Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
You are incorrect to describe it as mispronunciation.
It is the normal and correct pronunciation in the US.
Just because it is different to ours doesn't make it incorrect.
Trivial things that make you annoyed beyond expectations?
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You are incorrect to describe it as mispronunciation.
It is the normal and correct pronunciation in the US.
Just because it is different to ours doesn't make it incorrect.
Jameshow
Guru
I find it a nothing when drivers slow to a crawl to go into a road..
Or when they dawdle at 40 in a 60 and continue at 40 in a 30....
Esp when they have a big exec / sports car etc.
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
- Location
- Scotland
Hmm, the American pronunciation is the one that’s faithful to the Greek origin of the word. It was the French who softened it to the ‘sh’ sound and British English speakers simply copied them.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I had that with 2 taxi drivers the other day on a narrow local backstreet. I ended up using the pavement to get past them.
Schedule is widely mispronounced in the U.K. Americans have “bastardised” a number of English words, as we have French & Latin.
Im not in the US
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
- Location
- Plymouth
when my partner goes ahead and orders things without checking with me first. we now have a £60 tv bracket that fits every vesa mount size except the one we have. and now we don't have the original packaging! return and hope
nogoodnamesleft
Well-Known Member
Film "Premiers" on TV
When a Channel advertises a premier of a film and turns out you watched it a few weeks ago on a different channel and the "premier" is a "premier" (as in 1st showing) on that specific channel. Freeview channel "Legend" seem to do this, showing films that have been on TV many times before but as a "Premier" without adding "on the Legend channel"
When a Channel advertises a premier of a film and turns out you watched it a few weeks ago on a different channel and the "premier" is a "premier" (as in 1st showing) on that specific channel. Freeview channel "Legend" seem to do this, showing films that have been on TV many times before but as a "Premier" without adding "on the Legend channel"
Mad Doug Biker
Banned from every bar in the Galaxy
- Location
- Craggy Island
People who get their knickers in a twist over things like... No, no, seriously, who cares? It's your choice and people who tell you when you have to do things like this should get a life.
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
Even worse is BBC radio declaring an "exclusive", when what they mean is "Premiere".
No Ta Doctor
Über Member
The word "ouster". I absolutely hate it.
nogoodnamesleft
Well-Known Member
When people being interviewed start their answer/response with "Look" (making it should like it's obvious and you are being daft). Often sounds like them talking down to the world and the "Look" is totally irrelevant. Yet many seem to be doing it these days.
matticus
Guru
In a sentence please?!?
Mad Doug Biker
Banned from every bar in the Galaxy
- Location
- Craggy Island
Look, I agree with you and I remember David Cameron doing it all the time, as if I didn't hate the twat enough as it was, but, look, just see it as an indicator for who is and who isn't an areshole! 😆
Chris S
Legendary Member
- Location
- Birmingham
That's nothing, I used to have a black girlfriend!
