Why do some people pronounce words incorrectly when they know the correct way?

[overst33r]

Why would you axe this?

 

[jandrews]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Originally posted by: jandrews
this coming from some jackhole spelling colour like a brit or canadian, what do you know of american ways you communist!!!

Don't blame me if you guys are just too lazy to add the 'u'.

KT

That would change how we say it. It would go from call-or to call-oor, ridiculous.

 

[Saint Michael]

Originally posted by: Modelworks
As long as I know what you mean I don't care how you pronounce it

I watch bbc america a lot and if it bothered me I defenitely couldn't watch that channel.

An entire nation speaking with a collective accent is a little different from some random "special" ass.

 

[slayer202]

wtf is the point of this thread? even if the thread sucked, the OP of the linked thread doesn't even say anything about mispronounciation, just that the guy said melee in a girly way


you are no better than him...

oh, and you haven't given one example of what your thread title sugests

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: slayer202
wtf is the point of this thread? even if the thread sucked, the OP of the linked thread doesn't even say anything about mispronounciation, just that the guy said melee in a girly way


you are no better than him...

oh, and you haven't given one example of what your thread title sugests

This whole thread is a result of the discussion of the common mispronunciation of "melee" from that thread.

 

[hanoverphist]

Originally posted by: jandrews

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Originally posted by: jandrews
this coming from some jackhole spelling colour like a brit or canadian, what do you know of american ways you communist!!!

Don't blame me if you guys are just too lazy to add the 'u'.

KT

That would change how we say it. It would go from call-or to call-oor, ridiculous.

more like cuh-loor from cuh-ler. or you could just pronounce it the same with either spelling...

 

[waffleironhead]

worst is people who say illinois (ill-ah-noise) its (ill-annoy) you dumbfucks!

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: slayer202
wtf is the point of this thread? even if the thread sucked, the OP of the linked thread doesn't even say anything about mispronounciation, just that the guy said melee in a girly way


you are no better than him...

oh, and you haven't given one example of what your thread title sugests

I don't proclaim to be better than anyone and in fact am probably worse than many, but I am still confused by those that purposely mispronounce words; what further examples would satisfy you?

KT

 

[meltdown75]

cuz you touch yo'self at nizight, bizatch

 

[Eeezee]

I don't understand it either. It's like people want to intentionally sound like they're dumb...

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
cuz you touch yo'self at nizight, bizatch

Straight outta' Oiltown mofo!

KT

 

[dainthomas]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: slayer202
wtf is the point of this thread? even if the thread sucked, the OP of the linked thread doesn't even say anything about mispronounciation, just that the guy said melee in a girly way


you are no better than him...

oh, and you haven't given one example of what your thread title sugests

This whole thread is a result of the discussion of the common mispronunciation of "melee" from that thread.

I have never in my entire life heard it pronounced other than 'may-lay'. That would annoy me also. Where are people from that it is pronounced differently?

 

[torpid]

Sometimes it's tricky because the "americanized" version is "technically" correct when pronounced differently than the original. I think homage might be one such example. You have to say it all nasally like tim gunn if you pronounce it like the old french.

 

[ShadowOfMyself]

Originally posted by: dainthomas

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: slayer202
wtf is the point of this thread? even if the thread sucked, the OP of the linked thread doesn't even say anything about mispronounciation, just that the guy said melee in a girly way


you are no better than him...

oh, and you haven't given one example of what your thread title sugests

This whole thread is a result of the discussion of the common mispronunciation of "melee" from that thread.

I have never in my entire life heard it pronounced other than 'may-lay'. That would annoy me also. Where are people from that it is pronounced differently?

I always thought it was mee-lee... But Im not even close to american/english so I have an excuse

 

[gorcorps]

If I'm mispronouncing something it's because I don't know. If I'm really not saying it right and I find out, then I usually learn to pronounce it right. Not really sure I've ever heard anybody intentionally mispronounce something.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: jandrews

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Originally posted by: jandrews
this coming from some jackhole spelling colour like a brit or canadian, what do you know of american ways you communist!!!

Don't blame me if you guys are just too lazy to add the 'u'.

KT

That would change how we say it. It would go from call-or to call-oor, ridiculous.

No it wouldn't.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

The vast majority of folks around here pronounce divorce as 'diverse'. And military is pronounced 'mill-tree'.

 

[dennilfloss]

I blame this on the demise of the nucular family.

 

[daveshel]

It's a mute point.

 

[Auric]

Originally posted by: ShadowOfMyself
Not sure if its been mentioned before but the one that gets me is

"I could of done that"

I mean, does anyone SERIOUSLY think its OF and not HAVE?

Seriousry, it's so ignant. But at least the cause is clear: they are accustomed to saying the informal abbreviation "could've" rather than "could have" and so fail at the written syntax.

Worse, since it is disturbingly commonplace even amongst so-called professional orators is "try and do something" instead of "try to do something". Failship.

 

[Goosemaster]

It's one of those social changes we make that doesn't make a lick of sense....when I was a kid I used to be the guy who knew everything about random shit..then it got incredibly annoying....so I kept it in, until it became a handicap where I would pretend I didn't know shit so I wouldn't "annoy" people

we do stupid shit

 

[BudAshes]

It doesn't matter. Not even slightly.

 

[Kyteland]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Because they can?
I myself fall into the mispronouncing camp on that particular word, because I like the incorrect pronunciation more.
Me-lee sounds more like lopping off heads than may-lay.
Unless, of course, I'm being over the top and describing something as "a grim may-lay," then I'll revert to proper form.

No, "Me-lee" sounds exactly like the word mealy, which is nothing like lopping off heads. "Soft, dry, and crumbly" or "spotted."

Then again melee doesn't mean to lop off heads either. It's a confused group fight with no regard to group tactics.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Kyteland

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Because they can?
I myself fall into the mispronouncing camp on that particular word, because I like the incorrect pronunciation more.
Me-lee sounds more like lopping off heads than may-lay.
Unless, of course, I'm being over the top and describing something as "a grim may-lay," then I'll revert to proper form.

No, "Me-lee" sounds exactly like the word mealy, which is nothing like lopping off heads. "Soft, dry, and crumbly" or "spotted."

Then again melee doesn't mean to lop off heads either. It's a confused group fight with no regard to group tactics.

Which generally involves lopping off heads, if you're doing it right!
And I think the "e" sound at the end of the mispronounced "melee" is longer than "mealy"
Now c'mon over here so I can practice my melee skills :|

 

[PottedMeat]

around some people:

solder -> sole-der

salmon -> sal-mon

otherwise:

solder -> sodder

salmon -> sammon