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50 Incorrect Pronunciations That You Should Avoid
Daily Writing Tips ^ | December 2, 2008 | Maeve Maddox

Posted on 11/18/2016 12:35:53 PM PST by EveningStar

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I don't agree with all of these.
1 posted on 11/18/2016 12:35:53 PM PST by EveningStar
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I hate when people correct me for mispronouncing a word, and they slowly mouth the “proper” way....

Send these folks to Islamic nations to teach English please.


2 posted on 11/18/2016 12:39:21 PM PST by Professional
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You don’t need to pronounce the first “c” in arctic.


3 posted on 11/18/2016 12:39:34 PM PST by rightwingcrazy ("We will not tolerate those who are intolerant of the intolerant.")
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To: EveningStar
"On a personal level, I cringe when I hear someone sound the "t" in often"

Who says it 'OFFEN' ? That would make me cringe.

4 posted on 11/18/2016 12:39:49 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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DEEtroit really seems to p*ss-off the locals.


5 posted on 11/18/2016 12:41:11 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: EveningStar

re drew laughs back in the Thirties with his song “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off” in which the lovers can’t agree on the pronunciation of words like either, neither, and tomato.

Lost me here. Easy enough to find out it was Astaire singing Gershwin. Astaire was not a songwriter. At all. He was a great dancer.


6 posted on 11/18/2016 12:41:44 PM PST by stanne
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To: EveningStar

Wipped cream...or Whipped cream?


7 posted on 11/18/2016 12:41:45 PM PST by Cowboy Bob
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I could agree with some, and disagree with some. The fact is that there are regional and cultural variations. “Pecan” is a major one, and I am keeping my short “a”, thank you. I will also say “fudge-ickle” instead of “Fudge-sickle”, notwithstanding that the manufacturer decrees. I will also say “cran” for “cray-on” and “dror” for “drawer” regardless of what my wife thinks.

The language is full of words that are pronounced differently than they are spelled, as one can find on Worcester on Wednesday.


8 posted on 11/18/2016 12:42:49 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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This is hyperbole from a grammer Nazi epigone.


9 posted on 11/18/2016 12:42:54 PM PST by Pelham (the refusal to Deport is defacto Amnesty)
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To: Cowboy Bob
I warrsh my squarrsh.

I have never washed a squash.

10 posted on 11/18/2016 12:44:11 PM PST by Battle Axe (Repent: for the coming of the Lord is soon.)
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——”Westconsin” for “Wisconsin” just about sets my teeth on edge-—


11 posted on 11/18/2016 12:44:11 PM PST by rellimpank (--don't believe anything the media or government says about firearms or explosives--)
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To: EveningStar

Ask is not Axe


12 posted on 11/18/2016 12:44:31 PM PST by al baby (Hi Mom Its a Joke friends)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Only those of us with roots in Dixie know how to say pecan properly.


13 posted on 11/18/2016 12:45:03 PM PST by Pelham (the refusal to Deport is defacto Amnesty)
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I say PE-CAN, rhymes with ‘American’..............


14 posted on 11/18/2016 12:46:12 PM PST by Red Badger
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What about regional differences?
The word Pecan in his first paragraph for example, it’s pronounced that way in Louisiana and texas


15 posted on 11/18/2016 12:46:34 PM PST by Mount Athos (A Giant luxury mega-mansion for Gore, a Government Green EcoShack made of poo for you)
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Why is everyone Pecan on me


16 posted on 11/18/2016 12:46:57 PM PST by al baby (Hi Mom Its a Joke friends)
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pe-CAN not pekahn...............


17 posted on 11/18/2016 12:47:33 PM PST by Red Badger
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To: EveningStar
Nor do I. One that caught my eye:

4. arctic – Note the C after the R. Say /ARK-TIK/, not /ar-tik/.

Coors actually makes a beer they call "Artic Ice".

Is there a reason or are their marketing people morons?

18 posted on 11/18/2016 12:47:48 PM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Don't question faith. Don't answer lies.)
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Here are 50 frequently mispronounced words.

Indeed.

For example, I frequently hear people mispronounce "Obama" as "horse's ass".

19 posted on 11/18/2016 12:47:59 PM PST by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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I have a dear friend who say mis-CHEE-vee-us (mischievous) and AHN-ree (ornery). Makes me crazy.


20 posted on 11/18/2016 12:48:30 PM PST by workerbee (The President of the United States is public enemy #1)
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