What amusing mis-pronunciations have you heard?

[Ichinisan]

You Americans don't use "ta"?

Only in a mocking, condescending tone.

 

[chedrz]

I have a Korean acquaintance who pronounces "Vietnamese" as "Vietmanese."

 

[eits]

"choir-practor" instead of "chiro-practor"

 

[Ichinisan]

I have a Korean acquaintance who pronounces "Vietnamese" as "Vietmanese."

Oooh. That's another one. :thumbsup:

 

[guyver01]

"choir-practor" instead of "chiro-practor"

most of us say "charlatain" instead of "quack-practor"

 

[Perknose]

most of us say "charlatain" [sic] instead of "quack-practor"

I'd also like to think that most of us can correctly spell "charlatan." 😉

 

[zinfamous]

You Americans don't use "ta"?

it's considered foppish, for lack of a better description.

we say "ciao" for more often...like most other western countries.

 

[eits]

most of us say "charlatain" instead of "quack-practor"

LOLOLOLOL!!!! OMG!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA SO FUNNY!!! LOLOLOLOLOL!!!! ROFFLE!!!!

btw, you spelled "charlatan" wrong.

 

[guyver01]

I'd also like to think that most of us can correctly spell "charlatan." 😉

well, you'd be wrong

 

[guyver01]

You Americans don't use "ta"?

no.. we outgrow that after age 6months

 

[HAL9000]

no.. we outgrow that after age 6months

Unlike potty.

 

[zinfamous]

Unlike potty.

wut? we don't say potty after childhood.

we simply relish in toilet humor throughout our lives.

potty /= toilet.

 

[HAL9000]

wut? we don't say potty after childhood.

we simply relish in toilet humor throughout our lives.

potty /= toilet.

"Scraw" for "straw."



"Ah knead to do da doo-doo"

I need to do the doo-doo.

I need to doo-doo.

I need to go potty.

Is that it?

 

[zinfamous]

I meant that they aren't the same words. they do mean the same thing. We replace potty with toilet or pisser or can or crapper when we reach early adulthood.

plus, I don't know the context of CZroe's post.

 

[HAL9000]

I meant that they aren't the same words. they do mean the same thing. We replace potty with toilet or pisser or can or crapper when we reach early adulthood.

I hope that is the case, as I hear that word a lot in American TV programs etc.

plus, I don't know the context of CZroe's post.

Then click on the

 

[Joseph F]

æm aɪ ði oʊn.li wən huː kæn riːd aɪ.pi.eɪ hɪr?

 

[guyver01]

Unlike potty.

those of us who use "potty" .. have children.

It's kinda hard to ask a 5 year old.. Hey.. do ya gotta take a shit?

 

[CZroe]

It was a joke specifically because we don't use "doo-doo" after age five either.

"Ta ta" is the fancy-schmancy Zsa Zsa Gabor super-feminine way to say "goodbye." "TAaaA!" is the exaggerated form probably popularized by homosexuals.

I don't know of any other way to use "ta," certainly not in place of "cheers." You'd never say "Cheers for now" but you could say "Ta ta for now" or "bye-bye for now" or "goodbye for now." In fact, TTFN is well-known enough to be a common online abbreviation that's probably used far more often that the actual spoken words "ta ta."

 

[CZroe]

those of us who use "potty" .. have children.

It's kinda hard to ask a 5 year old.. Hey.. do ya gotta take a shit?

Oi! You gotta take a crack at the loo? Awl roite den, up ya go. Don't furgit ta woip ya bum!

 

[guyver01]

Oi! You gotta take a crack at the loo? Awl roite den, up ya go. Don't furgit ta woip ya bum!

 

[zinfamous]

Oi! You gotta take a crack at the loo? Awl roite den, up ya go. Don't furgit ta woip ya bum!

that was beautifully written, I must say.

this, too.

:thumbsup:

 

[zinfamous]

I hope that is the case, as I hear that word a lot in American TV programs etc.

yes. it's used with your kids. as explained by CZroe.

no adult uses the word "potty" with other adults...outside of ironic intent, anyway.

 

[zinfamous]

further, since we're on the subject, kids grow up with the word "toushie" [sic??] [I never did.]


It's used in place of "butt," "ass," whatever. we tell our kids that this is called the "toushie." it's the only acceptable word. it is, for some reason, more polite than "butt."

Don't ask me why.



no one says "bum." Unless we're saying it with a British accent.

 

[Perknose]

further, since we're on the subject, kids grow up with the word "toushie" [sic??] [I never did.]


It's used in place of "butt," "ass," whatever. we tell our kids that this is called the "toushie." it's the only acceptable word. it is, for some reason, more polite than "butt."

Don't ask me why.



no one says "bum." Unless we're saying it with a British accent.

Tushie (no 'o') or just "tush" comes from the yiddish word tuchus.

It just sounds euphemistically cuter and softer, but is not just used by parents with their kids.

 

[zinfamous]

Tushie (no 'o') or just "tush" comes from the yiddish word tuchus.

It just sounds euphemistically cuter and softer, but is not just used by parents with their kids.

Oh yeah? well that's just your opinion, man.