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There is no 'K' at the end of 'something'.

22 replies

ItsOkayItsJustMyBreath · 02/07/2013 19:33

I am posting here to vent as I have noticed this trend spreading the country and media. Even Alistair on Escape To The Country and presenters on R4 are pronouncing it this way.

Why????? Angry

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SanityClause · 02/07/2013 19:35

There's no "p" in the middle of it, either.

ItsOkayItsJustMyBreath · 02/07/2013 19:42

Thank you for joining me SanityClause.

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EleanorFarjeon · 02/07/2013 19:45

Grrrr. This drives me nuts. I have a young (intelligent) colleague that says 'somethink'.

I always get him to spell it aloud, he can spell it but not say it.

PseudoBadger · 02/07/2013 19:48

No no no. It's sumfink.

JRY44 · 02/07/2013 19:49

My boss says it. Drives me mad.

WannaSplitAPineapple · 02/07/2013 19:51

This drives me insane. I am amazed by how many people write/say this grrrrrrrr

Eyesunderarock · 02/07/2013 19:52

Sumfink.
Sends a shudder down the spine.

uvr

So many verbal manglings that turn up in spellings.

GibberTheMonkey · 02/07/2013 19:52

Sumpfink wrong with my pronunciation?
Discusting

PseudoBadger · 02/07/2013 19:54

Is there anything pacifically wrong with it though :o

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Eyesunderarock · 02/07/2013 19:55

lelo is quite a common colour in reception as well.
Sounds very sweet, and at 4 is acceptable to me. Smile

EleanorFarjeon · 02/07/2013 19:56

My ds used to say 'lello' for yellow.

TallulahBetty · 02/07/2013 19:57

I work with a woman who says "mornink". Unsure if she's being serious or not Hmm

EleanorFarjeon · 02/07/2013 20:00

Mornink!

Is she Russian?

MollyBerry · 02/07/2013 20:02

I honestly can't pronounce specifically... (I do know I'm saying it wrong though)

TallulahBetty · 02/07/2013 20:59

Not Russian haha, Brummie perhaps?!

Dejected · 02/07/2013 21:07

arks instead of ask gives me hulk style anger.

Sonnet · 02/07/2013 21:12

Missing 't''s do it for me...

PseudoBadger · 02/07/2013 21:16

Oh yes! Arxsk :o

ItsOkayItsJustMyBreath · 02/07/2013 22:29

I feel safe here, it's good to be surrounded by like-minded minds Grin

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somebloke123 · 03/07/2013 10:34

It really should be "summat"

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