It's not a new topic, but I'm still intrigued by the differences in the way we pronounce words. How do you pronounce the following:
Grocery--
Gro-shery or Gro-sery?
Envelope--
In-velope or On-velope?
Mature--
Ma-chure or Ma-tour?
February--
Feb-you-ary or Feb-roo-ary?
Coupon--
Koo-pon or Kyoo-pon?
Due--
Doo or Dyoo?
Do you know anyone who's still hanging on to the "hw" sound, as in "hwat" (what) or "hwen" (when)?
What pronunciations really grate on your nerves?
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it's APP-lic-able. not app-LIC-able.
Gro-shery, Ma-chure, Feb-you-ary, and Doo.
Also, according to my beloved grandmother, Momma Jo, it's en-VEL-up, as in "to surround."
In addition, I prefer "KYU-pin."
And finally, the one pronunciation that grates on my nerves is when people insert an "r" when pronouncing my last name -- "Warshburn." Happens more than you think...
Poinsetta: poinsett-ee-ah or poinsett-uh?
Jillians: jill-yins or jill-ee-ans
I also can't stand when people say "aks" instead of "ask." I mean, look at the order of the letters for crying out loud!
Oh my, what a great topic! I bet some pronunciations are based on regional dialects (e.g. the addition of an 'r' as in warsh).
I know my pronunciations can vary with the company I keep. I admit bowing to peer pressure but I prefer to think of it as not putting on airs.
Room: I've heard it pronounced rum.
Garage: Is the 'g' in hard or soft?
Harass: Which syllable is stressed? (media seem to prefer the first syllable)
I love it WHen people pronounce the initial consonent cluster of w-h!
Oh. p.s. I HATE KYU pon. Koo pon, koo pon, koo pon. Anything else sounds affected.
Can anyone give me an example of another word where a y is introduced before the 'ou' cluster?
PLEASE!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
You know what word I like? Kewpie. As in Kewpie doll. Kewpie is officially the funny word of the day.
Kewpie Kewpie Kewpie Kewpie Kewpie
Niche: nitch or neesh?
Salmon: I hate sal-mon! The L is silent.
I know this isn't English, but it also makes me laugh when people who don't know anything about Spanish try to pronounce things at the Mexican restaurant. Tortillas- Tor-tiyas, not tor-tillas. The same with quesadillas.
or armadillo
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