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Words your parents pronounce/use that drive you CRAZY!!!

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Notsurehwhattdo · 12/12/2023 20:25

My parents say ON-velope. Rather than EN-velope. Cin-a-MAR, rather than Cin-a-ma.

Slightly differently, they also say 'trod on' rather than 'stepped on'. I know it's not incorrect, I just hate the posh way they say trod and think it's a horrible word!

All the above drives me crazy! Aaaaarrrghhhh

Inspired by the theatre thread!

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FictionalCharacter · 13/12/2023 01:14

Lammveg · 12/12/2023 20:40

Slightly off topic but close enough...

DD is getting her first few teeth and my mum says 'awww look at your toothy pegs!'

The control needed to not scream is immense.

If she goes a step further and says toofy pegs, you’ll have to murder her!

Mariposista · 13/12/2023 01:17

Tuthbrush instead of toothbrush.

Threewordseightletters · 13/12/2023 01:20

I hate British people using the American pronunciation of 'nauseous' (nawzjus) and in a pleasingly meta way if actually makes me feel nauseous.

I however apparently say 'theatre' wrongly and am constantly corrected by DDs. Can't even hear what they say I am doing though.

Also surely it is on - velope. I cannot think I've ever heard anyone say en- velope

honeysuckleweeks · 13/12/2023 01:39

My DF pronounces bizarre as bazaar
And gigantic as gi j ( as in jam) tic
My DFIL pronounces antibiotics as anti bee otics which I have to try not to giggle at.
My DM says "Mitsubooshi" and "bpardon" all one word.

I win though I think as for years I seriously thought it was called "linkydin". 😂
My children despair.

soundsys · 13/12/2023 02:44

WiddlinDiddlin · 13/12/2023 00:31

Reminded now of my Other Mother, the lady next door and by god I miss that woman... anyway, by the by but..

Bokkle - bottle
Ster-reh - sterilised milk
Hospickle - hospital
Buzz - bus
Th'Asda
T'Tesco (not often, she was a staunch supporter of th'Asda)

AW-RITE COCK, GERRUS A BOKKLE OF STERREH AN TEN BENSONS... bellowed out of her window as I tried to sneak to the shop in a morning.

Prize of smugness if anyone can narrow that down to a town.

Liverpool?

johnworf · 13/12/2023 02:55

soundsys · 13/12/2023 02:44

Liverpool?

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Bolton?

coldcallerbaiter · 13/12/2023 03:23

Hebrew- fen instead of ibuprofen

coldcallerbaiter · 13/12/2023 03:34

My mum thinks dildo is a word like silly-billy and says don’t be a dildo to my kids, who in their teens are hysterically laughing…

WiddlinDiddlin · 13/12/2023 03:49

@johnworf is closer, @soundsys nope too far out (and thats hardly a town!)...

Bury (though, she was from Radcliffe originally, as she was keen to point out at all times!)

JudgeJ · 13/12/2023 04:11

WiddlinDiddlin · 13/12/2023 00:31

Reminded now of my Other Mother, the lady next door and by god I miss that woman... anyway, by the by but..

Bokkle - bottle
Ster-reh - sterilised milk
Hospickle - hospital
Buzz - bus
Th'Asda
T'Tesco (not often, she was a staunch supporter of th'Asda)

AW-RITE COCK, GERRUS A BOKKLE OF STERREH AN TEN BENSONS... bellowed out of her window as I tried to sneak to the shop in a morning.

Prize of smugness if anyone can narrow that down to a town.

Definitely north west, around Bolton or Bury? Surely it started Aw'reet though!

WiddlinDiddlin · 13/12/2023 04:50

It is Bury, yep, and you're right (reet)... it is aw'reet. I've been in the west midlands too long!

IWillBeWaxingAnOwl · 13/12/2023 04:56

My parents pronounce vegan "vay-gan" and I have no idea why

Foxsoxandgloves · 13/12/2023 05:04

My mum thinks twat is the same as twit. No matter how many times we correct her. Still, the teenagers enjoy it 😀

Xanadu58 · 13/12/2023 05:04

My dad says covis instead of covid .
I can't understand why he does it . It's not as though it's a hard word to pronounce and probably one of the most used words in the past few years ! I just ignore it now, he won't accept its coviD when anyone corrects him .

Aliceinnorthernland · 13/12/2023 05:06

Assessible instead of accessible.

No idea why as I don't remember or always being said that way.

WalkingInTheAir13 · 13/12/2023 05:09

Forget the pitta bread and stick to crackers!

AngelsandAliens · 13/12/2023 05:10

These are the ones I hear from “family”

*chimley
*dressing gowned
*mataland
*Ryland - as in Rylan the presenter
*slep - instead of I slept well
*Argost - where is the T the shop Argos . I just don’t get iT 😉

clingon1012 · 13/12/2023 05:10

Kee-no-wa for quinoa！

Pee-da-chee-yo for pistachio, no matter how many times I correct her 😅

To be fair, English is my mum's second language - immigrated from an Asian country over 30 years ago and just had to pick up the language as opposed to properly learning so her English is great, considering 😉

Lightlysaltedcashews · 13/12/2023 05:11

Mother dearest pronounces mortgage more-grage.

Have to confess I have referred to Aldi as Audi

AngelsandAliens · 13/12/2023 05:14

🤣🤣🤣 - gotta be The Black country ?

AngelsandAliens · 13/12/2023 05:15

AngelsandAliens · 13/12/2023 05:14

🤣🤣🤣 - gotta be The Black country ?

Sorry this was reply to @WiddlinDiddlin

marshmallowfinder · 13/12/2023 05:27

Xanadu58 · 13/12/2023 05:04

My dad says covis instead of covid .
I can't understand why he does it . It's not as though it's a hard word to pronounce and probably one of the most used words in the past few years ! I just ignore it now, he won't accept its coviD when anyone corrects him .

Tell him it stands for:
CO corona
VI virus
D disease

featherlampshade · 13/12/2023 05:29

A neighbour said 'thysio' instead of physio the other day. Cringe

Agentdanascullyx · 13/12/2023 05:29

My mums ex constantly called egg fried rice egg flyed lice’ even asked for it at the Chinese

Agentdanascullyx · 13/12/2023 05:30

The other - diabetes was ‘die a bay tas’