Common mispronunciations that drive you nuts
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chi-pole-T instead of chipotle
jew-ler-ee instead of jewelry
jew-ler-ee instead of jewelry
That’s not necessarily wrong, it’s even in the Oxford dictionary. And that’s because nuclear comes from nucleus so in other words Nuclear science would be the study of science related to changes and interactions with the nucleus. Nucular comes from “Nukes”, so in other words it’s the study of nuclear warheads or nuclear energy plants. To make it even more simple, nucular is a subset of nuclear, in other words MRIs were created from out of a study of nuclear physics but the “Fat Man” came from the study of nucular physics.
So per the Oxford and other dictionaries, it would be as if nuclear meant citrus and nucular meant tangerine. If I put a Tallahassee grown satsuma in front of you, it would be correct to call it a citrus fruit or a tangerine. But if I put a Tallahassee grown Meyer lemon in front of you, only citrus fruit would be correct. Similarly, if I’m chatting about radiocarbon dating a fossil, then I can call it nuclear science only. But if I’m talking about the Inglis nuke plant outside of Crystal River FL, then I can call it nuclear OR nucular and be correct.
When people say prostrate instead of prostate. Every male over the age of 60 seems to call it that.
Tripoluh (Tripoli), Iowa
Norfork (Norfolk), Nebraska
(I know these thanks to carnival employment in my youth)
Norfork (Norfolk), Nebraska
(I know these thanks to carnival employment in my youth)
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.
2 of 5 people in IC add an apostrophe and an s to the restaurant "Pullman". It's a traincar, not a surname.
“Losing.”
A lot of morons pronounce it “winning.”
A lot of morons pronounce it “winning.”
I believe a lot of those already mentioned are just regional colloquialisms.
The one that gets me is irregardless. That is not a damn word regardless of what you think.
The one that gets me is irregardless. That is not a damn word regardless of what you think.
Oh FFS now I'm triggered. My wife (no pic) will come home from a meeting at work and say "Tess in accounting just dished me." I wanna say "JFC it is not dished. It is dissed !! But I just nod and keep my mouth shut.
Yes, everyone should say "the interlocking plastic blocks made by Lego" instead.
The word has been officially recognized sir, so as painful as it is to hear, it is a word.
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I refuse to recognize Webster's recognition of a bastardized word just because so may ignorant people used it.The word has been officially recognized sir, so as painful as it is to hear, it is a word.
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When people say AWN-ry instead of ORN-ery.
I will kick your puppy if you bring that weak shit into my zone.
I will kick your puppy if you bring that weak shit into my zone.
Ask/Axe.
Had a high school friend who would pronounce stamina stanima. Many WTF moments.
Had a high school friend who would pronounce stamina stanima. Many WTF moments.
I let my wife no pic call it Shields for about 2 years before I finally had to say something.
My daughter calls her backpack a “pack pack”. Really pisses me off. She’s almost 4 for Christ’s sake
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.
....Funny you should ax......
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.
