Mis -pronounced names

[GetCarter]

Many police say 'burgalry', not burglary.

..don't get me started on politicians (Presidents) and journalists with Nucular v. Nuclear.

Oh and where did 'Aks' come from? It's 'Ask'.

Edited by GetCarter on Tuesday 29th November 12:00

[wildcat45]

Shakermaker said:

Can you enlighten us to the correct pronounciation?

I've always gone "soo-baa-roo"

I pronounce it like you. I assume that's the right way but am happy to be corrected.

[Moonhawk]

Moet et Chandon seems to get mispronounced a lot - mainly by people trying to sound posh/cultured.

It's pronounced Mo-et, not Mo-ey

Edited by Moonhawk on Tuesday 29th November 11:58

[feef]

TIGA84 said:

TooLateForAName said:

Featherstonhaugh?

Go on, I'm usually good with these but that eludes me.

Fanshaw

[Johnnytheboy]

When I was a kid I used to think there were two entirely different words: one spelled (and pronounced phonetically) rendezvous and one pronounced "randayvoo", which meant the same thing.

[knotweed]

At work one of our clients has the surname Beauchamp.

My colleague phoned them the other week and asked to speak to "Boo-champ"

[axgizmo]

Sorry if it's a re-post, haven't read every reply

"Can I Axe you a question?"

[simoid]

GroundEffect said:

Milngavie = Miln-Guy

Miln!? Mull, Shirley.

[Fastchas]

Moonhawk said:

Moet et Chandon seems to get mispronounced a lot - mainly by people trying to sound posh/cultured.

It's pronounced Mo-et, not Mo-ey

Edited by Moonhawk on Tuesday 29th November 11:58

I've heard this is because it's Belgian, rather than French. Is that right?

[sidekickdmr]

Much to the amusement of my now wife it seems I've been saying Doritios wrong my whole entire life

Ive always said it as Door-eaty-o's

I of course still say it this way just to annoy her.

[Shakermaker]

sidekickdmr said:

Much to the amusement of my now wife it seems I've been saying Doritios wrong my whole entire life

Ive always said it as Door-eaty-o's

I of course still say it this way just to annoy her.

That's because you've added an "i" after the "t" which doesn't exist. Unless you're only doing it to ps off the wife, in which case, continue.

[Fastchas]

sidekickdmr said:

Much to the amusement of my now wife it seems I've been saying Doritios wrong my whole entire life

Ive always said it as Door-eaty-o's

I of course still say it this way just to annoy her.

Spelled Doritos? To be honest I think they are from the spanish (Mexican) pronunciation so would be;

Doh-ree-toss

not

Doh-ree-toes

And don't get me started on Chorizo...

Edited by Fastchas on Tuesday 29th November 12:32

[glenrobbo]

Truckosaurus said:

Shakermaker said:

Can you enlighten us to the correct pronounciation?

I've always gone "soo-baa-roo"

The Japanese, of course, switch the R and L sounds compared to English, so the native pronunciation is more like Suba-loo.

It's Super Loo

The wonderful female voice on my satnav says: "At the roundabout, take the second exit on to Bah- Kewell Road."
WTF??? It's Bakewell you daft tart!!!

And on tour in Germany, the mangled pronunciations of road names like "Hochschwartzwaldstrasse" was at first just comical, but after a while got so irritating I turned the sound off to preserve my sanity.

( I may not have entirely succeeded... )

[hurstg01]

My wife swore blind that Tarmac's elongated name was Tar-Mack-a-Dam and not tarma-kadum (sp)

[Podie]

I still recall the barista asking if the bloke wanted a "whole cup?" when he asked for a "cup of chino"

[peter tdci]

Fastchas said:

I've heard this is because it's Belgian, rather than French. Is that right?

A Dutch origin, I thought.

[wildcat45]

My old man used to pronounce the 'T' in sorbet claiming it was the correct pronounciatuon because sorbet was - I think - a Turkish word.

I think he did it to be difficult and to embarrass us is restauraunts.

Anyone know if he was right?

[eybic]

axgizmo said:

Sorry if it's a re-post, haven't read every reply

"Can I Axe you a question?"

Do you mean Arks?

[mrtwisty]

knotweed said:

At work one of our clients has the surname Beauchamp.

My colleague phoned them the other week and asked to speak to "Boo-champ"

Beecham (I think)

Anyone care to have a try at Woolfardisworthy?

[eybic]

mrtwisty said:

knotweed said:

At work one of our clients has the surname Beauchamp.

My colleague phoned them the other week and asked to speak to "Boo-champ"

Beecham (I think)

Anyone care to have a try at Woolfardisworthy?

I thought it was bowshomp?