say on/velope as opposed to envelope. Just something I picked up a la Hyacinth Bucket. lol

user1480946351 · 19/12/2016 11:50

Or liquor-ish. It's not liquor-ish it's liquorice ending isssssss not ishhhhhh

Nope, you have that backwards. People who say licor-iss are beyond annoying. They usually say Schedule wrong as well.

SirMixALot · 19/12/2016 11:58

How would you pronounce schedule then?

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