What amusing mis-pronunciations have you heard?

[zinfamous]

Jag-you-why-ure.

 

[zinfamous]

The NPR people must not know that the term is Italian and the pronunciation is multisyllabic. Did nobody at NPR ever study music?

multiple meanings, I think.

and yes, for Italian:

forte = for-tay
fortissimo = for-tee-seemo

 

[zinfamous]

My friend pronounces burgundy as

Ber - Gundy

hmm, that's actually a bit closer to the proper French pronunciation.

Borgogne = Burgundy (the region)

Bore-gown-ya

or something like that. my French sucks ass.

 

[Arkaign]

The NPR people must not know that the term is Italian and the pronunciation is multisyllabic. Did nobody at NPR ever study music?

Actually :

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-for1.htm

The use of Forte outside of musical connotations was French, and is correctly pronounced 'Fort'. So what we have is common usage overcoming correct pronunciation, until eventually the increasing incorrect pronunciation will prevail.

I prefer For-te as in the two syllable version myself, but apparently it's entirely incorrect if you're a language purist/academic type.

 

[BoomerD]

Al-Yoo-Miney-Um...

 

[nublikescake]

"Pitcher" for "picture" pisses me off!

 

[nublikescake]

Al-Yoo-Miney-Um...

Lol! True.

 

[CZroe]

"Heytch" for the letter H. As in, "Heytch Dee means High Definition." Should be Aytch Dee.

 

[glenn1]

Jeetyet? That's Philadelphia-speak for "Have you eaten yet?" Alternatively, "whiz wit." If you're not from the Philly area, you can figure that one out for yourself.

 

[nublikescake]

Motherfucking this. Why do they add an "r" sound at the end of words?

Double this! I HATE that!!

 

[zinfamous]

"Heytch" for the letter H. As in, "Heytch Dee means High Definition." Should be Aytch Dee.

WhoTF does shit like this?

 

[BoomerD]

Motherfucking this. Why do they add an "r" sound at the end of words?

Adding an "R" at the end of words, or in the middle of words, such as "warsh" is the end result of folks, particularly Bostonians, who drop "R's" from words suck as Pahk, dollah, beah, etc.
The uneeverse DEMANDS those "R's" be used somewhere, or else it will upset the delicate balance. The ONLY thing worse is those who leave off the "H" at the beginning of words...That is an abomination to all languages, all gods, and in all universes.

 

[JujuFish]

Actually :

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-for1.htm

The use of Forte outside of musical connotations was French, and is correctly pronounced 'Fort'. So what we have is common usage overcoming correct pronunciation, until eventually the increasing incorrect pronunciation will prevail.

I prefer For-te as in the two syllable version myself, but apparently it's entirely incorrect if you're a language purist/academic type.

There isn't a single dictionary I know of that does not list the two syllable version as a valid pronunciation. For example, OED or Merriam-Webster.
As explicitly discussed in the MW link, either way is standard.

 

[Kirby]

apropos :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IzDbNFDdP4&feature=related

That's exactly what I picture for a bipolar, bisexual, British person.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

We don't get French Benefits?

 

[SKORPI0]

100 Most Often Mispronounced Words and Phrases in English

Don't say: off ten | Do say: ofen
Comment: We have mastered the spelling of this word so well, its spelling influences the pronunciation: DON'T pronounce the [t]! This is an exception to the rule that spelling helps pronunciation.


Don't say: pronounciation | Do say: pronunciation
Comment: Just as "misspelling" is among the most commonly misspelled words, "pronunciation" is among the most commonly mispronounced words. Fitting, no?

 

[Miscthree]

007 in Casino Royale: 'Maam' sounds like 'mom'. Douche mark right there

 

[HAL9000]

007 in Casino Royale: 'Maam' sounds like 'mom'. Douche mark right there

Maam doesn't sound like Mom.

Maam sounds like calm and Mom sounds like bomb.

 

[jteef]

+1 for aluminium

i say prolly pretty often

i get mad when people say qwee or qway (queue)

 

[Muse]

Well the one that beats all is the word "pronunciation" itself, often mispronounced "pronounciation!"

I don't find any amusing, but I do notice:

Febuary
Nucular

I like to think I never mispronounce. I think I may be close to right about that.

 

[HAL9000]

Noter Dame

It's Notra Dahm

 

[mizzou]

Expecially

 

[Tea Bag]

VIT-a-MINS

 

[Muse]

wash => warsh
creek => crick
pedometer => pedo-meter
milk => melk
truck => chruck

Those are just accents. Different geographical regions have different ways of saying words. It's not technically a mispronunciation if it isn't incongruous with the local standard.

 

[HAL9000]

VIT-a-MINS

vitamins...

What's wrong with that?