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pronounciation of common words

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Icyalittle Tue 08-Sept-15 21:03:09

Haitch for aitch is my absolute bugbear too. And joolery for jewellery. And seckertry for secretary. Susstificate. Oh now see what you've done, Ethel, I was having a nice peaceful evening!

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etheltbags1 Tue 08-Sept-15 21:02:23

They should bring back correct speaking announcers like Alvar Liddell. Everyone could understand him.

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grannylyn65 Tue 08-Sept-15 20:58:03

I don't think speaking English is a requisite for announcers these days !!
I was brung up with Frank Muir and Godfrey something !!

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grannylyn65 Tue 08-Sept-15 20:55:45

grin

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etheltbags1 Tue 08-Sept-15 20:54:05

During Wimbledon weeks I heard TV announcers saying strawbries. they should be strawberries. TV announcers should speak perfect English.
I too hate people who say Haitch. Its H (huh).

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etheltbags1 Tue 08-Sept-15 20:48:33

my fault I always say pronounciation as I thought pronunciation was a shortened version of it. After all you pronounce something don't you.

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NfkDumpling Tue 08-Sept-15 20:44:15

A lot of words can be very different in different accents. In Norfolk we eat samwidges and I'd always assssumed people who said Haitch were just furreners, it's a difficult line.

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NfkDumpling Tue 08-Sept-15 20:33:12

Ashume. Conshume.

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MamaCaz Tue 08-Sept-15 20:28:37

I see Chelseababy beat me to it - I type very slowly sometimes grin

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MamaCaz Tue 08-Sept-15 20:26:56

One that bugs me is the mispronunciation of pronunciation - why do so many people say (and spell) it as if it were pronounciation, with an 'ou' in it?

Was that a typo in the thread title?

Sorry, I couldn't resist - this is pedants' corner, after all grin

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grannylyn65 Tue 08-Sept-15 20:12:10

So am sitting here ( I live alone ! ) saying 'sandwich, strawberry, Matalan! My most disliked pronunciation is people who say 'Haitch ' for H !!!

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chelseababy Tue 08-Sept-15 20:06:08

As its pedants' corner shouldn't it be pronunciation?

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etheltbags1 Tue 08-Sept-15 19:37:44

I really hate to see commonly used words being mispronounced
Toady I had an argument about how to say Benal Madena (the spanish resort). I used to write to a relative who lived there and it was said lke it was spelt but several people have called it Bellamadena. Can anyone tell me the correct way to pronounce it.
I also live fairly near to a Matalan store and find my skin creeps to hear people shouting 'Im going to Mataland'.
Its the same with sandwich commonly pronounced saanwich, strawberry pronounced strawbry and many others .This has nothing to do with local dialect its just a lazy way of talking.

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