Salt n Vinegar Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 I heard a story years ago about a secretary wanting to buy a bottle of malt for her boss, but confusing her colleagues by talking about "that French whisky". Turns out she was referring to "La Froyg". 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 I liked the stand up comedy piece from whoever it was said that his trying-to-be-posh mum said "two tickets for la confee-denshee-al" when asking for tickets to see L.A. Confidential. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 .. and then there is the man who got a slap in the face when he tried to order a quiche. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 17 hours ago, Jives Miguel said: I've been reading and pronouncing(in my head) the word vitiligo as vi-tig-li-oh for the past 30+ years. I've no idea how I've never noticed that that's quite clearly not how's its spelled. Today I think was the first time I've heard someone say the word, and that's how I realised. This has happened to me before; learning words and formulating an incorrect pronunciation in your head, only to go years without ever hearing the word spoke aloud. Does this happen to anyone else, or am I just thick? I had the interesting experience of leaving the British school system at an age just before phonics and sounding out words was actually taught, being home schooled (ineffectively, in certain areas) for almost a year due to delays in emigration, and then entering the U.S. school system after most of the phonics and such had been taught. Left me with some really bizarre takes on words until I absorbed that data over time. Most embarrassing was “chiropractor”. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 8 minutes ago, TxRover said: I had the interesting experience of leaving the British school system at an age just before phonics and sounding out words was actually taught, being home schooled (ineffectively, in certain areas) for almost a year due to delays in emigration, and then entering the U.S. school system after most of the phonics and such had been taught. Left me with some really bizarre takes on words until I absorbed that data over time. Most embarrassing was “chiropractor”. Did you say 'chimichanga' ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 3 hours ago, Florentine_Pogen said: Did you say 'chimichanga' ? Chee-row-prat-or is pretty close. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 When I got into football I had no clue how to pronounce the surname of the Hearts winger Colquhoun I later found out that the "qu" is like "wh". You find it a lot in early modern Scots. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 10 minutes ago, tamthebam said: When I got into football I had no clue how to pronounce the surname of the Hearts winger Colquhoun I later found out that the "qu" is like "wh". You find it a lot in early modern Scots. Try getting a Yank to pronounce 'Urquhart'. 'Urr-kyoo-heart'........ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyro Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 I'm still not sure how I should be pronouncing Menzies and Lockhead. Spent my whole life just trying to avoid the situation -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 9 hours ago, Florentine_Pogen said: Try getting a Yank to pronounce 'Urquhart'. 'Urr-kyoo-heart'........ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 11 hours ago, Spyro said: I'm still not sure how I should be pronouncing Menzies and Lockhead. Spent my whole life just trying to avoid the situation "Menzies" is MING (as in the Emperor) IZ the Z stands for a letter in Scots which is no longer used My old man used to talk about buying a paper from Mingiz in Waverley Station which confused me as the shop was John Menzies. On this etymology you could say Celtic fans are menzin' The English have Featherstonehaugh and Cholmondeley aka Fanshaw and Chumley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyro Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 3 minutes ago, tamthebam said: "Menzies" is MING (as in the Emperor) IZ the Z stands for a letter in Scots which is no longer used My old man used to talk about buying a paper from Mingiz in Waverley Station which confused me as the shop was John Menzies. The Menzies seem to change a lot, I've settled on Ming if it's a 1st name and Z if its a surname but I know it's a grey area! I was told years ago Lockhead was always pronounced Lochheid, but still not convinced on that. 8 minutes ago, tamthebam said: The English have Featherstonehaugh and Cholmondeley aka Fanshaw and Chumley Avoch is always a fun one for anyone new to the highlands -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Duck Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 On 11/06/2024 at 00:34, BFTD said: This has happened to me more times that I'm comfortable admitting. Can't think of any examples off the top of my head, but I know there's been a bunch of times I've finally heard a word spoken aloud that I've read for decades and had a brief moment of terror, trying to think if I've ever used it in conversation and outed myself as a total numpty (even more than usual). Something I've noticed is how many YouTubers have no such fears - plenty of them have the most bizarre pronunciations for even the simplest and most common of words. Segue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 18 minutes ago, Disco Duck said: Segue Moving on... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 52 minutes ago, Spyro said: The Menzies seem to change a lot, I've settled on Ming if it's a 1st name and Z if its a surname but I know it's a grey area! I was told years ago Lockhead was always pronounced Lochheid, but still not convinced on that. Avoch is always a fun one for anyone new to the highlands Mr. Spyro, if you go on to BBC iPlayer, you can watch 'Clay, Smeddum & Greenden', a 1970's dramatisation of 3 short stories by Lewis Grassic Gibbon. In the second piece, Eileen McCallum is glorious as family matriarch Meg Menzies, pronounced 'Mingiss'. Well worth a watch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron_stampler Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 that tory guy whose name is spelt Duguid ( the one Douglas Ross stabbed in the back) I thought it was pronounced "Do Good" but apparently it "Dyoo Gid" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 14 minutes ago, Aaron_stampler said: that tory guy whose name is spelt Duguid ( the one Douglas Ross stabbed in the back) I thought it was pronounced "Do Good" but apparently it "Dyoo Gid" I'd say it more like 'dyoo-kit'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Just imagine if the late Tam Dalyell went to Dalzeil High School but spent his holidays in Avoch. Nightmare. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jives Miguel Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Right, Gordon Dalziel, explain the pronunciation on that one Gordon Dee-ehl? Wtf? -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 48 minutes ago, Jives Miguel said: Right, Gordon Dalziel, explain the pronunciation on that one Gordon Dee-ehl? Wtf? The old z looking letter with a tail made a different sound. It's been explained on here before, much better tbf. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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