dougb1946
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Ever been in Mass. They spell names wrong. Woosta, Mass. Looks easy. They spell it Worcester. Then, they use the "R"s in other words. The tool "saw" has an R when pronounced.
Uff da!!!
Uff da!!!
mis-pronounced words in your area
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Backlighting
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kinniegarten instead of kindergarten
Warshington......
Amp
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What? smh
brigeton
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Creek, city boys word for a crick.
shouldazagged
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I live in LOU-a-vull. I was born in KNOX-vull. But we don't consider those mispronunciations--hell, they're our towns.
I knew a professor in college who told students in his speech classes, "If you are sinking in a deep pond as I walk by and you scream 'HEP ME!", you are going to drown."
I knew a professor in college who told students in his speech classes, "If you are sinking in a deep pond as I walk by and you scream 'HEP ME!", you are going to drown."
zzzippper
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I am from St. Louis and we are renowned for calling a fork a fark and Hwy Forty Hwy Farty.
We were driving in eastern TN one morning and stopped at Waffle House for breakfast. My (then) wife was in line to use the ladies room. She said to the lady behind her that it was cold for May (the month). The woman replied, "Oh hunny it's cold for may (me) too."
We were driving in eastern TN one morning and stopped at Waffle House for breakfast. My (then) wife was in line to use the ladies room. She said to the lady behind her that it was cold for May (the month). The woman replied, "Oh hunny it's cold for may (me) too."
Many in other parts of the country pronounce it Boizee. We who live
here know it should be pronounced Boisee.
here know it should be pronounced Boisee.
reddogge
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Here in Bawlamer we get these news anchors who come from different parts of the country and never took the time to learn our little quirky pronunciations for towns and streets. Taneytown, pronounced "Tawneytown" is one. An anchor mentioned an accident on "Sa-ROT'-tigga" Street for Saratoga Street. Belair Rd. is always pronounced "Blair" Rd. by the locals. Ellicott City is pronounced "Elli-cott' City by the anchors but is really "Ellicutt City, no emphasis on the cutt by the locals. The list goes on and on.
One of my pet peeves is young people and "uptalking". Heard any of this lately?
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdhJxAmUu3Y[/ame]
Another is young girls and women using "vocal fry" a kind of growling when they talk. It's epidemic and once you've heard it you'll never forget it.
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEqVgtLQ7qM[/ame]
One of my pet peeves is young people and "uptalking". Heard any of this lately?
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdhJxAmUu3Y[/ame]
Another is young girls and women using "vocal fry" a kind of growling when they talk. It's epidemic and once you've heard it you'll never forget it.
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEqVgtLQ7qM[/ame]
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OMG......
Everybody has local 'color' on TV ads:
"My name is Clarence 'Don't Turn Nobody Down' McCants at the Metropolitan Clothing and Furniture Store, We finance our own accounts". A guy in our school named McCants that was running for class president had his picture take shaking hands with Clarence. He won.
Carpet Wholesalers where you can SAVE SAVE SAVE
A guy selling cares for 'eh-ty-eht, eh-ty eh-ty-eht'. (eighty eight, eighty eight)
BUT the KING was a recap tire store. They interviewed people who already had the worst grammar, then picked out the most badly garbled take."
'The sales mans is real courtesy'
'I bought **** Tires and they lasted longer than the ones that I put 'em on there.'
I don't know why I'm laughing. The people that ran these outfits were jillionaires.
Everybody has local 'color' on TV ads:
"My name is Clarence 'Don't Turn Nobody Down' McCants at the Metropolitan Clothing and Furniture Store, We finance our own accounts". A guy in our school named McCants that was running for class president had his picture take shaking hands with Clarence. He won.
Carpet Wholesalers where you can SAVE SAVE SAVE
A guy selling cares for 'eh-ty-eht, eh-ty eh-ty-eht'. (eighty eight, eighty eight)
BUT the KING was a recap tire store. They interviewed people who already had the worst grammar, then picked out the most badly garbled take."
'The sales mans is real courtesy'
'I bought **** Tires and they lasted longer than the ones that I put 'em on there.'
I don't know why I'm laughing. The people that ran these outfits were jillionaires.
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Wee Hooker
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Priti mutch evrathin
Car Porch = Where you park your car.
Separate Tank = Where your sewage goes.
Radio Ply Tires = Those new tires that have steel belts.
Hi Speed Bike = Bike like Armstrong rode.
Separate Tank = Where your sewage goes.
Radio Ply Tires = Those new tires that have steel belts.
Hi Speed Bike = Bike like Armstrong rode.
tomf52
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So does northeastern PA!
meaneyedcatz
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Here in Missouri we have these towns and the pronunciation.
hayti / hay tie
japan / jay pan
arab / A rab
advance / add vance
Lebanon / leb nun
Courtois / co ta way
hayti / hay tie
japan / jay pan
arab / A rab
advance / add vance
Lebanon / leb nun
Courtois / co ta way
I Live in Maine so people from away would say we mispronounce anything with a r in it.
But we know it's these same people from away that mispronounce these words with an r.
But we know it's these same people from away that mispronounce these words with an r.
LittleCooner
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Dang Phil, welcome to App - I - lach - ch - a jargon. You got that one correct, my people have been here 400 years, it is the rest of these dudes that can not speak english. I hate it when I go west, I ask were the creek is located at they look at me funny and say "ye must be from back east, but the Crick is over that way". O, well, they all all nice, but know where I live without asking. I am back home tonight and the creek is running behind the house and the only crick around here is in my neck.
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There's a small town in west TX called Colorado City. There are a couple of ways to pronounce Colorado, but neither of them applies here. The natives (at least the older ones) say Call Uh Ray Duh City.
Folks hereabouts sometimes warsh things rather than wash them.
We have far trucks rather than fire trucks.
We might say sumpnruther for something or other. Yes, that's one word.
We have hay bells. Don't try to ring those. Most people call them bales.
When my grandmother used to say "**** far and save matches" I was really confused. How far can one defecate anyway?
Mexicans are often referred to as Mexkins or Meskins. The latter is used most often by those of Mexican descent.
Summer might not be a season. It's where something might be. "I know I got one of them doodads round here summer."
All soft drinks are coke.
What kinda coke you want?
Dr. Pepper.
We're always fixinta do something that needs to be done. That's one word, too.
We've always been a little confused about gender. When some one is upset they may say "she it."
Ya'll refers to more than one person. A large group is all ya'll.
Folks hereabouts sometimes warsh things rather than wash them.
We have far trucks rather than fire trucks.
We might say sumpnruther for something or other. Yes, that's one word.
We have hay bells. Don't try to ring those. Most people call them bales.
When my grandmother used to say "**** far and save matches" I was really confused. How far can one defecate anyway?
Mexicans are often referred to as Mexkins or Meskins. The latter is used most often by those of Mexican descent.
Summer might not be a season. It's where something might be. "I know I got one of them doodads round here summer."
All soft drinks are coke.
What kinda coke you want?
Dr. Pepper.
We're always fixinta do something that needs to be done. That's one word, too.
We've always been a little confused about gender. When some one is upset they may say "she it."
Ya'll refers to more than one person. A large group is all ya'll.
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coltle6920
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When I first moved to Colorado people said they could tell I was from back East because of my accent.After hearing that a thousand times I told them it wasn't an accent but rather a lack of education.
Why do Westerners call it "pop" when the aisle sign says "soda"??
Here's something for the Boston members...
Why do Westerners call it "pop" when the aisle sign says "soda"??
Here's something for the Boston members...
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Mozin. It's pronounced Mow-Seen in the old country.
