Mispronounced words that drive you mad

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Just overheard someone ordering an ‘expresso’

What mispronounced words drive you mad?

Brought instead of bought

That drives me mad! A radio presenter said that yesterday and I almost rang in

Obeast... it's obese! My MIL says it and I just look at her in disgust. My husband also says yarned instead of yawned

‘Sickth’ for ‘sixth’. Some people have started saying ‘sick’ instead of ‘six’ now. Where will it end??????

Mischievous. My friend with an English degree pronounces it mischievious and it drives me mad!!

‘Illuminous’ for ‘luminous’.

Ast instead of asked

Sangwich for sandwich is a popular one round here

Mischeevious for mischievous. Agree about sickth too. It’s weird how the ‘wrong’ pronunciation seems to become the norm!

women, it's pronouned women, not man with delusional thoughts.

All the mispronunciations drive me mad. That’s why I’m a pedant.

When my 4 yo son mispronounces anything it’s adorable though.

Pacific instead of specific ...ok for kids, it's a tricky word. If you're an adult, unacceptable!

Not quite mispronunciation but should of instead of should have...rage!

Pry-vacy notice

It's privacy - grrr

Axe instead of ask drives me crackers

My Dh asks me to ‘defend for myself’ when he means fend. ie I have to sort my own dinner.
I’ve explained it many times and he still does it, makes me inexplicably angry.

Oh and also pronounces our daughter’s name as if it has an i in it, when it’s an e.

I’ve been watching Kirstie Allsopp’s Christmas programme and have heard her say ‘expresso’, ‘mischeevious’ and ‘hallelooliah’!

pronounciation

People spell it like that too but every time I hear it out loud it makes me wince!

women, it's pronouned women, not man with delusional thoughts

Hear, hear!

‘Sickth’ for ‘sixth’. Some people have started saying ‘sick’ instead of ‘six’ now. Where will it end??????

I have asked English friends who speak RP why they say this, and they claim it is very, very difficult to pronounce 'sixth', and that 'sick-th' is actually correct. Conversely, I have never met an Irish person who says 'sickth'. I have yet to come across 'sick' for 'sixth', though...

'Sangwidge' and 'sammidge' both enrage me. Mind you, so does 'sarnie'. And people asking for 'one panini, please.'

I live in Yorkshire, 'bockle' instead of bottle, 'lickle' not little and my ultimate peeve 'keckle' in place of kettle. Up there with everyone saying 'reyt good' just baffles me and yet I was born here

One of the School mums writes "atucally". I thought itbwas just auto correct at first but that's how she pronounces it too. It's ACTUALLY woman!

Westmorland, pronounced with the stress on the second syllable. Or spelt with an extra e.

Most words I hear shouted across me on the Tube at about 4pm...

My husband says comatoast instead of comatose. Luckily we don't discuss being in a coma often, as hearing "comatoast" gives me such rage he might end up in one.