To wonder how my dd got to 14 thinking this was the real phrase?

[WellVersedInEtiquette]

We've all be ill on and off since they went back to school.
One morning Dd was telling me that she had a 'bummed up nose' I asked her to repeat it and she said the same.
I tried to clarify what she was saying and told her it was actually 'bunged up nose'. She laughed and thought I was joking!
She's decided she's going to carry on saying it the way she does
Please tell me it's not just us.

I too, thought wombles were common creatures from Wimbledon.

When DS was little, 2/3yrs he'd lift his shirt up and I'd say "put those nips away" and it never really occurred to me that he'd not realised nips was me abbreviating nipples, although it had registered to him that it was an abbreviation of something.

It wasn't until he was about 6, and at Christmas dinner I asked him if he wanted roast parsnips and he clutched, horrified, at his chest shouting to "leave his parsnips alone"

Everyone I know apart from my mum says Feb-U-Ary

WellVersedInEtiquette - so everyone you know apart from your mum can't spell February?

NotTonightJosepheen - I think OP's mum and you are right, there is a pronounced "r" in the second syllable of February!

Ones from when dc were little.
Ds1 tooty pet for toilet paper, narnoss for rhino and bizzak for vacuum.
Ds2 taglet for tablet.
Dd used to go get your purse/wallet give it to you and say "more money" which meant she wanted some cash.

My middle son thought the second day of Christmas bought 'two dirtle ducks'

Thank you Gobshite that helps a lot, I can hear the difference in your recording. They all sound the same when I say them

• so everyone you know apart from your mum can't spell February*

A little unnecessary @Jaichangecentfoisdenom of course we can all spell it.

I could write a book (wish I had). No 1 son insisted that Away In A Manger spoke of Little George Jesus
Also, (& this is gives both our age away) that the 'Soft Cell' song was called Don't You Want Tea Baby..+I could go on) ..

My friend pronounces the g in bolognese, gives me the rage.
Ds1 aged about 18 mths had been poorly and I wanted him to have a biscuit for after his medicine and he asked for a jadder jodder. Took us about 15 mins to realise it was jammie dodger 😂
My sis even now can't pronounce dracula or binoculars. It's dracle-ar and binocle-ars

Not a mispronounciation thing but I was 25 when I learned puffins were not fictional birds.

I was 16 when I learnt there was no p in ham(p)ster.

Also, parsnits roasted in honey are eaten with a Sunday roast.

@olbndansmummy my gran pronounced bolognese exactly as it was spelt ‘baw-log-knees’ always gritted my teeth at that!

My daughter (10) always gets her words
Muddled up. She decided she didn’t want McDonald’s but she wanted Mc Frickin Chicken - KFC. We still call it that now

@DefinatelyAWeeGobshite is definately a wee heroine and wins Mumsnet today. She made a recording! At 16.29! And you can listen to it! Everyone who said they couldn’t understand pork and stork NOT rhyming, please listen to it.
Thanks Wee Gobshite

@Motherinlawsdung no problem! It was irritating me so much figuring out how to explain the difference via text so the recording seemed the best answer

DH & i are still trying to convince the 17yo, that Louis Theroux, isn't pronounced Luis Throooo. Apparently we are old & say it the old way "nobody says it like that anymore"

Well I have listened to the recording and they sound like they all rhyme to me! Not sure why I'm lying awake at 2am doing this but I am very invested!

I've given up muttering pork etc to myself. I know it will be different in different accents but I just can't do it!

DH & i are still trying to convince the 17yo, that Louis Theroux, isn't pronounced Luis Throooo. Apparently we are old & say it the old way "nobody says it like that anymore

Apart from, you know, Louis and his family

Ok, I can hear the difference between pork and stork, thanks to @DefinatelyAWeeGobshite 👏. It makes no sense but hey, whatevs 😁.

Now talk to me about fork...

'Happy ValentiMe's Day'

Gah!

"Now talk to me about fork..."

Stork, just with an F.

My gran was convinced that cajun was pronounced "c'JOON" and would not be persuaded otherwise.

My dad says 'pine comb'.

DH says 'corn rolls' for the hairstyle and 'cumberbund' instead of cummerbund.