- NEW!
by The Reverend Soleil on January 31st, 2008
Ax (e.g.; "Lemme ax you a question...")
by dansergrrl on January 31st, 2008
i'm with you on Ax... DRIVES ME CRAZY.
then there is "suposibly" .. it's supposedly people, REALLY.
and of course all always famous NUCLEAR it's NOT "new-cue-larr"... it's NEW-CLEAR... dumbass
by MrBLT needs to be contained on January 31st, 2008
Expecially instead of especially
by Miss Awesome on January 31st, 2008
Li-berry for library. Grrrrrrr!
by rigby on January 31st, 2008
ambahlance instead of ambulance -
by Jerichoholic - MaryannO on January 31st, 2008
Aks for ask
by miRi hates social norms and regulations on January 31st, 2008
sangwich-drives me crazy when my nana says that
or guacamole, the g is so overpronounced, and we always say it "ghuaca-" or "waca-" instead.
or
by AgnusDei on January 31st, 2008
I live in Arkansas. Everything is mispronounced, and I'm going insane. Even the name of my town is mispronounced by some of the people that live here.
by Smart2 is back! Did you miss me? on January 31st, 2008
horse-pital instead of hospital is one of my pet peeves!
by dragonlady on February 27th, 2008
Two favourite peeves:
"EX-cetera" rather than Etcetera, and (hanging a..) "pitcher" rather than Picture!
by iwnit on January 31st, 2008
I notice that some people make this kind of errors, but it does not irritate me, if there are not too many of them at a time. Even then, I usually adapt.
1) "acrossed
An agonizing ignorant mispronounciation wildly popular all across the Midwest.
All acrossed the organization."
Source:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Acrossed
It bases on the past sense of "to cross" -> "crossed"
Maybe it could be considered as Midwest dialect?
2) "Asterix is a very small but fearless and cunning warrior, ever eager for any new adventure. He lives around 50 BC in a fictional village in northwest Armorica (a region of ancient Gaul mostly identical to modern Brittany). This village is celebrated as the only part of Gaul not yet conquered by Julius Caesar and his Roman legions."
Source and further information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterix_%28character%29
(of course, if what you want to say is asterisk, it is an error)
3) dubya is not a mispronunciation, dubya is Texas dialect:
" In the Texas dialect of American English, the name is often condensed to two syllables rather than three, as in George W. Bush's nickname of "Dubya"."
Source and further information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W
by Penal Colony is wicked marrying Andy on January 31st, 2008
How about "expresso" instead of "espresso"? I don't even like espresso, and that still drives me insane.
I also hate when people put an extra syllable in "realtor" or "realty", and call it a "realitor" or "real-ity".
by Talimze on January 31st, 2008
I really don't like hearing someone say "asplode" instead of "explode." Also "bolth" instead of "both." That's a lot worse.
by Nelson - Jetpacking from bed on January 31st, 2008
I live in WASHINGTON, not WARSHINGTON!
by Kiss A Fat Babys Ass on January 31st, 2008
saying ax instead of ask, and warsh instead of wash and bidness instead of business.
by Babycakes Deux on January 31st, 2008
Exspecially instead of especially and all the other words where "es" is pronounced "ex"
And like some other Ax for Ask drives me crazy.
by brunnegd on April 4th, 2008
While some words are mis-pronounced, as pointed out by many in these comments, in many cases it is just the differences in accents. And we all have an accent.
by Brian I on February 27th, 2008
I never realised that dubya meant double-u - I always thought it was just some general derogatory term, so thank you for broadening my education. The fact that the President of the United States (and now I understand why people call him Dubya) has difficulty with the word 'nuclear' amuses me.
by TheicidalManiac on February 27th, 2008
It really bothers me when people say nucular instead of nuclear. Especially when that person has the power to launch a nuclear assualt. (G.W. Bush, for any slow people out there) http://www.slate.com/id/2071155/
by My Favourite Life on January 31st, 2008
"Febarary" is just around the corner. I might spend some time at the "liberry."
by My Favourite Life on January 31st, 2008
Yep, I agree with "expresso" (ex-wife) and I would like to add "prolly" and "probly" in place of "probably." And what about dropping the "g" in "ing" ending. "Nothin" instead of "nothing," for example. I think my all time favourite occurs in the American South, where they turn the monosyllabic word "gas" and turn the a into a diphthong or worse a triphthong, as in g-a-a-s (gay-ass). :)
by My Favourite Life on January 31st, 2008
There is a traffic announcer here in the Chicago area that hyper-annunciates the W when she does her call letters: WCPT. She pauses for an extended period as in "double...you...see pee tee." It just gets to me every time I hear it.
by roadpup2 on August 17th, 2008
None--I live in New Jersey.
by NightTripper on August 16th, 2008
the way british people say vitimins annoys me (sorry british people).
when people say raisins instead of reasons (yes I have actually heard that).
I have one friend who says vag (rhyming with bag) instead of vague. the first time he said it i thought he was shortening vagina and i was so confused because it made no sense.
by Lori K still ignores stalkers and trolls on August 16th, 2008
Lie-berry for Library
by brunnegd on April 4th, 2008
People who over-enunciate words. Generally, they are the ones who complain the most. And they are irritating to listen to.
As an aside, listen to the Weather Channel talking heads. AT-LAN-TA. Does anyone in Atlanta, especially those that grew up there, and not displaced northerners, pronounce the TA on the end. People that I know from Atlanta do not.
by My Favourite Life on February 1st, 2008
What about the folks who pronounce with as "wif"? I know a certain lot of Brits who replace th with f.
by My Favourite Life on February 1st, 2008
What about the folks that pronounce Voilà "wa-laa"?
by Anonymous on January 31st, 2008
Hey, I've got to ax you a question, OK?
That's the only one I can think of off the top of mi cabeso.
by My Favourite Life on January 31st, 2008
What about general lexical misuse? When people (even in a business context) use "endorse" (as with a cheque) instead of "indorse"? Or should this be its own question?
by notmrjohn on January 31st, 2008
This is an incore question, somebody else axed it already.
by royal77 says hello friend on January 31st, 2008
I'll go with dubya.
by overeasy240 on January 31st, 2008
Saying, "whaa" instead of "what".
by Anonymous on November 5th, 2009
Saying crown in stead of crayon.
by Anonymous on March 17th, 2009
I'm from northern new england, and well the list could go on and on... so here are a few.
Florider instead of Florida
Mountin' instead of mountain
caa instead of car
Idear for Idea
Gondoler for gondola
kit'n for kitten
draw for drawer
and for all the french folk in town... tree for the number three.
huh, I feel better thanks.
by PainterPete on October 21st, 2008
Trapped between cooperating females. Egregious!
by Christine on October 21st, 2008
When people say "it's a moot point" but pronounce it "mute". That drives me crazy!
Another one which is more ebonics than mispronunciation.... "he do" instead of "he does"
I know they were taught better than that in school!
by PainterPete on October 21st, 2008
There's answers to those questions. Not a mispronunciation, but improper subject-verb agreement, because plural inverted subjects require a plural verb after the demonstrative adverb There. GrammarMan
by raindancer on October 16th, 2008
Warshington - Washington
Sammich - Sandwich
by Andy Is Wicked Married to Penal Colony on October 16th, 2008
When people mispronounce robot, it drives me crazy. I have no idea why. They pronounce it row-bit. What the hell, isn't that a sound a frog makes?
by The Prof on October 16th, 2008
News flash for dansegrrrl.
If you are saying "nu-clear" then you are also wrong. It is a 3 ... count them, three syllable word. Pronounced nuc-le-ar - as in new-clee-ar. Or for those who know how to use a dictionary and can read diacritical marks:
ˈnü-klÄ“-É™r, ˈnyü-,÷-kyÉ™-lÉ™r
For the Hollywood types who continually write scripts with the gratuitously mention Boca Raton -- Raton is pronounced with a long. Not "Rah-tawn". This goes back to the Spanish history of state and is a name which migrated from another geographic location (a bit further south) once favored by pirates. That area was "Boca des Ratones". So, there you have it. Next time you write an overdone script "kvetching" about years of therapy and Jewish parents at least do it right.
by The Prof on October 16th, 2008
Ah, well, acrost is NOT a mispronuciation. It is a legitimate word used more by older folk or those raised in parts of the United States that had been former British colonies. In other words, those whose ancestors spoke The King's English. A lot of disparagement is endured by people from the rural South, the Appalachians, and the New England states for the way they speak, when in reality it is - albeit antiquated - highly proper English.
What I do hate is when people assume others to be incorrect based on their small sphere of knowledge. If spellings or pronunciations are different from your norm use a dictionary - and, no, not a cyber version - that is more than ten years old. You may get a real education.
by Prunesquallor on August 17th, 2008
nucular
mischievieous
certstificate
Oh yes, and my favourite in England:- Scale-electrics for Scalextric
by Takei-Shihan on August 16th, 2008
... I dislike the slurring and abbreviating of entire phrases ... like instead of, "What are you doing?" they ask, "Cha dune?" ...
by gfella53 on August 16th, 2008
Asterix is not a mispronunciation, but my favourite comic book series!
by numbnuts on January 31st, 2008
How about when "Santy" Claus comes down the
"chimbly"? Bet he doesn't get many cards on
"Balentime's" day. Don't leave "tortill-yas"
instead of cookies. He will eat them all,get
sick and need to fill a "perscription".
by Spamelina on May 24th, 2011
I agree with "relitor" for realtor and "eksetera" for etcetera. Also people who say "mute point". (and they usually use the word wrong as well.
Also "larnyx" for larynx
How about "heighth" for height?
"kewpon" for coupon?
by toughl80 on June 11th, 2010
Irregardless!!!
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i was just gonna say that...hahahaha
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by abby has super sneaky ninja skilz on January 31st, 2008
Indeed, that was my answer as well :)
by Cyndi Ninja on January 31st, 2008
oh yeah -
by rigby on January 31st, 2008
"Aks" is linguistically a metathesis and not a mispronunciation.
by My Favourite Life on January 31st, 2008
either way....it gets on my nerve
by abby has super sneaky ninja skilz on January 31st, 2008
Sometimes I say that to be funny.
by Amorphous Blob on January 31st, 2008
Yeah, I'm not a fan of "ax" either.
by FauxLo on January 31st, 2008
yeah blob......me too!
my kids do it all the time, that and "percil" (pencil)
by abby has super sneaky ninja skilz on January 31st, 2008
Agreed. I had a little rant about that at one point. To have asked someone and to have axed someone are two -very- different things.
by Elfie on October 16th, 2008