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Electric_Angel Derptastic from The Void Since: Jan, 2016 Relationship Status: It's not my fault I'm not popular!
Derptastic
#301: Dec 7th 2016 at 6:01:10 PM

I pronounce salmon as Sal mon and I don't think I'll ever convert to saying sah-men

I don't know what I am doing so forgive me if I act like a chicken with no head on.
TroperNo9001 Dragon in Waiting from the Dollhouse (Wise, aged troper) Relationship Status: I turn to stone when you are gone
Dragon in Waiting
#302: Dec 7th 2016 at 6:21:24 PM

For a long time, I pronounced the second word of Ferrero Rocher like someone who likes rock music. Turns out it rhymes with crochet.

Still waiting for someone to break him free...
DrNoPuma Streaky from the land of Humorous Hyenas (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: Married to the music
#303: Dec 16th 2016 at 9:50:40 AM

How was I supposed to know that the "ch" in "chasm" is actually pronounced "k"? [lol]

Very good kitty
Halberdier17 We Are With You Zack Snyder from Western Pennsylvania Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Dating Catwoman
We Are With You Zack Snyder
#304: Dec 18th 2016 at 9:05:47 AM

I pronounce Creek as Crick but so does everyone in my area.

Batman Ninja more like Batman's Bizarre Adventure
TroperNo9001 Dragon in Waiting from the Dollhouse (Wise, aged troper) Relationship Status: I turn to stone when you are gone
Dragon in Waiting
#305: Dec 23rd 2016 at 2:55:26 AM

Another brand that I've recently learned that I've been mispronouncing for a long time: Chicco is pronounced with a hard "ch".

Still waiting for someone to break him free...
ActualBeatrice Raygun from the Salt Mines Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#306: Dec 25th 2016 at 8:28:09 AM

For the longest time, I've said/wrote/typed "synthesizer" as "synthetizer"

The Superstar of the Supernatural World! (debatable)
TroperNo9001 Dragon in Waiting from the Dollhouse (Wise, aged troper) Relationship Status: I turn to stone when you are gone
Dragon in Waiting
#307: Jan 8th 2017 at 6:12:10 PM

The "Read" in Reading Railroad is pronounced in past tense, not present.

[down][down]Yes.

edited 14th Jan '17 5:50:52 PM by TroperNo9001

Still waiting for someone to break him free...
SparkPlugTheTroper from here to there (Captain) Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
#308: Jan 14th 2017 at 10:20:43 AM

I don't know how long this went on for, but my family pronounced "orangutan" wrong for a while (they pronounced it "oranguTANG").

The only thing I know about this is that it's because they thought there was actually a "g" at the end of the word, because one day, I was watching an episode of Wild Kratts, and the Kratt brothers were talking about orangutans at some point. Cue my brother realizing, "Hey, they don't pronounce 'orangutang' like we do!" A few seconds later, cue my OTHER brother looking up how to pronounce "orangutan" on Google, but adding the "g" at the end and learning the true spelling and pronunciation of the word the hard way.

The rest is basically history.

edited 14th Jan '17 10:25:12 AM by SparkPlugTheTroper

DrNoPuma Streaky from the land of Humorous Hyenas (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: Married to the music
FlakyPorcupine Since: Oct, 2014
#310: Jan 14th 2017 at 11:33:16 AM

Macabre. That damned silent R.

pwiegle Cape Malleum Majorem from Nowhere Special Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
Cape Malleum Majorem
#311: Jan 15th 2017 at 7:31:31 AM

George W. Bush, and his inability to say "nuclear" properly. For the last time, Dubya, you moron! It's "NU-klee-ur" not "NEWK-yoo-ler"!

There was a skit on SNL, where Alec Baldwin played a doctor, but he pronounced every single medical term wrong. It was explained that the actor prepped for the role by reading the AMA journal, but never bothered to consult a pronunciation guide.

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Halberdier17 We Are With You Zack Snyder from Western Pennsylvania Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Dating Catwoman
We Are With You Zack Snyder
#312: Jan 15th 2017 at 8:18:01 AM

I pronounce affect and effect the same.

I also pronounce accept and except the same.

To me those words sound exactly the same when I hear them.

Batman Ninja more like Batman's Bizarre Adventure
Incognitoburrito Eater of gummy bears from ??? Since: Jan, 2017 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Eater of gummy bears
#313: Feb 1st 2017 at 9:59:44 PM

Harry Potter spells were the death of me as a kid. I pronounced Riddikulus as Rid-ih-CULL-US and both Expelliarmus and Avada Kedavra had several overlapping syllables unpronounceable by a lone human being.

It was going so well until it exploded.
Mhazard Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#314: Feb 2nd 2017 at 2:19:01 AM

Back then, I tended to pronounce the word "Genre" as "Jen-re" before realizing that it's supposed to be "Song-re".

edited 2nd Feb '17 2:35:25 AM by Mhazard

PrincessGwen The Wicked Witch of the West from In the U.S.A Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: If it's you, it's okay
The Wicked Witch of the West
#315: Feb 3rd 2017 at 5:58:39 PM

I still have no idea how to pronounce "ocarina" right.

"And nobody, in all of Oz, no wizard that is or was, is ever gonna bring ME DOWN!"
SparkPlugTheTroper from here to there (Captain) Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
#316: Feb 3rd 2017 at 6:02:54 PM

[up][up] I'm pretty sure it's "oh-ca-ri-na". "Oh" like in "oh my goodness".

Incognitoburrito Eater of gummy bears from ??? Since: Jan, 2017 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Eater of gummy bears
#317: Feb 6th 2017 at 8:09:29 AM

[up] I thought it was a short O like in "rock", so "ah-ca-ri-na".

It was going so well until it exploded.
Halberdier17 We Are With You Zack Snyder from Western Pennsylvania Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Dating Catwoman
We Are With You Zack Snyder
#318: Feb 6th 2017 at 12:23:08 PM

I thought both pronunciations are acceptable it all depends on the region you live it.

Where I live it is always pronounced where the o sounds like ah.

Nintendo pronounces the o as oh; but their are still people at Nintendo that pronounce it the same way I pronounce it.

Batman Ninja more like Batman's Bizarre Adventure
SparkPlugTheTroper from here to there (Captain) Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
#319: Feb 9th 2017 at 6:23:32 AM

[up][up] Don't you just hate it when words have more than one official pronunciation (like the "ocarina" ordeal above) and don't know which one to use because you don't know which region uses which pronunciation?

HowInKraidable I think I'm funny but really I'm not from Secretly in your home Since: Sep, 2016 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
I think I'm funny but really I'm not
#320: Feb 10th 2017 at 6:20:51 PM

I pronounced Ami (as in Sailor Moon's Ami Mizuno) like Amy forever. I guess both are technically correct but the anime and live action use Ah-mee so I was wrong.

And I'd like to add that I say Ocarina Ah-ca-ri-na.

edited 10th Feb '17 6:21:49 PM by HowInKraidable

DrNoPuma Streaky from the land of Humorous Hyenas (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: Married to the music
#321: Mar 19th 2017 at 7:04:43 AM

I always thought the o in "erotic" was pronounced "oh", not "ah".

Very good kitty
anza_sb Since: May, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm Clockwork and she's Quartz
#322: Mar 19th 2017 at 7:53:24 AM

Minor, but when I was a kid I used to say the word "electricty" instead of "electricity". I think it's because the book where I first found the word had a typo.

Also, is "vineyard" really supposed to be pronounced "veen-yurd"? I mean, you've got "vine" and "yard", so why not just pronounce it as "vine-yard" instead of "veen-yurd"? sad

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Incognitoburrito Eater of gummy bears from ??? Since: Jan, 2017 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Eater of gummy bears
#323: Mar 19th 2017 at 12:57:20 PM

[up] I pronounce it "vin-yerd".

It was going so well until it exploded.
anza_sb Since: May, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm Clockwork and she's Quartz
#324: Mar 19th 2017 at 11:50:34 PM

[up] "Vin" like "vine" or "Vincent"?

[down] Oh.

edited 20th Mar '17 7:29:12 AM by anza_sb

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Incognitoburrito Eater of gummy bears from ??? Since: Jan, 2017 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Eater of gummy bears
#325: Mar 20th 2017 at 6:02:39 AM

[up] Vincent.

It was going so well until it exploded.

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