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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Are there any words you find hard to pronounce.
I was trying to say Brewery earlier and just couldn't say it, so the person I was talking to could understand! The more I tried, the less like Brewery it sounded.
I know someone who says uncle - like oncle. Always sounds wrong, but that's just how she says it.
Any words that flummox you?
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"Are there any words you find hard to pronounce.
I was trying to say Brewery earlier and just couldn't say it, so the person I was talking to could understand! The more I tried, the less like Brewery it sounded.
I know someone who says uncle - like oncle. Always sounds wrong, but that's just how she says it.
Any words that flummox you?
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I want to know how you say brewery now.
I can't think of any at the moment but I know that sometimes my emphasis on some parts of a word is different to some people around me. (I can't think of an example right now.) |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Are there any words you find hard to pronounce.
I was trying to say Brewery earlier and just couldn't say it, so the person I was talking to could understand! The more I tried, the less like Brewery it sounded.
I know someone who says uncle - like oncle. Always sounds wrong, but that's just how she says it.
Any words that flummox you?
I want to know how you say brewery now.
I can't think of any at the moment but I know that sometimes my emphasis on some parts of a word is different to some people around me. (I can't think of an example right now.)"
I don't think my accent helped! I think I've got a complex now about that word!
I used to emphasise advertisement wrongly so I'd say the ise part so it sounded like eyes rather than is. If that makes sense. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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My mother will put the emphasis on the wrong part of people's names (even completely common names, even when the person has introduced themselves to her, even when other people refer to them regularly) and it drives me insane.
As for me, I still say remuneration wrong because I also spelled it wrong until about 5 years ago and the incorrect version stuck (renumeration). Unfortunately it's a word I come across a lot at work! |
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By *ynecplCouple
over a year ago
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Not a word I can't pronounce but a little joke between us is the word Lingerie which we have always said as it is spelt rather than the French pronunciation, that is until we were shopping and I asked where the ling-er-ie section was to a shop assistant. She just looked at me and then very slowly said the correct pronunciation, whilst pointing it out and I left rather red faced  |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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I don't think my accent helped! I think I've got a complex now about that word!
I used to emphasise advertisement wrongly so I'd say the ise part so it sounded like eyes rather than is. If that makes sense. "
Yes, that does. There are words like that. I say advert is ment but I have heard advert eyes ment and adver tise ment.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Are there any words you find hard to pronounce.
I was trying to say Brewery earlier and just couldn't say it, so the person I was talking to could understand! The more I tried, the less like Brewery it sounded.
I know someone who says uncle - like oncle. Always sounds wrong, but that's just how she says it.
Any words that flummox you?
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Do you pronounce it - Brewerrrrrrry?  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Are there any words you find hard to pronounce.
I was trying to say Brewery earlier and just couldn't say it, so the person I was talking to could understand! The more I tried, the less like Brewery it sounded.
I know someone who says uncle - like oncle. Always sounds wrong, but that's just how she says it.
Any words that flummox you?
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Not something I can't say myself but why do so many people (don't know if its just locally) but BirMingham is pronounced BirNingham 
Or sandwich sangwich?
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I was going to say this,the OH and one of his friends both say sangwich and they tell me its because of their Irish mothers  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My mother will put the emphasis on the wrong part of people's names (even completely common names, even when the person has introduced themselves to her, even when other people refer to them regularly) and it drives me insane.
As for me, I still say remuneration wrong because I also spelled it wrong until about 5 years ago and the incorrect version stuck (renumeration). Unfortunately it's a word I come across a lot at work! "
yes . . Remuneration is a right gobfull. . I also avoided saying it. . It's not a logical word. . Surely it should be renumeration. .numerate. . Numbers etc. . As a kid in primary school i said capacity as capissity ! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Are there any words you find hard to pronounce.
I was trying to say Brewery earlier and just couldn't say it, so the person I was talking to could understand! The more I tried, the less like Brewery it sounded.
I know someone who says uncle - like oncle. Always sounds wrong, but that's just how she says it.
Any words that flummox you?
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Insatiabubble.... I mean insatiabooble... Insa... f@@@ing insatiababbble .... Aaaarghh!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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If you struggle with the word barracuda then say after me:
"Barra" - "barra"
"Cu" - "cu"
"Da" - "da"
Now put it all together and what have you got?
"Barra barra cu cu da da".  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My mother will put the emphasis on the wrong part of people's names (even completely common names, even when the person has introduced themselves to her, even when other people refer to them regularly) and it drives me insane.
As for me, I still say remuneration wrong because I also spelled it wrong until about 5 years ago and the incorrect version stuck (renumeration). Unfortunately it's a word I come across a lot at work! yes . . Remuneration is a right gobfull. . I also avoided saying it. . It's not a logical word. . Surely it should be renumeration. .numerate. . Numbers etc. . As a kid in primary school i said capacity as capissity ! "
That was my thinking too...pesky Latin mucking it up |
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By (user no longer on site)
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i cant say position.... never have been able to say it... just always comes out like im tongue tied lol actually its quiet horrible in the swinging world lol x  |
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i cant say necessarily but looks like i can spell it tho also i have a habit of thinking of saying something and i think
of 2 different words and i sometimes say half of one word and half of another  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Not something I can't say myself but why do so many people (don't know if its just locally) but BirMingham is pronounced BirNingham "
You're right it is Bir ming um |
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"Are there any words you find hard to pronounce.
I was trying to say Brewery earlier and just couldn't say it, so the person I was talking to could understand! The more I tried, the less like Brewery it sounded.
I know someone who says uncle - like oncle. Always sounds wrong, but that's just how she says it.
Any words that flummox you?
Insatiabubble.... I mean insatiabooble... Insa... f@@@ing insatiababbble .... Aaaarghh! "
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"My mother will put the emphasis on the wrong part of people's names (even completely common names, even when the person has introduced themselves to her, even when other people refer to them regularly) and it drives me insane.
As for me, I still say remuneration wrong because I also spelled it wrong until about 5 years ago and the incorrect version stuck (renumeration). Unfortunately it's a word I come across a lot at work! yes . . Remuneration is a right gobfull. . I also avoided saying it. . It's not a logical word. . Surely it should be renumeration. .numerate. . Numbers etc. . As a kid in primary school i said capacity as capissity ! "
But it's not about numbers as such. It's about the counting of money - muneration.
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I have a relatively Middle English accent but when v tired or tipsy I can't control speech impediments I have so r becomes w and all s become sh. Daughter has an Irish teacher n if class are good n work well he'll say 'power shower' (parr sharr) 3 times lol |
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"I'm a Paddy and "film" seems to be a problem....everyone picks me up on it..
Another one is "three""
Do you say it the same as me, FILIM? Three is THEEE and window is WINDEE.
I can't say feminist . . . lucky I'm not one |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm a Paddy and "film" seems to be a problem....everyone picks me up on it..
Another one is "three"
Do you say it the same as me, FILIM? Three is THEEE and window is WINDEE.
I can't say feminist . . . lucky I'm not one "
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Are there any words you find hard to pronounce.
I was trying to say Brewery earlier and just couldn't say it, so the person I was talking to could understand! The more I tried, the less like Brewery it sounded.
I know someone who says uncle - like oncle. Always sounds wrong, but that's just how she says it.
Any words that flummox you?
Specifically - always comes out as pacifically. & regularly. Doesn't matter how many times I try. I just can't say them properly.
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By *nne CallanWoman
over a year ago
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"i cant say position.... never have been able to say it... just always comes out like im tongue tied lol actually its quiet horrible in the swinging world lol x "
Omg. Ive never been comfortable with that word. It used to come out sounding li ke poshition. I have sorted ir now but couldnt manage it till I was over 40 |
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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago
West Wales and Cardiff |
I always struggle with "specifically"
I'm quite capable of messing up the word "statistics" too - which wasn't ideal when I worked for an organisation with that in the title
I can pronounce it, but I have an irrational hatred for the word "meld" - gives me the creeps |
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"If you struggle with the word barracuda then say after me:
"Barra" - "barra"
"Cu" - "cu"
"Da" - "da"
Now put it all together and what have you got?
"Barra barra cu cu da da". "
Showing your age there lol
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Not something I can't say myself but why do so many people (don't know if its just locally) but BirMingham is pronounced BirNingham
You're right it is Bir ming um"
Ha! With lots of emphasis on the um' part  |
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By *ickawitchCouple
over a year ago
Away with the fairies (Liverpool to you) |
I struggle with hospital - unless I concentrate and do it slowly it comes out as hostibal.....don't even know why but it's always been that way
I also still have diffuculty with the old favourites submarine and binoculars but as they are not said often in my world I can wing it |
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By *ickawitchCouple
over a year ago
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I used to work with a woman who couldn't pronounce ciabatta - she actually spelt it out to say it 'see-a-batter' sooooo cute
On a different note a neighbour of ours had a daughter they called Cyan it was only years later I realised her name was Sian but they didn't know how to say it |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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On a different note a neighbour of ours had a daughter they called Cyan it was only years later I realised her name was Sian but they didn't know how to say it "
That's like Siobhan. I've heard that pronounced See O Ban. Leominster - also gets pronounced differently. We say it Lem Stir.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm a Paddy and "film" seems to be a problem....everyone picks me up on it..
Another one is "three""
I say fillum to my son. Always makes him laugh...and turty tree... |
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By *ickawitchCouple
over a year ago
Away with the fairies (Liverpool to you) |
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On a different note a neighbour of ours had a daughter they called Cyan it was only years later I realised her name was Sian but they didn't know how to say it
That's like Siobhan. I've heard that pronounced See O Ban. Leominster - also gets pronounced differently. We say it Lem Stir. "
I always get caught out with place names!!! I always said Aig-burg for an area close to but it's pronounced egg birth (Aigburth) |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Are there any words you find hard to pronounce.
I was trying to say Brewery earlier and just couldn't say it, so the person I was talking to could understand! The more I tried, the less like Brewery it sounded.
I know someone who says uncle - like oncle. Always sounds wrong, but that's just how she says it.
Any words that flummox you?
I want to know how you say brewery now.
I can't think of any at the moment but I know that sometimes my emphasis on some parts of a word is different to some people around me. (I can't think of an example right now.)
I don't think my accent helped! I think I've got a complex now about that word!
I used to emphasise advertisement wrongly so I'd say the ise part so it sounded like eyes rather than is. If that makes sense. "
They are both correct. |
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I used to not be able to pronounce shoulder and instead said soldier. I can now say both correctly but an annoying side effect is that I can't type either correctly, i.e. when I typed shoulder above I meant to type soldier. Oh FFS, I just did it again! I meant to type shoulder but ended up typing soldier... AH FUCK IT DONE IT AGAIN!!! |
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"Are there any words you find hard to pronounce.
I was trying to say Brewery earlier and just couldn't say it, so the person I was talking to could understand! The more I tried, the less like Brewery it sounded.
I know someone who says uncle - like oncle. Always sounds wrong, but that's just how she says it.
Any words that flummox you?
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I can't say tortoise and now I'm unsure as to wether I can spell now |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I can't say the world ' similarly ' bit of an odd one.
Sometimes I also get my 'f' and 'th' sounds mixed up, but I was told this was a midlands thing to do? I'm not sure xx |
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