Common mispronunciations that drive you nuts

[ping72]

I’ll start with two. If you call this candy Rees•EES you’re an idiot. It’s REES•is.

And this store is Hy-Vee. It’s NOT Hy-Vee’s.

 

[Silentobservance.]

It's Deez Nutz not Dis nutzee.

 

[Hoosierhawkeye]

I’ll start with two. If you call this candy Rees•EES you’re an idiot. It’s REES•is.

And this store is Hy-Vee. It’s NOT Hy-Vee’s.

Doesn't really drive me nuts but everyone calls it Meijer's here even though you look at their stores and their signs it clearly has no S in it.

 

[artradley]

Everyone in my family refers to the Mayo Clinic as Mayos.

 

[UNIowaHawk]

Legos, they are Lego

 

[GOHOX69]

Noo kelar.
Rel ator.
Worsh ington.
Worsh.
Ell a noi.

 

[William Bonney]

this candy Rees•EES . It’s REES•is.

 

[cigaretteman]

 

[hawkeyeandy]

Aldi's vs. Aldi

My BIL says Norter Dame.

 

[unsubstantiated]

John Deere has been "Deeres" in Iowa for decades. I never understood why.

My college roommate insisted that "supposably" was a legit word.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

I want to punch every person that says Warshington. There is no "r" in Washington. I call them out. They do it more.

Tell me how to warsh my clothes? I can't find the word in Webster's or Black's dictionary.

 

[strummingram]

Noo kelar.
Rel ator.
Worsh ington.
Worsh.
Ell a noi.

My mom says She-cargo

And... many-un-apolis

 

[unsubstantiated]

I want to punch every person that says Warshington. There is no "r" in Washington. I call them out. They do it more.

Tell me how to warsh my clothes? I can't find the word in Webster's or Black's dictionary.

I warsh them in the zinc.

 

[SeaPA]

In much of the south there is a clothing store chain called Bealls. Many idiots pronounce it Beels (rhymes with the outer skin of an apple), despite the fact that their damn logo is very clearly a DAMN 🔔!!!

 

[ping72]

You’re wrong

 

[Hwki6sn]

The number is Eleven not Aleven. New one, I had Covid not Covin

 

[jasonrann]

Back home in NW Iowa, these are common:

I-talian
Wal Marc
Altimers
gyro is pronounced gIro
irregardless
I seen it

 

[dirtypool]

Deez (or dev) Moinez instead of Dee Moine

I could care less instead of "I couldn't care less"

 

[Tenacious E]

I’ll start with two. If you call this candy Rees•EES you’re an idiot. It’s REES•is.

And this store is Hy-Vee. It’s NOT Hy-Vee’s.

To further trigger you a local radio personality pronounces them Rees•EES Pee-CEES

 

[Tenacious E]

I’ll start with two. If you call this candy Rees•EES you’re an idiot. It’s REES•is.

And this store is Hy-Vee. It’s NOT Hy-Vee’s.

When someone responds with good instead of well when I ask him how he is doing.

 

[Tenacious E]

In much of the south there is a clothing store chain called Bealls. Many idiots pronounce it Beels (rhymes with the outer skin of an apple), despite the fact that their damn logo is very clearly a DAMN 🔔!!!

Should be pronounced Beels. I have never seen such a store but if I do I will properly refer to it as Beels.

 

[WorldSeriesChamps2015]

Therapist instead of The Rapist.

 

[beanerhawk]

Wrastling

Winda

 

[hawkcub]

Doesn't really drive me nuts but everyone calls it Meijer's here even though you look at their stores and their signs it clearly has no S in it.

Lived in SE Michigan for a while. Same thing there. I absolutely detest that store. Been a while since I lived near one. But never seen a store move their stuff around as much as they did.

 

[hawkcub]

John Deere has been "Deeres" in Iowa for decades. I never understood why.

My college roommate insisted that "supposably" was a legit word.

Grew up in Waterloo and was a John Deere kid. Deeres is acceptable but John Deeres is not for some reason.

Also some of the old timers from John Deere will add an s to local businesses if it doesn't sound stupid.

 

[unsubstantiated]

OiT probably says IN-shurnsh.

 

[IACub]

Legos, they are Lego

What are they, some collective hive mind like the Borg?

 

[IACub]

PeCAAAANs

 

[Rifler]

Continuing with the nut theme...

Amonds

 

[Tom Paris]

Back home in NW Iowa, these are common:

I-talian
Wal Marc
Altimers
gyro is pronounced gIro
irregardless
I seen it

Yes to I-talian. You don't go visit Eye-taly.

 

[IACub]

Whatever the hell Trump is saying when he means to say "China."

 

[Tom Paris]

This is clearly not SHIELDS.

 

[dandh]

When people pronounce preferable as pree-FUR-a-bul instead of PREHF-ur-a-bul. Total lack of class and sophistication, imo.


Some acceptable pronunciations for Iowans: Crick (creek) and warsh (wash). At least those seem to be the most common case.

 

[ThamesHawk]

Sammich

 

[TrianglePlace]

Could care less

 

[hawkeye54545]

Tomata

 

[dandh]

Sounds just like Jimmy Carter.

 

[WorldSeriesChamps2015]

Dicks Sports Goods instead of Peanus Sporting Goods.

 

[Tenacious E]

This is clearly not SHIELDS.

Never heard of it referred to as shields.

 

[WorldSeriesChamps2015]

Never heard of it referred to as shields.

I've heard people call it Shields.