Words wot you say wrong...

[florencethnurse]

I can’t say exhibition it comes out as ex ker bisshon

 

[Accy cyclist]

Have we had Medicine, pronounced 'medson' by news readers etc yet?

 

[swee'pea99]

When I were a lad my mate would always say, when he got a flat tyre, that he had to fix a pumpture. He was convinced that this is correct because it needs to be pumped up again.
He still uses the same word today.

My Dad was delighted to see a sign outside a local garage promising 'punchers repaired'.

 

[DCBassman]

One that irks me greatly is the BBC's (and increasingly others) pronunciation of 'violent' as 'vilent'.

 

[NorthernDave]

One that winds me up is the amount of people who say "waivered" when they mean "waived".

And Canyda, which is apparently that country just above America...

 

[DaveReading]

"Orientated" is a great example of a word that needn't exist.

 

[yello]

One has to be careful to separate perceived mispronunciation from accent, or dialect even. 'Room' pronounced 'rum' niggles me no end bit I defend its right to exist!

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Sat in a diner in the US when the late MIL announced that she wished she was rich enough to be able to buy her a large condom for us all to live in. She was never allowed to live it down.

 

[LarryDuff]

A mate of mine who is a rugby referee had always said pelanty instead of penalty.

 

[TheDoctor]

"Orientated" is a great example of a word that needn't exist.

Ditto 'burglarizing' - the word is burgling. Hunter S Thompson, I'm looking at you.

 

[Venod]

Carol Kirkwood (TV weather presenter) pronounces Northern, Western, Southern and Eastern, as Northeren, Westeren, Southeren, and Easteren, now I have written that down I am questioning my hearing, is it true ?

 

[yello]

Carol Kirkwood (TV weather presenter) pronounces Northern, Western, Southern and Eastern, as Northeren, Westeren, Southeren, and Easteren, now I have written that down I am questioning my hearing, is it true ?

That'd be interesting one if so, there must be footage somewhere to verify.

Certainly, some people do have blocks with certain words (like @florencethnurse and "ex ker bisshon") that no amount of attempts can rectify - 'northeren' etc would be an extension of that I guess. I have one too, and I'l post it if/when I remember what it is!

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I can never say Ophthalmologist,

 

[nickyboy]

Usually Welsh names. Most folk pronounce LLandudno as "landudno", not "clandudno"

Hardest is Betws-y-coed - I know it's "Betswi coid" but we all say 'co ed'

Is "clandudno" right? I would always pronounce it "thlandudno". Obvs "landudno" ain't right

 

[nickyboy]

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