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So how do you prounounce 'necklace'?

138 replies

ceebee74 · 18/04/2008 15:22

Until yesterday, I had only ever heard it pronounced one way - 'neckless' - but yetserday my boss was talking to me and pronounced it as if it was 2 seperate words - i.e. neck-lace.

Does anyone else pronounce it like that as I have never ever heard that before - I wondered what the hell she was talking about

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solo · 20/04/2008 22:24

NO!, please, it has nothing to do with me, I haven't mentioned Suth-oll, Southwell or any other pronounciation of the place! I have never even heard of the place!!!

pandapanda · 20/04/2008 22:43

My dcs are growing up with notts accents. They put extra syllables im everything. I can hardly understand a word they say.

MadameCh0let · 20/04/2008 22:50

How do you all say Forehead?

I say fORRid. But I've no idea if I'm right or wrong. I think I just prefer Forrid.

I say Neckluss but I wouldn't over analyse that one.

My dd has remnants of her english accent. She says (in an Irish accent) I sore a magpie. Lore and Order used to make me laugh. Even newsreaders say that. (EVEN Newsreaders!!!!!

susiecutiebananas · 20/04/2008 22:50

It was puppymonkey SO sorry solo!

cupsoftea · 20/04/2008 22:59

I say forehead

edam · 20/04/2008 22:59

forrid. Otherwise the little girl who had a curl wouldn't rhyme.

solo · 20/04/2008 23:03

'sokay Susiecutie

Forehead. Law. Saw.

Flamesparrow · 21/04/2008 07:55

Fore head....

Rhymes are often crap

Hulababy · 21/04/2008 08:00

neck-lace
bath (no r sound)
scone (not scon - surely magic e rules kick in to change to o to an O?)
tooth - not tuth

HereComeTheGirls · 21/04/2008 08:05

Have only heard my DD (1.6) pronounce it as two separate words

noddyholder · 21/04/2008 08:13

necklus forrid

RubberDuck · 21/04/2008 08:14

Is anyone else sat reading this thread thinking "I don't know ... both versions sound right..."

I think it's because I've moved around the country a fair bit, so have learned to blend in . Can be helpful, but also embarrassing if you talk to someone with a strong accent and you end up starting to copy it - they think you're taking the piss.

I obviously do have a natural way of saying something (and apparently, you can tell that I originated from Derbyshire still, but only very slightly and I now just have a generic brit accent)... the only problem is I have to catch myself saying something to work out what that way is. If I think about it I'm doomed.

RubberDuck · 21/04/2008 11:15

So... just me then

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