It really gets up my goat!

The letter H pronounced "haitch"

My parents had a friend who used to say "I won't fornicate to anyone" and I've never been quite sure what exactly she had in mind. They also lived next door to someone who invariably said Christ-mas, sounding the t in a strong, spitty way.

These are so funny. I have heard many of them over the years. pacific instead of specific drives me nuts. My next door neighbour's holiday hotel room had panasonic views apparently.

I have a friend who used to talk about a bit of a " duja veh".

Thank you, kitty! I would not dream of intentionally "belittling" anyone by correcting them in public or in private (apart from Theseus) and am somewhat sad that anyone would think I might. Memo to self - explain exactly what I mean.

DH's HUSBAND, kitty ???

DH's husband was proud of the fact that he was an alkerolic. We find it difficult to say properly now.

A friend in Kenya referred to an 'articulated giraffe'. For the uninitiated, this beast is 'a reticulated giraffe'.

I had a friend who always said 'cool calm and collective'.
Never told her, just enjoyed it.

My DHs family all say "one hegg or two for breakfast"

My grandson says "tink and lorry (articulated lorry ). The front part is the tink and the back part is the lorry.

Actually, I don't think Ariadne was suggesting that we tell someone to say it correctly. I think she was answering the question about whether one would copy them or say something correctly.

As do I

Aka Love it!

My 90 year old neighbour asked my DH if he could paint her dildo rail as she didn't feel safe up a ladder.

You lot have made me giggle so much that I can' t think of any examples but I too have a good friend who is always saying this sort of thing and would be so upset if I corrected/explained to her.

DGD 3 used to demand 'anti-social' cream on a scratch or scrape.

My dear friend says "he is swinging his leg" (swinging the lead) and I don't ever correct her. She mispronounces quite a few others but I can't think of them just now........

Nucular weapons - a Bushism, but not excusable.

Ariadne not everyone is confident enough to cope with being told they are mispronouncing something.

They would feel belittled.

The Specific Ocean

Les D borrowed some of Ada from Hylda - and a lot from Norman Evans!

Say it correctly!!

"it's a mute point." No, it's a "moot" point.

In a conversation with someone using the wrong word, say prostrate instead of prostate, what do you do when it is your turn to speak, tactfully use their version or say it correctly and risk embarrassing/annoying them?

feetlebaum i beg to contradict - I think 'hysterical rectummy' was one of Les Dawson's little plays on words when he played Ada - always accompanied by a hitching up of the vast bosooms! Hylda Baker was wonderful wasn't she - I often watch her stuff on Youtube.

My H has got prostrate trouble - he's always lying down.