Temperature != 'tempichur'

[GodlessAstronomer]

This one really bothers me. I've heard a few people saying it but it boiled over for me when I was listening to the Astronomycast podcast. Dr Pamela Gay is an incredibly smart woman but she always pronounces 'temperature' as 'tempichur', it fucking pisses me off.

/rant

 

[her209]

tem pur tour

 

[So]

Yeah, americans customarily drop the "er"

 

[Vageetasjn]

Are you employed?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

If I axed you once, I've axed you a hunnert times, stop sayin' that.

 

[Red Squirrel]

And how is one suppose to pronounce it? People always pronounce it that way. Well more like temperchur but some use the i as well.

 

[clamum]

I'm mos def guilty of pronouncing it "like a fucking idiot". Tempichur ftw.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
And how is one suppose to pronounce it? People always pronounce it that way. Well more like temperchur but some use the i as well.

Correctly. How it's spelt. Tem-per-ah-chur.

 

[lxskllr]

If I'm speaking quickly I'll sometimes say temperture. If I'm speaking more deliberately I include the "a".

 

[Chaotic42]

Southern Illinois? Yeah, that would explain it.

I pronounce it: TEMP-ra-chour

If you want annoying, listen to someone from Boston talk:
Youtube video

Like nails on a chalkboard.

 

[sandorski]

Dude, New Zealanders don't pronounce anything correctly......

 

[Mo0o]

What's the big deal. I'm sure you dont pronounce Knight as kuh-nikt, which was how it was originally pronounced..

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: sandorski
Dude, New Zealanders don't pronounce anything correctly......

This isn't an accent thing. People are skipping an entire syllable, and it sounds ridiculous.

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: sandorski
Dude, New Zealanders don't pronounce anything correctly......

This isn't an accent thing. People are skipping an entire syllable, and it sounds ridiculous.

It sounds ridiculous to you. To most americans it sounds fine.

australian accents sound ridiculous to americans... so u know, whenever you have time, go ahead and correct the way you speak please

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: sandorski
Dude, New Zealanders don't pronounce anything correctly......

This isn't an accent thing. People are skipping an entire syllable, and it sounds ridiculous.

It sounds ridiculous to you. To most americans it sounds fine.

australian accents sound ridiculous to americans... so u know, whenever you have time, go ahead and correct the way you speak please

I don't have an Australian accent Never even been there. Again, this isn't an accent issue, it's a retard issue. You're skipping a syllable.

 

[GlacierFreeze]

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
If I axed you once, I've axed you a hunnert times, stop sayin' that.

ftw

 

[RESmonkey]

This angers me almost as much as saying "axe" instead of "ask."

Ex.
Correct: Did she ask you?
Incorrect: Did she axe joo?"

 

[DrPizza]

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temperature
http://dictionary.reference.co...owse/temperature?jss=0

Perhaps you should look before you make a thread.

For shits and giggles though, how do you pronounce Worcestershire sauce?

(omfg, he's going to skip over an entire syllable!)

 

[TruePaige]

So...do you have a job, or just a lot of time on your hands?

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temperature
http://dictionary.reference.co...owse/temperature?jss=0

Perhaps you should look before you make a thread.

For shits and giggles though, how do you pronounce Worcestershire sauce?

Dubya sauce

Just because something is in the dictionary doesn't mean it's correct. Dictionaries record word usage, they don't define it.

 

[sjwaste]

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: sandorski
Dude, New Zealanders don't pronounce anything correctly......

This isn't an accent thing. People are skipping an entire syllable, and it sounds ridiculous.

It sounds ridiculous to you. To most americans it sounds fine.

australian accents sound ridiculous to americans... so u know, whenever you have time, go ahead and correct the way you speak please

Oh... ohhh! You've hit on his pride.

It's like calling a Canadian (Canajun) an American (Amuhrkin).

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: sjwaste

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: sandorski
Dude, New Zealanders don't pronounce anything correctly......

This isn't an accent thing. People are skipping an entire syllable, and it sounds ridiculous.

It sounds ridiculous to you. To most americans it sounds fine.

australian accents sound ridiculous to americans... so u know, whenever you have time, go ahead and correct the way you speak please

Oh... ohhh! You've hit on his pride.

It's like calling a Canadian (Canajun) an American (Amuhrkin).

Oops, did I inadvertently compliment him?

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: RESmonkey
This angers me almost as much as saying "axe" instead of "ask."

Ex.
Correct: Did she ask you?
Incorrect: Did she axe joo?"

That'd be a good line in a Horror film: Did she Axe you? THUD [hysterical screaming]

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: DrPizza

For shits and giggles though, how do you pronounce Worcestershire sauce?

WERST-esh-shur

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: sjwaste

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: sandorski
Dude, New Zealanders don't pronounce anything correctly......

This isn't an accent thing. People are skipping an entire syllable, and it sounds ridiculous.

It sounds ridiculous to you. To most americans it sounds fine.

australian accents sound ridiculous to americans... so u know, whenever you have time, go ahead and correct the way you speak please

Oh... ohhh! You've hit on his pride.

It's like calling a Canadian (Canajun) an American (Amuhrkin).

Oops, did I inadvertently compliment him?

Never call a New Zealander "Aussie". :Q