English pronunciation

chillidoggy

I worked with a bloke who used to say ‘penultimately’, when he meant ‘ultimately’. And ‘pacifically’ when he meant ‘specifically’. That, combined with his ‘haitch’ pronunciation really grated.

MattNovak

I think you'll find it's said ''pronounciation''

steveledzep

MattNovak said:

I think you'll find it's said ''pronounciation''

Incorrect.  I corrected the OP at the beginning of the thread.  A lot of people make the mistake.

chillidoggy

MattNovak said:

I think you'll find it's said ''pronounciation''

Actually, the bloke in question probably did say it like that!

scrumhalf

You have to wonder why this happens when the state provides education for all. 

I've not come across this with people who were educated privately. They can still talk utter bollocks, but it's beautifully enunciated bollocks. 

viz

steveledzep said:

MattNovak said:

I think you'll find it's said ''pronounciation''

Incorrect.  I corrected the OP at the beginning of the thread.  A lot of people make the mistake.

I never do - I have NO IDEA why I wrote it wrongly TWICE! Having corrected billions of people in the past, too! Oh, please, do call me Viz - I insist! “The OP” is so formal. 

steveledzep

viz said:

steveledzep said:

MattNovak said:

I think you'll find it's said ''pronounciation''

Incorrect.  I corrected the OP at the beginning of the thread.  A lot of people make the mistake.

I never do - I have NO IDEA why I wrote it wrongly TWICE! Having corrected billions of people in the past, too! Oh, please, do call me Viz - I insist! “The OP” is so formal. 

Cheers Viz.  I've refrained from getting involved in this discussion as I'm pedantic where incorrect pronunciation, spelling and grammar are concerned.  I'd make myself very unpopular if I corrected every error I see on this forum.  I think most errors are caused by a combination of predictive text and/or being too quick to post without doing a proof read first.

Kittyfrisk

steveledzep said:

viz said:

steveledzep said:

MattNovak said:

I think you'll find it's said ''pronounciation''

Incorrect.  I corrected the OP at the beginning of the thread.  A lot of people make the mistake.

I never do - I have NO IDEA why I wrote it wrongly TWICE! Having corrected billions of people in the past, too! Oh, please, do call me Viz - I insist! “The OP” is so formal. 

Cheers Viz.  I've refrained from getting involved in this discussion as I'm pedantic where incorrect pronunciation, spelling and grammar are concerned.  I'd make myself very unpopular if I corrected every error I see on this forum.  I think most errors are caused by a combination of predictive text and/or being too quick to post without doing a proof read first.

Do you mean a proofread ? 

steveledzep

Kittyfrisk said:

steveledzep said:

viz said:

steveledzep said:

MattNovak said:

I think you'll find it's said ''pronounciation''

Incorrect.  I corrected the OP at the beginning of the thread.  A lot of people make the mistake.

I never do - I have NO IDEA why I wrote it wrongly TWICE! Having corrected billions of people in the past, too! Oh, please, do call me Viz - I insist! “The OP” is so formal. 

Cheers Viz.  I've refrained from getting involved in this discussion as I'm pedantic where incorrect pronunciation, spelling and grammar are concerned.  I'd make myself very unpopular if I corrected every error I see on this forum.  I think most errors are caused by a combination of predictive text and/or being too quick to post without doing a proof read first.

Do you mean a proofread ? 

Haha!  Gold star 

MattNovak

MattNovak said:

I think you'll find it's said ''pronounciation''

This was a joke, btw.

Cranky

HAL9000 said:

People who pronounce schedule as skedule. It’s the sonic equivalent of fingernails being scraped down the blackboard - ugh!

Maybe you don't know what "sonic" means?

HAL9000

Cranky said:

HAL9000 said:

People who pronounce schedule as skedule. It’s the sonic equivalent of fingernails being scraped down the blackboard - ugh!

Maybe you don't know what "sonic" means?

When I wrote it I suspected it wasn't the right word. I'm guessing it should have been aural or phonic. Happy to be corrected.

Rocker

As has already been pointed out, the English language is constantly evolving.  It is hard to understand how words that end with 'ed' sound like ending with 'd'.  For example 'cook' becomes becomes 'cooked' yet is pronounced 'cookd'.  And there are hundreds of similar examples.

viz

Rocker said:

As has already been pointed out, the English language is constantly evolving.  It is hard to understand how words that end with 'ed' sound like ending with 'd'.  For example 'cook' becomes becomes 'cooked' yet is pronounced 'cookd'.  And there are hundreds of similar examples.

That logic is crooked. 

skullfunkerry

HAL9000 said:

scrumhalf said:

gordiji said:

Your not alone. I still like whither, thither & whence

And pray what is wrong with hither?

Do you still wend your way to the local hostelry to quaff ale?

I sometimes find myself using "hither and yon" rather than "all over the place"... I'm not actually sure where I got that from!

chillidoggy

Kittyfrisk said:

steveledzep said:

viz said:

steveledzep said:

MattNovak said:

I think you'll find it's said ''pronounciation''

Incorrect.  I corrected the OP at the beginning of the thread.  A lot of people make the mistake.

I never do - I have NO IDEA why I wrote it wrongly TWICE! Having corrected billions of people in the past, too! Oh, please, do call me Viz - I insist! “The OP” is so formal. 

Cheers Viz.  I've refrained from getting involved in this discussion as I'm pedantic where incorrect pronunciation, spelling and grammar are concerned.  I'd make myself very unpopular if I corrected every error I see on this forum.  I think most errors are caused by a combination of predictive text and/or being too quick to post without doing a proof read first.

Do you mean a proofread ? 

Or in my case, not having reading glasses to hand. The wife moans like fuck when she sees me squinting.

thomasross20

DLM said:

merlin said:

The term "awesome" to describe pizza or a song (or a guitar) really drives me up the wall.

@merlin meet the truly awesome @thomasross20

Wor Tiggs might still overuse the word, but he really is.

Haha it's a damn good word!!

Kittyfrisk

chillidoggy said:

Kittyfrisk said:

steveledzep said:

viz said:

steveledzep said:

MattNovak said:

I think you'll find it's said ''pronounciation''

Incorrect.  I corrected the OP at the beginning of the thread.  A lot of people make the mistake.

I never do - I have NO IDEA why I wrote it wrongly TWICE! Having corrected billions of people in the past, too! Oh, please, do call me Viz - I insist! “The OP” is so formal. 

Cheers Viz.  I've refrained from getting involved in this discussion as I'm pedantic where incorrect pronunciation, spelling and grammar are concerned.  I'd make myself very unpopular if I corrected every error I see on this forum.  I think most errors are caused by a combination of predictive text and/or being too quick to post without doing a proof read first.

Do you mean a proofread ? 

Or in my case, not having reading glasses to hand. The wife moans like fuck when she sees me squinting.

I read.
The wife moans like fuck when she sees me squirting...

p90fool

Jonathangus said:

People who pronounce it 'Antartic'.  Just stop it.

Nonsense, everyone knows an arctic is a lorry with a hinge in the middle. 



Actually that would work well for refrigerated lorries.  

robgilmo

Accents play a huge role in pronunciation, however, how can you get draw and drawer mixed up? Or bought and brought? Fuck me, they are two entirely different words?