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What's the most annoying mispronunciation you've heard?

391 replies

Sayyouwill · 20/09/2017 17:49

Mine has to be pacific instead of specific

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clumsyduck · 20/09/2017 22:50

God I just had to google what schwa sound meant Blush

blahdyblahblah · 20/09/2017 22:51

Eye bew profen no?

Purpleball · 20/09/2017 22:59

All of the above!

DH says:
Jan-a-ry
And Feb-a-ry
Drives me batshit
And he says to instead of til
'It doesn't start to 8' instead of it doesn't start until 8, or even til 8

Purpleball · 20/09/2017 23:00

I might have cured him of drawring though (he's a designer!)

MilkchopsMcgee · 20/09/2017 23:00

I work with a woman who cannot for the life of me speak correctly.

Prosesco
Ibrupofen
Sasuma
Hydrolic acid (we work in a lab ffs!)
Games of throne
And my personal favourite: contemplating the marriage

Triskaidekaphilia · 20/09/2017 23:01

I have known my OH for 48 years, and he has always said lickle - he is from Manchester.....
I do live in the Midlands so that makes sense. It's just a personal thing I find grating but wouldn't comment on, but I know a lot of people probably feel the same about my estuary accent!

feckoffpeppapig · 20/09/2017 23:01

Spelt Shoe bun instead of choux bun

goose1964 · 20/09/2017 23:04

Any word with the t missing, wa-er instead of water etc, nucular instead of nuclear

GrannyHeadology · 20/09/2017 23:04

Fount instead of found. Kills my soul every time I hear it

MumsOnCrack · 20/09/2017 23:05

One of my colleagues once said how amazing her tuna nick-koise was! Erm...nicoise?!

Triskaidekaphilia · 20/09/2017 23:05

I also know a few people who pronounce ibuprofen oddly- if the way I actually pronounce it (same as NoKidsTwoCats) is right...

MumsOnCrack · 20/09/2017 23:06

Prodgidy instead of Prodigy drives me crazy!

MumsOnCrack · 20/09/2017 23:07

Oh and game of Frones- WTAF?!

feckoffpeppapig · 20/09/2017 23:07

My mum says, sudocred instead of sudocrem.
my star sign is Sagittarius she says "saggy tare us"

Purpleball · 20/09/2017 23:08

In my local accent extra syllables are added too often for my liking
Ky yal
Poo er ly

Triskaidekaphilia · 20/09/2017 23:08

And my personal favourite: contemplating the marriage
I can't work that one out... Confused

MumsOnCrack · 20/09/2017 23:08

Argh! Pseudo Cream lol

StripyHorse · 20/09/2017 23:10

MIL grew up in Wales. She has lived in Wales for most of her life. Despite this she cannot pronounce Welsh names.

Betsy-co-ed I can cope with.
Likewise, Lan-dud-no.

Erdig (when it should be pronounced Erthig) drives me mad though because it isn't difficult to say. It doesn't matter how many times she hears the correct version she still gets it wrong!

Likewise my youngest child has a Welsh name that is easy to say - and yet MIL cannot (or will not) say it properly. Aaaargh!

As she is otherwise lovely I don't have the heart to pick her up on it.

feckoffpeppapig · 20/09/2017 23:12

another.... Des Lynam = Lesley Dimond......
Whoopie Godberg = Goldie whalberg......

MilkchopsMcgee · 20/09/2017 23:12

Triskaidekaphilia
She meant consummating

Liadain · 20/09/2017 23:13

I am a teacher. I say haitch, as does the majority of the country (Ireland). Come and correct me in my school if you dare Wink

Pour, poor and paw are all the same.

I've been repeating this to myself for the last minute, trying to get them to sound the same...they certainly don't to me!

Triskaidekaphilia · 20/09/2017 23:14

MilkchopsMcgee Ohhhhh! Grin

theymademejoin · 20/09/2017 23:22

@UnderTheDesk - A pp suggested that there are no r's in the word 'drawer'. I think though that if you look more closely, you'll find that there are, in fact, two (2).

That was me. Blush, although In my defence (clutching at straws, (not strawers) here) I was referring to draw not having an r. Obviously drawer has 2. And I'm ignoring the r in draw.

SnarkyGorgon · 20/09/2017 23:25

Nitch. Nitch makes my blood boil with the fire of a thousand angry suns. Gargh, now I've annoyed myself and I'll never get to sleep. It's niche, there is no t in there, I'm looking at you Americans - side eye-

Dixiestampsagain · 20/09/2017 23:37

They're even harder to spell than say, though stripy, eh? (very close, though!!)

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