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Lucca Wed 23-Jun-21 08:24:05

A survey has revealed the most irritating mispronounced words:

Arto1s Thu 24-Jun-21 15:55:00

I live in the States - crasont for croissant. Grrr!

Lucca Thu 24-Jun-21 16:23:35

pat9

Lazy tongue losing t and now l. E.g. hospitaw
And how many men have "prostrate" trouble?
Don't get me on so many people saying" less" when it should be "fewer"

Less/fewer. Is. It mispronunciation !!

Please would somebody come back and explain weight/wait? I wonder if they mean spelling as opposed to pronunciation ?

Scribbles Thu 24-Jun-21 16:27:46

Flaunt instead of flout.
Affect instead of effect
And fine tooth-comb instead of fine-toothed comb.

When my OH was a little lad, his mother would look critically at his hair and he was certain for years that she would tell him his parting was as "straight as a donkey's iron leg."

My dad could never pronounce "surpassed". It always came out as surprassed and became a sort of family joke. To this day, I have to think twice before I utter the word in public grin.

MadeInYorkshire Thu 24-Jun-21 16:27:47

Mine is more a spelling irritation - 'DEFIANTLY' for definitely!

Bazza Thu 24-Jun-21 16:38:20

Heighth for height. Width, breadth and HEIGHT!

Grandyma Thu 24-Jun-21 16:41:51

I’m going “ter” stay at home instead I’m going “to” stay at home. Boris first brought this mispronunciation to my attention during his briefings and I’ve since noticed others saying it ?

ExD Thu 24-Jun-21 16:43:28

Corrvid

Sloegin Thu 24-Jun-21 17:03:26

FarNorth

It does drive me nuts when people say lock for loch.
If they can't say the 'ch' sound, why not use a 'h' - so law+h - rather than a loudly articulated 'ck'?

Far North. I agree with this one. I live near Lough Erne and really irritates me when pronounced 'lock'.

Kryptonite Thu 24-Jun-21 17:37:51

Joolery for jewellery.
Naushus for nauseous.

Kryptonite Thu 24-Jun-21 17:43:49

Branston Hicks contraction instead of Braxton Hicks!

GraceQuirrel Thu 24-Jun-21 17:48:40

timetogo2016

It is not offencive to state a fact FannyCornforth.

I agree.
Being offended by a post on Gransnet??
confused

Kryptonite Thu 24-Jun-21 17:50:27

This is not a criticism, but Scottish people pronounce words like 'doses' as 'dosees'. I would love to know if this is a regional thing within Scotland.

Kryptonite Thu 24-Jun-21 17:55:25

Har_ass_ment (emphasis on second syllable) instead of the correct harassment (emphasis on first syllable).

Kryptonite Thu 24-Jun-21 18:00:03

Raspberry emphasising the 'p'.

lizzypopbottle Thu 24-Jun-21 18:04:25

I think some mispronounced words are simply due to a lack of knowledge. If you have little knowledge of male internal anatomy, you will make what sense you can of the name of the prostate gland, hence prostrate. It's a bit like the crazy interpretation of song lyrics. The actual lyrics can be quite different from what you think you've heard.

Cymres1 Thu 24-Jun-21 18:31:57

Mischeevious... that's a strangling offence in my opinion. Drives me nuts.
Sangwiches, foilage for foliage, and the noted one of someone academic I used to know who used Pacific in lectures she gave instead of specific, oh boy! That used to lose the students because they were so amazed at her coming out with it.
On the Cape Wrath issue, I was under the impression that it was a "wroth" sound, as in the hymn and novel The Grapes of Wrath. Funny how the English language can do strange things to what I thought was originally Norse.

LaGoulue Thu 24-Jun-21 18:32:32

Prostrate gland (should be prostate) and
Masectomy (should be mastectomy)

magshard20 Thu 24-Jun-21 18:59:36

Hate it when I hear someone in a shop say " can I get" instead of "can I have". My son does it and it drives me mad.......he also says he's writ something instead of written......where did I go wrong, or is it just that I'm old??

Kryptonite Thu 24-Jun-21 20:03:44

"I'm going to get a shower."
"We've already got one."

Someone close to me said 'anals' instead of 'annals' at the place of work! Again, if you are not familiar with the terminology...

Kiwigramz Thu 24-Jun-21 20:29:42

Broadcasters telling the time saying its “nine (minutes) past ten” . Nine what past ten?

FarNorth Thu 24-Jun-21 20:32:52

Kryptonite

This is not a criticism, but Scottish people pronounce words like 'doses' as 'dosees'. I would love to know if this is a regional thing within Scotland.

They do?
I've never heard that.

hicaz46 Thu 24-Jun-21 20:40:09

haitch instead of aitch

Riggie Thu 24-Jun-21 20:47:56

One fail swoop instead of one fell swoop

Nanananana1 Thu 24-Jun-21 20:56:28

Crative for creative, farplace for fireplace, meer for mirror and so many more

Yes Kirsty Allsop I am looking at you! You know her, off of the telly

NannieAnnie64 Thu 24-Jun-21 21:22:08

Payed instead of Paid.