100 Most Often Mispronounced Words and Phrases |
 Feb 26 2009, 08:01 PM
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 Tick tock, Bill  Group: Administrator Posts: 8,764 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,948  |
I remember saying "chester drawers" for a long time. I always thought that it was the correct term. I honestly thought that the "h" was silent in "herb".
http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/mispron.html Just a fun little read, if you're bored. :) |
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Feb 26 2009, 08:06 PM
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 Senior Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 1,507 Joined: Sep 2007 Member No: 571,541 |
This reminds me of ENGLISH class..
ugh! 
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Feb 26 2009, 08:14 PM
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 Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,155 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 95,404 |
When I was little, I thought only old people could get Alzheimer's because of the 'name' and thought that whoever came up with the name was very disrespectful. And I always pronounce "Heimlich" incorrectly LOL.
This one girl wrote "irre-f*cking-gardless" on a Xanga entry once and I laughed for the longest time. But man, did you know "irregardless" is actually included in some dictionaries? It's pretty ridiculous. Other words I've mispronounced: jewelry, Ku Klux Klan, mischievous, pronunciation (Gigi's actually lectured me on this one before),... just to name a few. Damn, so many. |
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Feb 26 2009, 09:02 PM
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 DDR \\ I'm Dee :) Group: Mentor Posts: 8,662 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 384,020 |
interpretate
 When I was younger I always had a problem with cactus and casket. I'd often use the two interchangeably. Say "cactus, casket" five times fast. |
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Feb 26 2009, 09:03 PM
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Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,155 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 95,404 |
^ How often would you use either word anyway?
 But yeah, I tried the "cactus casket" thing... damn. WTF |
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Feb 26 2009, 09:04 PM
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DDR \\ I'm Dee :) Group: Mentor Posts: 8,662 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 384,020 |
O snap! I say ofTEN.
When my grandpa died I kept saying he was in the cactus :( |
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Feb 26 2009, 11:07 PM
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 moo i'm a cow, mate Group: Member Posts: 56 Joined: Dec 2008 Member No: 704,304 |
hahah i just heard 5 people mispronounce 'leisure' today. amazing. 3 of them read it like 'leh-sure' and the others read it like 'lay-sure'.
lee-sure lee-sure! |
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Feb 26 2009, 11:39 PM
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 don't call me shirley. Group: Member Posts: 193 Joined: Oct 2008 Member No: 689,028 |
I swear on my life, I could never say the word "funeral" right.
 it always comes out "fuu-ner-al" when it suppose to sound "fiu-ner-al". |
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Feb 26 2009, 11:43 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Human Posts: 659 Joined: Jan 2007 Member No: 494,019 |
"gargling raccoon piss for 30 seconds while it drips slowly down your chin and you cant help but lick at its salty wetness while tears form in your eyes. The warm muggy fluid slowly trickles down your throat and you gag slightly and then gag again, each time getting more and more intense until finally you let it all go but not before a mouthful of salty muggy raccoon piss slides down your throat." I've found that this phrase is usually mispronounced.
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Feb 27 2009, 08:47 PM
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 in a matter of time Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,151 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,357 |
Don't forget Hugh and Huge, Joanne! XD
But yeah a lot of people say "proNOUNciation" and I'm just like...yeah that's ironic lol. I think I'm only anal about that because it helps me to remember how to spell it correctly. I pretty much say all of these words correctly. I think it's because I live in Canada. A lot of these words I don't really use but I'm sure I would have pronounced them incorrectly. But who really says "spit and image" over "spitting image"? Come on. |
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Feb 27 2009, 08:54 PM
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 kthxbai Group: Official Designer Posts: 2,832 Joined: Feb 2008 Member No: 621,203 |
None of those apply to me
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Feb 27 2009, 08:58 PM
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 Live long and prosper. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 5,525 Joined: Nov 2006 Member No: 478,024 |
Conversate.
aIOYUUIT^&*^%&*%&^$%#%^^%!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD DAMMIT!!! |
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Feb 27 2009, 09:11 PM
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 /人◕‿‿◕人\ Group: Official Member Posts: 8,283 Joined: Dec 2007 Member No: 602,927 |
QUOTE(emberfly @ Feb 27 2009, 07:54 PM)  None of those apply to me This. Words aren't hard. |
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