Deteriorate/Deteriate

[Eric Mc]

It has come to my notice recently that hardly anyone can pronounce the word "Deteriorate" correctly anymore.

The words seems to come out as "Deteriate". How has this happened?

Standards are deteriating drastically.

[SGirl]

Eric Mc said:

It has come to my notice recently that hardly anyone can pronounce the word "Deteriorate" correctly anymore.

The words seems to come out as "Deteriate". How has this happened?

Standards are deteriating drastically.

"Drasticly".

[mattviatura]

Eric Mc said:

The words seems

Hmmm.

[ShadownINja]

Some world class journalist in the Telegraph wrote that someone ran a stationary company. Presumably, the business was going nowhere. Or he manufactured brakes.

[Eric Mc]

mattviatura said:

Eric Mc said:

The words seems

Hmmm.

It was a pronunciation query - not a typo query.

I forgive anyone making mistakes (especially me ), but this pronunciation is not a mistake. It seems to be what a lot of people think is correct. What I wanted to know was, why?

[mattviatura]

Only kidding. It's the same as Haitch or Laura Norder. It just is, don't worry it annoys me as well.

[Cock Womble 7]

It's pacifically cause many people litrelly can't prenounce words proply.

[ShadownINja]

mattviatura said:

Laura Norder.

Had to think about that one for a moment.

[Eric Mc]

ShadownINja said:

mattviatura said:

Laura Norder.

Had to think about that one for a moment.

She's a very naughty girl.

[Bill]

Eric Mc said:

pronunciation

Ironically, that's another one people struggle with

[Justayellowbadge]

It makes me positively new colour.

[Fume troll]

"Prolly", too. "Battry" and "Proply" really wind me up.

Cheers,

FT.

[Catz]

It's in the "draw".

No it's not! It's in the drawer!

[don4l]

Eric Mc said:

It has come to my notice recently that hardly anyone can pronounce the word "Deteriorate" correctly anymore.

The words seems to come out as "Deteriate". How has this happened?

Standards are deteriating drastically.

Rediculous!

[soda]

I consider myself to be reasonably eloquent but one word always trips me up, comfortably.

I have no problem spelling it but saying it is a different matter, it comes out something like comderfably. I have no idea why this is and indeed it's only this word that causes me any difficulty.

[Cock Womble 7]

Catz said:

It's in the "draw".

No it's not! It's in the drawer!

Oh please, don't start this one again. 'Drawer' and 'draw' are pronounced in exactly the same way.

A 'drawer' is someone who draws.

[Eric Mc]

Cock Womble 7 said:

Catz said:

It's in the "draw".

No it's not! It's in the drawer!

Oh please, don't start this one again. 'Drawer' and 'draw' are pronounced in exactly the same way.

A 'drawer' is someone who draws.

Accent sometimes dictates how things sound. "Deteriate" has nothing to do with accent. It's just laziness in not spotting the way the word is constructed and the letters that make it up.

[redtwin]

soda said:

I consider myself to be reasonably eloquent but one word always trips me up, comfortably.

I have no problem spelling it but saying it is a different matter, it comes out something like comderfably. I have no idea why this is and indeed it's only this word that causes me any difficulty.

I know the feeling, I am comfortable with "comfortably", but I avoid at all costs saying the word "Brewery". Always comes out as "Bewry" or "Buewewry" or some of Scooby-Dooesque nonsense.

[ShadownINja]

Ok, how do you lot pronounce "chlorine"?

(It is pronounced "klor-reen" btw.)

And while we're at it, "urine".

Edited by ShadownINja on Thursday 25th November 15:42

[Office_Monkey]

Well, if you don't arks a pacific question, you won't get a answer.