what mispronunciation of words irks you?

aks is mine.......instead of ask.  Why can't people get that right and it is quite common, also picked up alot so I don't get why people can't say it correctly. 

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what mispronunciation of words irks you?

:^O


 


6 yr old grandson when he is in a hurry says yeed, instead of need...... I correct him automatically but others don't seem to notice?


 

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what mispronunciation of words irks you?

doesn't irk me. i just can't understand what they say if it's too distorted. then i just smile and nodd and ask my hubby what they said 😐


 


not everyone has english as a 1st language.

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what mispronunciation of words irks you?

Ceremony.   There should be no moaning going on during a ceremony.


 


And dropping the g from words like dropping i.e., droppin

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lobs211
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Oh Gawd Lurker ~ I would drive u crazyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ha ha ha


 


 


Mine is "Nothink" "Anythink"


 


And this is from someone who drops 'g's and runs words together ha ha


 


My sister says Arks LOL

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Nah, you'd be okay.  It's actually my husband that does it and it annoys me because he didn't used to.  I have no idea why it started 😐

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lobs211
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LOL he gettin lazy 😛


 


I have an Aunt who says "ere lah" and thats a whole sentence!


 


Weird thing is everone knows what she talkin bout when she says it ha ha

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hate when people misuse old sayings,e.g.a vicious cycle instead of circle ,a hard road to hoe instead of a hard row to hoe


 

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i appreciate that it is fun to distort words.


 


i would like you ALL to be considerate enough to pronounce words more carefully when talking to foreigners/ppl who have english as a 2nd language.


 


 

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... and yet he has the cheek to criticise when someone says toll (rhymes with hole) instead of toll (doll).


 


I should stop now because he is sitting across the table from me and if he starts speaking I might have to hit him :^O

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