mimima
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Post by mimima on Apr 17, 2023 22:13:02 GMT
The correct word is Bawled. If you are balling your eyes out, that might be something you should keep to yourself (I mean, good for you, but you prob wouldnt post that on FB) And, yet, so many people do! 🤦♀️ |
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Post by Darcy Collins on Apr 17, 2023 22:14:15 GMT
I do know - it's what makes it so funny listening to my kids - they would cringe/die before pronouncing it as two syllables. They already try to downplay their bougie - definitely not going to pronounce it "right" You can tell them that a Pea who was born in Germany and who spoke German first as her native language agrees with you on your pronunciation of Porsche (which is after all a German car) and that they've been pronouncing it incorrectly all this time.  You think these teens care lol! I actual have a JagWIRE - which is how they pronounce it - and they give me never ending shit about it - I do actually say jag pretty much all of the time - as apparently it's awesome to own and drive (when I let them!), but don't for a SECOND use a European pronunciation! |
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Post by Darcy Collins on Apr 17, 2023 22:15:51 GMT
Also according to Dictionary.com, veteran can be pronounced either way. Honestly this thread is so hilarious as it's more rare than not that it's not just a regional difference - which is why I needled the OP. |
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Post by birukitty on Apr 17, 2023 22:17:13 GMT
You can tell them that a Pea who was born in Germany and who spoke German first as her native language agrees with you on your pronunciation of Porsche (which is after all a German car) and that they've been pronouncing it incorrectly all this time. You think these teens care lol! I actual have a JagWIRE - which is how they pronounce it - and they give me never ending shit about it - I do actually say jag pretty much all of the time - as apparently it's awesome to own and drive (when I let them!), but don't for a SECOND use a European pronunciation! I'd forgotten about the attitudes of teens. Mine is in his 30's. It gets better. At least you know you are right. |
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Post by Sharon on Apr 17, 2023 22:25:14 GMT
According to Dictionary.com, it can be pronounced either way. What can be pronounced either way? Caramel According to Dictionary.com, it can be pronounced either way. |
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Post by lucyg on Apr 17, 2023 22:25:58 GMT
According to Dictionary.com, it can be pronounced either way. Yeah, but that’s because stupid modern dictionaries started incorporating the pronunciations people are actually using, even when they’re WRONG.  |
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Post by Jen in NCal on Apr 17, 2023 22:28:13 GMT
How about "adidas"?!  I was just joking with my students about this last week. One of them said it the American way and I corrected him. He didn't like it. |
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Post by Darcy Collins on Apr 17, 2023 22:39:25 GMT
According to Dictionary.com, it can be pronounced either way. Yeah, but that’s because stupid modern dictionaries started incorporating the pronunciations people are actually using, even when they’re WRONG. And how do you say roof, miss proper pronunciation? We'll see if you're actually a Californian! |
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Post by caangel on Apr 17, 2023 23:23:01 GMT
West Coast checking in. I think I mostly hear the two-syllable version, even though it is spelled the three-syllable way. I just asked SO and he said it with two syllables. We also have the famous beach town called Carmel-by-the-sea up in Northern California. I say both Care-a-mel and Car-mull And the coastal CA city is Car-Mel 🤪 |
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Post by Darcy Collins on Apr 17, 2023 23:25:43 GMT
West Coast checking in. I think I mostly hear the two-syllable version, even though it is spelled the three-syllable way. I just asked SO and he said it with two syllables. We also have the famous beach town called Carmel-by-the-sea up in Northern California. I sat both Care-a-mel and Car-mull And the coastal CA city is Car-Mel 🤪 Um Car-Mel by the Sea! |
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Post by Lurkingpea on Apr 17, 2023 23:38:26 GMT
Sorry east coaster - you're saying it wrong!  www.wideopencountry.com/how-to-pronounce-caramel/#:~:text=People%20on%20the%20east%20coast,pronouncing%20it%2C%20car%2Dmuhl If the link doesn't work - basically says the REST of the country says car-mul - "People on the east coast from Maine to Florida and throughout the south, including Atlanta, Mississippi, Louisiana, and parts of Texas tend to pronounce it like car-a-mel according to the Harvard Dialect Survey. People from the West coast tend to use two syllables instead of three, pronouncing it, car-muhl." West coaster. ESL, but I learned Car a mel. 3 syllables. |
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Post by KiwiJo on Apr 17, 2023 23:42:53 GMT
It's jew-el-ry...not jew-le-ry. Not if you spell the word “jewellery” as people in the UK and Commonwealth do. We write “jewellery” and say “Jew-le-ry” It makes sense when you think of what a jeweller makes:- jewellery. |
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Post by Lurkingpea on Apr 17, 2023 23:44:56 GMT
The car thing is funny to me as my kids and I were talking about how people who use the European/British pronunciation for luxury cars sound pretentious. They had me rolling. I pointed out that we always pronounce caprese the Italian way - even when waiters correct us - which happens a ton and also cracks us up. But they insist that you look like an asshole with your multiple syllable porsche and jaguar in flyover USA. Porsche is pronounced with two syllables Poor sha instead of one like some Americans pronounce it Poorsch. I think you know that and were saying that in your post, but I wasn't sure from your writing. Hearing it pronounced with one syllable like Poorsch makes me cringe a bit inside. I thought one syllable pronunciation was a nickname. Like Jag for Jaguar. |
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Post by Lurkingpea on Apr 17, 2023 23:45:23 GMT
How about "adidas"?! I was just joking with my students about this last week. One of them said it the American way and I corrected him. He didn't like it. [br What are options? |
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Post by katlady on Apr 18, 2023 0:03:21 GMT
Porsche is pronounced with two syllables Poor sha instead of one like some Americans pronounce it Poorsch. I think you know that and were saying that in your post, but I wasn't sure from your writing. Hearing it pronounced with one syllable like Poorsch makes me cringe a bit inside. I thought one syllable pronunciation was a nickname. Like Jag for Jaguar. One syllable for Porsche is the American way of saying it. Not a nickname. Europeans say it with two syllables. |
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Post by katlady on Apr 18, 2023 0:06:16 GMT
I was just joking with my students about this last week. One of them said it the American way and I corrected him. He didn't like it. [br What are options? Americans say it sort of like Ah-dee-des. Emphasis on the second syllable. Europeans say it as Ah-di-das. Emphasis on the third syllable. It is the combination of the German founder’s first and last name. P.S. Americans also say IKEA differently. We like to be different. 😂 |
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Post by lucyg on Apr 18, 2023 0:29:00 GMT
Yeah, but that’s because stupid modern dictionaries started incorporating the pronunciations people are actually using, even when they’re WRONG. And how do you say roof, miss proper pronunciation? We'll see if you're actually a Californian! I say roof. Like, ooof with an R in front of it. Not ruuf, if that’s what you meant. I was kind of wondering what you were talking about. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 18, 2023 2:01:17 GMT
OMG. My kid wants a different bed frame and desk so I’ve been looking at listings for used stuff on Marketplace. It’s takes everything in me to not claw my own eyes out after reading all the misspelled words in people’s posts for the things they have “up for sell.” 🙄
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Post by 5peanutsnana on Apr 18, 2023 2:08:54 GMT
It's jew-el-ry...not jew-le-ry. Not if you spell the word “jewellery” as people in the UK and Commonwealth do. We write “jewellery” and say “Jew-le-ry” It makes sense when you think of what a jeweller makes:- jewellery. I'm talking U.S.of A. UK and Commonwealth are entitled to their spelling and pronunciation, of course. The biggest offenders I hear are selling jewelry on Shopping networks in the U.S.A. "When in Rome, do as the Romans do."  |
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Post by Darcy Collins on Apr 18, 2023 2:09:22 GMT
And how do you say roof, miss proper pronunciation? We'll see if you're actually a Californian! I say roof. Like, ooof with an R in front of it. Not ruuf, if that’s what you meant. I was kind of wondering what you were talking about. It's a running joke at my house as we did one of those goofy where are you from tests covering things like kitty corner versus catty corner and other regional differences and my husband cracked up on ruff which I'm pretty sure is just a Californian thing. And while yes I can say rooooof - if I speak quickly and don't think about it - we have hail damaged on our ruff lol |
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Post by lucyg on Apr 18, 2023 5:32:27 GMT
I say roof. Like, ooof with an R in front of it. Not ruuf, if that’s what you meant. I was kind of wondering what you were talking about. It's a running joke at my house as we did one of those goofy where are you from tests covering things like kitty corner versus catty corner and other regional differences and my husband cracked up on ruff which I'm pretty sure is just a Californian thing. And while yes I can say rooooof - if I speak quickly and don't think about it - we have hail damaged on our ruff lol |
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Post by hopemax on Apr 18, 2023 8:43:33 GMT
There is no “r” in Washington.
Someone mentioned Spanish words. My primary high school Spanish teacher learned Spanish from her DH who emigrated from northern Spain. One of the earliest things she taught us was how z is pronounced differently in parts of Spain and in the Americas. So some words she would say would sound different than how the other Spanish teacher said them. My DH apparently never learned this in his Spanish class, so when we went to Cadiz in 2007, on a cruise I was constantly correcting his pronunciation. And he still says it wrong.
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Post by peasapie on Apr 18, 2023 9:42:47 GMT
And for that matter, it is LIT-er-a-lee, not Lit-ra-lee.
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Post by peasapie on Apr 18, 2023 9:49:50 GMT
It's jew-el-ry...not jew-le-ry. Not if you spell the word “jewellery” as people in the UK and Commonwealth do. We write “jewellery” and say “Jew-le-ry” It makes sense when you think of what a jeweller makes:- jewellery. But the root word is jewel, not jeweler, right? |
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Post by gillyp on Apr 18, 2023 10:32:03 GMT
Not if you spell the word “jewellery” as people in the UK and Commonwealth do. We write “jewellery” and say “Jew-le-ry” It makes sense when you think of what a jeweller makes:- jewellery. I'm talking U.S.of A. UK and Commonwealth are entitled to their spelling and pronunciation, of course. The biggest offenders I hear are selling jewelry on Shopping networks in the U.S.A. "When in Rome, do as the Romans do." Iirc, one of the experts on The Antiques Roadshow is very clear in his enunciation of jew-le-ry. If he says it like that, I see no reason not to. It was what I was brought up to say, too. |
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Post by KiwiJo on Apr 18, 2023 12:35:15 GMT
Not if you spell the word “jewellery” as people in the UK and Commonwealth do. We write “jewellery” and say “Jew-le-ry” It makes sense when you think of what a jeweller makes:- jewellery. But the root word is jewel, not jeweler, right? Yes of course…….. |
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Post by artbabe on Apr 18, 2023 13:01:00 GMT
I hate when peple say JAG-WIRE. It is like they can’t read. There there is no wire in Jaguar. I hate this so much. That is my school's mascot and I've been listening to people butchering it for 22 years. When a certain person does the morning announcements she always says it wrong. I hate it so, so much. |
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Post by Gem Girl on Apr 18, 2023 17:32:39 GMT
The all time worst pronunciation to me is supos-a-blee. It makes the person sound like a toddler who can't pronounce hard D sounds. It's suposeDly. I almost screamed when I heard Rachel Maddow say suposablee on air. Like nails on a chalkboard, right? Do they also say, "Lie-berry" instead of library? I'll bet they do. Topped by the worst of them, "Buh-skeddy" for spaghetti. Mercy. Please tell me you're kidding about Rachel. She has a Ph.D., for the love of Pete. |
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Post by Gem Girl on Apr 18, 2023 17:34:46 GMT
Let's not forget all the people who say, "I could care less," when it's the exact opposite of what they mean. It doesn't even make sense!
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Post by sideways on Apr 18, 2023 17:46:23 GMT
It’s a regional thing. I’m midwestern, so I pronounce caramel as car-mul. Care-a-mel sounds pretentious and wrong to me.
Since we’re on the subject, insurance is not INsurance. No emphasis on the in. Also, preventive. PREVENT-IVE. Not prevent-TA-tive.
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