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pronounciation of common words

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etheltbags1 Tue 08-Sept-15 19:37:44

I really hate to see commonly used words being mispronounced
Toady I had an argument about how to say Benal Madena (the spanish resort). I used to write to a relative who lived there and it was said lke it was spelt but several people have called it Bellamadena. Can anyone tell me the correct way to pronounce it.
I also live fairly near to a Matalan store and find my skin creeps to hear people shouting 'Im going to Mataland'.
Its the same with sandwich commonly pronounced saanwich, strawberry pronounced strawbry and many others .This has nothing to do with local dialect its just a lazy way of talking.

granjura Mon 28-Sept-15 22:06:47

well yes- but doing so in such a provocative way on several threads at once did make me wonder?

etheltbags1 Mon 28-Sept-15 22:11:01

No Im just bored, been at work and I needed some excitement, lol

Alea Mon 28-Sept-15 22:41:02

No Im just bored, been at work and I needed some excitement, lol

So is that your entire justification for a totally uncalled-for attack on another member for her choice of words? Not to mention rubbishing the NW, and proposing making refugees work as servants??
Blimey. It is not easy to discern the " tongue in cheek" irony among such a barrage of broadsides.

hmmhmm

Elegran Mon 28-Sept-15 22:50:23

Not keen on attacking a poster for caller her pooter a pooter, didn't see rubbishing the NW, but I did quite like the servants bit - that was up there with Jonathon Swift.

www.cracked.com/blog/5-satirists-attacked-by-people-who-totally-missed-point/

Elrel Mon 28-Sept-15 23:13:20

More foot in mouth than tongue in cheek perhaps.

Nelliemoser Tue 29-Sept-15 00:06:14

OK Etheltbags I recently heard someone on the radio using the expression "where there's muck there's brass".
(an expression generally attributed to Yorkshire.

But instead of saying brass (ass as in donkey) she pronounced it as "br-arse". To me it sounded completely wrong, given the whole context of the expression.
What do you do think about such dialect expressions? or would you prefer we all spoke posh.

Laff or larf is either right?
Brass or br-arse.
What is wrong with a notable regional accent clearly enunciated?

Hidge Tha don't miss out t's in't deepest Yorkshire. wink

etheltbags1 Wed 30-Sept-15 10:59:55

I think a regional accent is ok but regional variations of words is not good. Using slang words is fine at home or with friends but at work not so good.
I have to speak well as I mix with all different people at work and it is no good mumbling a Geordie phrase if Im talking to a Londoner etc.
I really do think that an accent is lovely, I love the cockney accent and the Yorkshire accent and some of the slow country burrs of the west country is refreshing to the soul.

Stansgran Wed 30-Sept-15 11:34:51

Oh so many of these and prostrate instead of prostate ,disinterested when it should be uninterested and a special mention for those who pronounce place names with a foreign accent. And don't start me on quinoa. Food in the NE seems to be fud and film seems to be fillum.

Balini Thu 15-Oct-15 22:09:22

The Sure advert, they pronounce it "shore" I hate it.

Ana Thu 15-Oct-15 22:14:48

How do you pronounce it, Balini? confused

Balini Thu 15-Oct-15 22:28:32

Where I come from ana, it's pronounce "shoor"

Balini Thu 15-Oct-15 22:29:56

I meant "pronounced"

Ana Thu 15-Oct-15 22:33:05

Oh, well it must be a regional thing then, Balini. We say 'shore' where I live. smile