Words that you or others struggle to pronounce

[Arrowfoot]

Patio
Crepe
Cheche Creche

These 3 have been highly traumatic. I have heard so many variations in my travels that I just lost my confidence in using them. I do find those from posh finishing schools seem to handle this well. Not sure if their language classes have some a special curriculum.

 

[All uphill]

Patio
Crepe
Cheche

These 3 have been highly traumatic. I have heard so many variations in my travels that I just lost my confidence in using them. I do find those from posh finishing schools seem to handle this well. Not sure if their language classes have some a special curriculum.

Maybe they just say things wrongly with confidence?

 

[bitsandbobs]

Cheche

? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheche

 

[Punkawallah]

Thinking that was meant to be ‘creche’.

I have a problem with that famous Plymouth car, the Barracuda . . .

 

[Mark Grant]

Thinking that was meant to be ‘creche’.

I have a problem with that famous Plymouth car, the Barracuda . . .

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3_WKMld7MY

 

[Slick]

Tribunal.

Quick straw poll in the office highlighted that I wasn't the only one.

 

[Beebo]

Thinking that was meant to be ‘creche’.

I have a problem with that famous Plymouth car, the Barracuda . . .

Your a dealing man.

 

[Mo1959]

I seem to have problems saying things with a combination of r and l in them. Royal Artillery is almost impossible unless I say it really slowly.

 

[Beebo]

Subsidence

 

[Beebo]

Three foreign words which are tricky.
Chorizo
Quinoa
Chamois

 

[stoatsngroats]

Quinoa

I refute any correction to my chosen pronunciation of this as

“Kween-Oh-Ah”

but I also use

“Sparrowguts” (Asparagus)
“brock-Oh-Lie” ( Broccoli)

as well as a few others….

I enjoy the mandatory correction when I speak about the footballist called David Beckenham, as well as those above, because I enjoy word play.

 

[Drago]

"The".

 

[winjim]

I refute any correction to my chosen pronunciation of this as

“Kween-Oh-Ah”

but I also use

“Sparrowguts” (Asparagus)
“brock-Oh-Lie” ( Broccoli)

as well as a few others….

I enjoy the mandatory correction when I speak about the footballist called David Beckenham, as well as those above, because I enjoy word play.

*Sparrow Grass

 

[CanucksTraveller]

I struggle with "sub judice" despite (a) learning Latin in school and (b) using the phrase quite a lot. I'm still convinced I'm saying it slightly wrong, although nobody has laughed yet.

 

[mudsticks]

Thinking that was meant to be ‘creche’.

I have a problem with that famous Plymouth car, the Barracuda . . .

I assumed it was a miswriting of
"chi-chi"

Which I'd say should be 'she she'

As a youngster it took me a while to grasp that hyperbole.

Wasn't pronounced as if it was an overexcited breakfast receptacle.

Having only seen it written down ...

I refute any correction to my chosen pronunciation of this as

“Kween-Oh-Ah”

but I also use

“Sparrowguts” (Asparagus)
“brock-Oh-Lie” ( Broccoli)

as well as a few others….

I enjoy the mandatory correction when I speak about the footballist called David Beckenham, as well as those above, because I enjoy word play.

Moving as I do in somewhat wholefoodista circles , I too, like you, gain a modicum of sport from deliberately mispronouncing it 'kwinoer'

Just to give others the chance to correct me.

"It's keenwah"

Bit of a niche sport , I'll grant you, but hey you've gotta get your fun where you can, right ??