Do you get annoyed when people misquote or mispronounce things on a regular basis? What's your (least) favorite?
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Penny The Wise
ANSWERS: 13
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OH MY GOSH yes....It annoys me a bit, especially when they argue that they are right.
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Nuke ya ler instead of new clear is pretty sad.
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Ideal for ideai
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My grandmother used to say "filum" for film, and MischievIous instead of mischievous. And then there is the old one :Eyetalian for Italian.
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Absolutely... the two that drive me nuts are... Supposebly (Supposedly) and Pacifically (specifically) It just makes people, who are otherwise intelligent individuals, sound like complete morons.
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I hate when people say 'pop' instead of 'soda' Or when they say car-mel instead of care-uh-mel. Because it's spelled caramel, not carmel. Same thing with people saying sher-bert instead of sher-bet, it being spelled sherbet. No extra r. And another; When people say 'crick' instead of 'creek'. Sorry if any of you say those things...I'm just answering the question haha.
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If I can understand what is being said then NO but if i am way lost then I get a little peeved.Usually I will just go elsewhere.
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When someone says "Good Idear". I just cringe!
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"the decider" and nucular..it's nuclear..but he always says nucular. I think he takes pride in "deciderspeak". Happy Tuesday, babysis! :) ((hugs))
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Willful mispronunciation of a name. Almost always perpetrated by 'English' Americans on Americans from other cultures. It's often corrected and always the correction is ignored.
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whhhatt arred youi tallknabout!!!baaa
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Sea Shells pronounced si sells , she sells, see sel etc.
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Yes, it drives me nuts sometimes. People confusing the words "Woman" and "Women", i mean, how friggin stupid can you be???? Bah...
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