To not realise I was saying this wrong...

[HelloBunny]

Stopped on the street today by a lady looking for a shop. She asked for the nearest “Shrov-Ski”.
Explained further that it’s a jewellery shop. I eventually cottoned on that she meant “Swaa-Rov-Ski”
Bit like “hyper-bole” with me as well... (until I heard it said on the News!) And the name “Beat-Rice”.

@Pinkittens Miele is pronounced meel-ah, rhymes with Sheila. I always pronounced it me-ell too.

And you’re wrong on valet in the UK!

Silent t is the man, when you hear the t it’s the verb, like cleaning the car.

Tv is largely made and particularly written by peasants so they are wrong, as they are lazy and don’t do their research. Like my wife left me for someone with a higher title said by a modern day Scottish Duke. The next one up is a prince so not likely. And don’t get me started on clothes and particularly shoes being from the wrong era. Research is largely neglected in Tv making, always has been as money is time.

Even if Moët is a Dutch name the main reason Moët uses the t sound is because it’s followed by a vowel as in Moët et Chandon.
Most words in any language will be pronounced in the most comfortable way for the user. It’s far easier to insert a consonant between two vowel sounds and trips off the tongue more fluently.
Eg in french Je vais , I’m going, you don’t sound the s.
However Je vais aller, I’m going to go, the s is sounded as it makes it easier to say.

The village of Aslackby is pronounced Azell bee and most locals pronounce Barnoldswick as Bar lick.

Like the 80s perfume "Anais Anais" there should be 2 dots above the I but I cant figure out how to do it on my phone 😆
Anyway it should be pronounced Ana-eece Ana-eece, friend of a friend pissed herself laughing hearing me say it, tried humiliating me that it was Anay Anay.
Wouldn't listen to my reasoning of the 2 dots changing pronunciation, my A level French and year of a degree in French at uni, I dropped out but meh 😑 and also I remembered the adverts as its the perfume my mum.used to wear!

Also a friend says "Chambord" instead of "Chandon"

isn't is sham boar?

Sorry I put it the wrong way round 😅
She calls Chambord, or Sham boar, "Chandon" or Shan Don, both via text or out loud.
Another colleague says Richard Accolade, instead of Aye oo waadaye
Refused to change it , I asked where the Cs and L came from?

Why is Cholmondeley pronounced Chumley?

Same with Sinjin (st John) & Mingus (Menzies).

I just think it's a way for posh people to troll the peasants!

No, he isn't wrong, that is the French pronunciation.

Penelope was my mothers name and (so very cringe for child me) in the UK she'd use Pen-el-op-ee but on holiday in France would introduce herself as Pen-eh-lope.

I thought it was pronounced "chee pot ul"! Oh dear...

@Jyn

'Tar jay' in the US is a joke.

It's faux French, like saying Dunnay's for Dunnes in Ireland. The joke is that you know you're not going to an exclusive boutique.

It's Add-uh-RON-dack Mountains.

As a child I thought Zoe rhymed with toe!

The newsagent and stationery store was always pronounced John Menzees though!

When I read the word "misled" in my head it's always been "my-zulled "

Debris

Deb-ree

I’d been saying day-brie for years.

Yeah, we used to have the Lok-see-tan v Losseetaine debate in work, every Christmas... They have a pronunciation guide on the website, too!

It's Lo-see-tan!

😂😂😂

Same here with awry!!
I have a degree and am nearly 50! 🙈

Mind. Blown.

🤣

I've never heard it with an audible e.

This reminds me of the classic time my colleague was talking about his 'per-sway-doe suede' shoes. I had no idea what he was going on about until I realised he meant 'pseudo' suede.

@sashh Thank you for the video - I find things like this fascinating