Simple words you mispronounce

[robjh]

I have never played any kind of spawt, esp not footbaw.

If you don't like 'spawt' then I'll make a guess that you're from the West Country, Lancashire, Scotland or North America. Am I right?

 

[Nigeyy]

My mum will declare: "it's all sky-fi.....".

Also have yet to hear any US person say "asterisk". It's always "asterik". The biggest offences in my mind though are the "uns". As in "moun-un", or "Isaac New-un". My teeth are chattering right now!

 

[AndyRM]

My mum will declare: "it's all sky-fi.....".

Also have yet to hear any US person say "asterisk". It's always "asterik". The biggest offences in my mind though are the "uns". As in "moun-un", or "Isaac New-un". My teeth are chattering right now!

A friend of mine says "Asterix" when talking through copy amends. I used characters from the comics the first time, but she'd never read them and didn't understand my hilarious joke.

 

[Dirk]

"E got a good darshing", shurly?

As I said - it isn't always the rule.

 

[FishFright]

I think I've just stumbled into middle class heaven, pronounced Evan

 

[Beebo]

I have met sensible adults who incorrectly use crutch and crotch.
They are not interchangeable.

 

[Dirk]

I have met sensible adults who incorrectly use crutch and crotch.
They are not interchangeable.

Neither is lose and loose.

 

[ADarkDraconis]

In certain parts of the US we get 'axed' a question instead of asked, and they want to come 'wif' you to the 'liberry'. In other parts they 'orn' their clothes after they are done 'warshing' them, and you cross a 'crick' instead of a creek. It has taken many years but I can finally understand most Americans (and I'm from here!), until I was in my 20s I thought my mother was talking about a crick in her back or something!

To the previous post, I say 'asterisk' but have heard others call it an 'asterix' or if it is too intimidating they just call it a star, lol.

We actually had a client who was very irritable about something with his order and asked, "Don't you people have some sort of customer satisfication process here?!" I wanted to reply, "No, George W., we don't."

 

[robjh]

Clique - click or cleek?

 

[winjim]

Neither is lose and loose.

Is neither pronounced neither or neither, or either, or neither?

 

[robjh]

Is neither pronounced neither or neither, or either, or neither?

Both

 

[Dirk]

Is neither pronounced neither or neither, or either, or neither?

Either will do....

 

[ADarkDraconis]

[QUOTE 5142032, member: 45"]You also get Americans that say "can you bring" when they mean "can you take". But that's just using the wrong word, not mispronunciation.[/QUOTE]
And 'I have to itch my foot'. No, you *have* an itch and you have to *scratch* it!

 

[MossCommuter]

Urgh, reminds me of that "Can I get" which has wormed its way over here, eg "can I get a skinny frappucino with an extra shot".

I blame Matt Le Blanc

Took the words out of my mouth! I hate it and it's all I can do not to chip in with "No, you cannot but the bar-tender will get it for you" every time I hear it

 

[MikeG]

Either will do....

But is either pronounced either or either?