Thenk yiew

[TigerDroveAgain]

I hear "thank you" said frequently in various contexts - which is great.

But am I the only one constantly to hear "thenk/think yiew"? Not an accent thing, more just a popular annoying way of pronouncing it.

[WallaceinAnderland]

Thenk is how the royals say it.

Also, instead of yes, they say ears.

(Thenk yiew for the edit button MN)

[Cazzovuoi]

It’s not as bad as noone. That’s not a word.

See also:

Brought instead of bought

Recommend me instead of give me a recommendation or recommend something to me

Women when they mean woman

Draws instead of Drawers

Should of, would of, could of

I can go on …

[SmokeyToo]

I always find that particular pronunciation to be very American. Particularly in California. It's awful! I can't bear the sound of it and you hear it on TV all the time.

[WhenIWasAFieldMyself]

@TigerDroveAgain

I hear "thank you" said frequently in various contexts - which is great.

But am I the only one constantly to hear "thenk/think yiew"? Not an accent thing, more just a popular annoying way of pronouncing it.

It's just a different (and correct) way of pronouncing the vowels in the words. It's definitely an accent thing.

[WhenIWasAFieldMyself]

@Cazzovuoi

It’s not as bad as noone. That’s not a word.

See also:

Brought instead of bought

Recommend me instead of give me a recommendation or recommend something to me

Women when they mean woman

Draws instead of Drawers

Should of, would of, could of

I can go on …

What do any of those have to do with the pronunciation of "thank you"

[Flakey99]

I'm going to start saying 'ears' instead of Yes everywhere from now on. 😂

[FutureThroughLensOfThePast]

Isn't it just a humorous pronunciation - Ay thenk yew?

[WhenIWasAFieldMyself]

@Flakey99

I'm going to start saying 'ears' instead of Yes everywhere from now on. 😂

Try listening to Boris Johnson say "coronavirus". It comes out as something like "craynavase".

[TigerDroveAgain]

@WhenIWasAFieldMyself

It's just a different (and correct) way of pronouncing the vowels in the words. It's definitely an accent thing.

Disagree : it’s everywhere and not specifically accented. DS’s GF (20) is a real offender for this and has a pretty mainstream S English accent. But I think the US TV influence is strong.

I would never ask her if she’s trying to say ‘thank you’ but I do think it…

[TigerDroveAgain]

@FutureThroughLensOfThePast

Isn't it just a humorous pronunciation - Ay thenk yew?

It doesn’t seem humorous but I wondered if it’s a bit ironic: or a bit “I’m being polite, but it’s embarrassing”.

I do accept I may be overthinking this.