pronounciation of common words

I was always told species was speeshees. Attenborough says speecees. Is there a correct way for that word to be pronounced? Bit like the tissue issue above

I believe that the purest pronunciation of English is actually to be found in Inverness! My pet hate is the extra 'r' as in 'drawring' or 'area-r'.....aargh!

Ah, Ruby I do find it difficult to say sixth so I'm guilty of that one. Pysiologist is another one my tongue get right!

Why do so many people say 'sickth'? It isn't difficult to say sixth.

Spot on, thatbags. Words are not always pronounced phonetically and that is a mistake many make. One common example that springs to mind is 'tissue', which some think they are pronouncing correctly when they say 'tiss-you'. Wrong! It's 'tishoo'.

"Strawb'ry", "blackb'ry", "Feb'ry", "secrət'ry"...

Reckernise. [shudder]

Or, even worse: reckodnise

an open e

I've always understood that the e in berry in words like strawberry is the schwa sound, not and open e. So those saying what seems like strawburry are correct.

use of schwa for e is very common in English. I reckon it's the people who think it should be an open e (as in help) who are mistakenly altering the berry words.

Naushus instead of nauseous. Aaaggghhh

Uz is used quite a lot now instead of us. Really annoys me, especially if I hear it on television or radio.

Strawburry, razburry, guzburry, blackberry, loganberry. Why?

It doesn't really matter as long as they come with a dollup (sic) of cream

I don't mind Porsche or Porscha, whatever you're offering ninathenana

Yes I'd say blackberries as written

It's BenalMADena. I definitely don't drag out the straw berry word; I say strawbry but with just a very slight vowel sound after the b. Does it really matter? I think, too, it probably is a regional thing if you pronounce it as written. We've had this discussion recently on another thread as a lot of people mentioned the aitch thing as their pet hate. I agree that pronunciation shouldn't be pronounced pronounciation although I often hear that.

Strawburys Goosburys but oddly blackberries.
Porche or Porcha ?? I've heard both on TV.

Ooh, I got it right!
Have a strawberry!

I have realised I say 'strawbury' - I must check the link

I don't like to hear joolery, seccetry, Febuary
I say Bennal Maddunna - is that correct? But then I say it so rarely that I don't suppose it matters!

Nuculer for nuclear! Really bugs me!

Regarding the 'haitch' pronunciation...... here in N. Ireland we have weird ways of determining people's 'perceived religious background'. One of these is the pronunciation of 'h'! 'Haitch' denotes Catholic and 'aitch' denotes Protestant What a society I come from!

When I worked in a factory canteen, whenever the soup of the day was asparagus, my supervisor always told people it was asparagrass, it grated on me, but I couldn`t correct her because she was my boss!

Actually, I've just found this:
dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/strawberry

I say it the first way, which is given as the British pronunciation, but what about the rest of you?

You had me going back there to check if I'd done a typo, Ethel

We'll have to agree to disagree on strawberries, though!

meant vowels

I think strawberries should be pronounced strawberries as the word is written. Never mind about bowels Mamacaz

February too is annoying me, some say Febry, some say Febuary.

Cinderella too is sometimes called Cindrella.

Chimley, badmington......

What's wrong with 'strawbries' (or 'strawbry)?
If they were written as two separate words - straw berries - then yes, I would find it odd to hear 'berries' pronounced as 'bries', but it isn't two words, it's one. The stress (when I say it, anyway) is on 'straw', so surely it's perfectly natural to put less emphasis on the vowels of the 'berries' part of the word. I definitely don't see anything wrong with that.