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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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bobinks · 01/02/2019 21:51

celebrity Blush

Fluffypot333 · 01/02/2019 21:53

Colony

Lwg87 · 01/02/2019 21:54

Mural

unicornsarereal1 · 01/02/2019 21:59

Genuinely it comes out as Generally ...

kabanner · 01/02/2019 22:00

Chichichi
I am the same used to get pissed ripped at uni as couldn't work out if I was saying pool/pull/Paul.
Have the lovely East London/Essex accent here.

mackers1 · 01/02/2019 22:01

Regularly. Just can’t do it.

I know a few people who struggle over “specific”.

novasglowx · 01/02/2019 22:05

I used to struggle with inventory (invenTORY)
Which I got teased about.
DD pronounced it the same way yesterday and I thought, yep, she's definitely mine Grin

julensaor · 01/02/2019 22:05

Phenonomen - don't even know if that is spelt right? Also Cambridge and Tottenham.

Sforsh49 · 01/02/2019 22:06

Impediment. Made my wedding vows interesting 🤣

Sophisticatedsarcasm · 01/02/2019 22:21

Regulary.... no matter how many I can’t get it right 😂😂

Nomdejeur · 01/02/2019 22:25

My OH can’t say inventory, he says invent-ry instead of inven-tory. It really gets to me and I’ve had to rein myself in from yelling INVEN-TORY!!!!!

justtakingabath · 01/02/2019 22:26

lots of people say "remuneration" as "renumeration". Logically it sounds like it should be the latter, but it's actually "remuneration".

Oopsusernamealreadytaken · 01/02/2019 22:30

OH can’t say millennium or dominos... they come out as minellium and donimos.

Squirrel is one of mine, it likes to come out in variations of scrirril, squillil etc

TwirlyCat · 01/02/2019 22:32

Forethought. Comes out as forfort or thawfort.

Patchworkpatty · 01/02/2019 22:38

Burglar comes out as burgyoolar. Much hilarity in a police team.. Burgyoolary has them in their knees with mirth. So easily amused. 🙄

Littlebird88 · 01/02/2019 22:41

burgarlary and colliery

BramRang · 01/02/2019 22:41

Croissant

I just can't say it. I know how. I told myself I didn't like them for years, just to avoid saying it.

Also Aurora like a pp. My cousins daughter is named Aurora and I'm almost there with the pronunciation, but I really can't say Rory (her nickname).

HelloDarlin · 01/02/2019 22:44

If someone is called Pip, I just call them Philippa, as I can’t get the word out.

twentypencemore · 01/02/2019 22:46

Doctor. I never realised until someone pointed it out, I say docdor.

Nomdejeur · 01/02/2019 22:49

Croissant, definitely. Cwasan? Crossont? I give up!

MiniBreak · 01/02/2019 22:52

Theatre. It comes out all weird, best described by my friends as almost American but not quite. I just can't say it. Confused

Butterfly84 · 01/02/2019 22:52

I use to have trouble saying narrator but I'm improving!

theonetowalkinthesun · 01/02/2019 22:52

Antibiotics! I always say ant-eye-bee-ot-ics by accident instead of ant-ee-bye-ot-ics!

prampushingdownthehighst · 01/02/2019 22:55

Megavissy
Lovely village in Cornwall

NumberPerson · 01/02/2019 22:55

Cellular
Too many L's

Rory
An external contact we deal with a lot at work is called Rory, I now refer to him as 'the one who's name I can't pronounce'
We only communicate directly by email thankfully Smile

And laboratory
Lab will do just fine

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