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To ask what words you can’t say?

380 replies

ohheyfreakingout · 01/02/2019 15:52

... even when they’re written in front of you

I can never seem to say anaesthetise.

My friend can’t say kettle properly and my brother has trouble with vinegar!

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PG2018 · 01/02/2019 16:35

Anonymity

Amirite · 01/02/2019 16:36

Shropshire

Doyouthinktheysaurus · 01/02/2019 16:36

'Th' sound. I can audibly discern no difference between three and free and can't pronounce the two words differently.

My children pointed this out and now I am very conscious of it but have no idea how to change it. I cringe when I have to say three on the phone. As I work in a hospital and have to give out patient numbers at times, it happens more often than I would like.

ALongHardWinter · 01/02/2019 16:38

But then there are words that I can't bring myself to say,they will never pass my lips
Making love
Cum
Oh Christ even writing this makes me queasy

That properly made me laugh Gloriawasright!

Peppainblanket · 01/02/2019 16:38

Apparently I don't say sandwich properly. My DM can't say cucumber or oven

juneybean · 01/02/2019 16:39

February Hmm

Earslaps · 01/02/2019 16:42

Regularly. I seem to add too many ls

Veterinarian. Thank goodness I don't have to say that often

Arthritis. Always get told off for saying Arthur Ritus.

BroomstickOfLove · 01/02/2019 16:43

Hegemony

Islands81 · 01/02/2019 16:43

Edamame. Just can’t get it right. Shame cos I like eating them!

BluthsFrozenBananas · 01/02/2019 16:44

I can’t say phenomenon without wanting to go “do do do do-do” after (like the muppet song).

blackteasplease · 01/02/2019 16:44

Cockroach
Munich

dyslexicbrian · 01/02/2019 16:45

Brewery
It either come out all disjointed brew-er-ee or not at all ledgeable like bureau-ary. That word is my nemisis!

DancingintheSpoonlight · 01/02/2019 16:45

February....guess what month I was born Confused

nonwonderwoman · 01/02/2019 16:46

Recidivism

TrackerBar · 01/02/2019 16:46

I can say the word Prescription perfectly well apart from when I go into the chemist to pick it up! I just cannot pronounce it in front of the chemist! It’s really embarrassing. I have started saying ‘I’ve come to pick up my meds’

landoflostcontent · 01/02/2019 16:49

I can say Walrus if I concentrate really hard. Otherwise I say Rawlwus...

redyawn · 01/02/2019 16:50

Phenomenal. Just can't get all the Ns and Ms in the right order.

Damnthatonestaken1 · 01/02/2019 16:52

Wool Confused

WinterBluez · 01/02/2019 16:53

Swimming. No idea why it's so difficult, but always trips me up.

And nuclear confuses me. I say it how it's spelt, but everyone else seems to pronounce it as "nucular".

HappyEverIftar · 01/02/2019 16:53

Innovative, I always stumble on it.

Quesadillas comes out as Quesalidas

MissBehaving1000 · 01/02/2019 16:53

Anomaly

Aintnon · 01/02/2019 16:54

Asparagus

Santaclarita · 01/02/2019 16:54

I struggle with statistic sometimes. If I am speaking too fast it just jumbles together. Grin

MeetMeInMontauk · 01/02/2019 16:57

Interestingly enough, I am reasonably proficient at nearly all of these examples so far. My personal kryptonite? 'Antibiotics'. No matter how hard I try, I nearly always end up going with the hard, US 'an-tie' pronunciation.

The shame Blush

Luaa · 01/02/2019 16:57

Prosthesis. I have managed to say it right once I think.

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