• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

What amusing mis-pronunciations have you heard?

Page 2 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.
HAL9000 said:
How would you pronounce China?
Click to expand...

/me examines the word china.

/me finds a lack of the letter 'R'

/me decides not to end the word on an R sound 🙂

Don't get me wrong, I'm not a pronunciation nazi or anything, I understand how every variant of langauge has its own eccentricities, it just gives me a laugh is all with the Chiner, Asiar, etc. I'm sure there's half a dozen or more things you could think of that Americans pronounce in ways that seem strange or humourous to you.
 
a lot of people seem to think that the word "across" has a "T" (or -ed) on the end, and they can often be heard as saying, stupidly, "It is acrosst [or maybe "accrossed"] the river."

This one has bugged me the most in recent years.


but other than that, mostly ridiculously stupid spellings that make no sense:

foetus
colour
favour
etc...
 
Zedtom said:
The Deutsche Mark has been replaced by the Euro, but a local newsreader once pronounced it as douche mark. She went on with the story but the other newsman just looked down and tried not to laugh.
Click to expand...

Haha genius.

This thread is winning already.
 
Arkaign said:
/me examines the word china.

/me finds a lack of the letter 'R'

/me decides not to end the word on an R sound 🙂

Don't get me wrong, I'm not a pronunciation nazi or anything, I understand how every variant of langauge has its own eccentricities, it just gives me a laugh is all with the Chiner, Asiar, etc. I'm sure there's half a dozen or more things you could think of that Americans pronounce in ways that seem strange or humourous to you.
Click to expand...

Sure but I don't understand how a word ending with an e sounds could not sound like it has an r after it as it trails of.

zinfamous said:
a lot of people seem to think that the word "across" has a "T" (or -ed) on the end, and they can often be heard as saying, stupidly, "It is acrosst [or maybe "accrossed"] the river."

This one has bugged me the most in recent years.
Click to expand...

That would piss me off.

but othrr than that, mostly ridiculously stupid spellings that make no sense:

foetus
colour
favour
etc...
Click to expand...

http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/
 
HAL9000 said:
Sure but I don't understand how a word ending with an e sounds could not sound like it has an r after it as it trails of.



That would piss me off.



http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/ http://trololololololololololo.com/
Click to expand...

you're doing it wrong!

😀😀
 
stupid brit way of saying privacy and capillary.

also, its awesome trying to get a foreign person to pronounce Des Moines.
 
Last edited:
Zedtom said:
The Deutsche Mark has been replaced by the Euro, but a local newsreader once pronounced it as douche mark. She went on with the story but the other newsman just looked down and tried not to laugh.
Click to expand...

A douche mark is one of those tribal tattoos that goes around your bicep isn't it?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top