Florentine_Pogen Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 16 hours ago, Shandon Par said: In the news last week it was suggested there’s barely any regions left in England that pronounce the “r” at the end of a sentence. Hence Stellar and Stella being pronounced the same. Didn't realise that Shandz is a Tennessee Williams afficionado. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peil Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Weirdest one I came across was a wifey in South Carolina who made a big deal about how we pronounce her name. Her: It's "Deeudruh" Me: genuinely baffled Her: "Deeudruh" Me: Can you spell that Her: D-E-I-D-R-E Mind you same night out I got talking to a lad from West Virgina, as we got more pissed we realised we were pronouncing words the same, and so I learned about the Scots settling in Appalachia. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 14 hours ago, greendot said: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Tuna 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 1 minute ago, Eednud said: Tuna Yet presumably they can say the word chew. Bit like the nigels and the "ch" sound. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 20 hours ago, Shandon Par said: In the news last week it was suggested there’s barely any regions left in England that pronounce the “r” at the end of a sentence. Hence Stellar and Stella being pronounced the same. Dont get me fucking started on this. Pizzar, Pastar, idears. Its all up here now. p***ks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Rider Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Van Go (although everyone makes an arse of this) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Mum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Meer (Mirror). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambieBud Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Heard an advert repeatedly on some Florida radio station for Hoondy. Took me ages to realise it was for Hyundai. Also Geetarr ffs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 (edited) 30 minutes ago, CambieBud said: Heard an advert repeatedly on some Florida radio station for Hoondy. Took me ages to realise it was for Hyundai. Also Geetarr ffs That one could be regional even in the US; in the Midwest it's '***-day'. Wonder if the swear filter will pick me up on that? ETA - yup. Edited January 23 by carpetmonster 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappiecat1.2 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 2 hours ago, TheScarf said: Meer (Mirror). Some dialects give it two syllables, so it becomes; meeyaw. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 8 hours ago, Florentine_Pogen said: Didn't realise that Shandz is a Tennessee Williams afficionado. Stella! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Mack-ay (Mackay), most obviously featured in South Park. I have to grit my teeth every time I go to Halifax in Nova Scotia (aye, Canada, I know) where they say 'Mah-kay' rather than 'Mack-eye' for their MacKay Bridge. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Blades Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Just thought of another one that annoys me. Tourniquet. Pronounced by Americans as “turn a ket” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Ferrino Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 2 hours ago, Brother Blades said: Just thought of another one that annoys me. Tourniquet. Pronounced by Americans as “turn a ket” Have you ever asked an American to "turn a ket" before? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 22 hours ago, Peil said: Weirdest one I came across was a wifey in South Carolina... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennie makevin Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 On 20/01/2024 at 19:05, carpetmonster said: ‘Mirror’ as ‘meer’ is the one that always jars me when my kid says it. For years my favourite line from Bob Dylan's 'Visions of Johanna' was, "She's delicate and seems like Vermeer", which I still think is a much better image than "seems like the mirror". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennie makevin Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 (edited) 15 hours ago, Hedgecutter said: Mack-ay (Mackay), most obviously featured in South Park. I have to grit my teeth every time I go to Halifax in Nova Scotia (aye, Canada, I know) where they say 'Mah-kay' rather than 'Mack-eye' for their MacKay Bridge. Pedentary I know but Canadians(and indeed Mexicans) are as American as people in the United States in the same way that Italians are as European as Germans. America is two continents not one country. But certainly Nova Scotians should know how to pronounce Mackay. Edited January 24 by kennie makevin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Maybe not in the finest traditions of keeping on topic, but in recent years I've noticed a surprising inability of millions of Americans to correctly say the words "Trump lost". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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