# Amusing mispronunciations **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 11, 2003, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-mispronunciations/206870 "2003-10-11T18:06:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-mispronunciations/206870/1 "2003-10-11T18:06:55Z")
Del Boy : Blimey! he’s had a connery! There was also one made by the troll in Monstrous Regiment but I can’t remember it. More? ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-mispronunciations/206870/2 "2003-10-11T20:43:21Z")
Lady comes into a bookstore and says “Do you have ‘Less Miserables?’” “Try the self-help section.” (true story) Some of the mispronunciations on the Sopranos are hysterical, but I can’t think of any just now. Perhaps someone will supply some. ---
**Author:** ![ECJones29](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c77e96/32.png) [@ECJones29](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ECJones29)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-mispronunciations/206870/3 "2003-10-11T21:55:03Z")
“simular” “presperation” Both heard a lot down South. ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-mispronunciations/206870/4 "2003-10-11T22:05:00Z")
Something Geore W. says that bugs me to no end! “nucular” ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-mispronunciations/206870/5 "2003-10-11T22:06:05Z")
…or Geor **g** e W. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-mispronunciations/206870/6 "2003-10-11T23:25:47Z")
A remarkable number of people like to “ax” questions. Such violence! ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-mispronunciations/206870/7 "2003-10-11T23:28:01Z")
I should “of” known that all along. ---
**Author:** ![quothz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/da6949/32.png) [@quothz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quothz)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2003, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-mispronunciations/206870/8 "2003-10-11T23:42:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by quiltguy154 \* > \*\*I should “of” known that all along. \*\* I’m pretty sure what you’re actually hearing is “should’ve”, a contraction of “should have”. The one that always gets a grin outta me is “orientated”. ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2003, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-mispronunciations/206870/9 "2003-10-12T00:47:49Z")
That’s why of was in quotes, to make it stand out as an error. Give me a little credit, can’t ya’?😉 ---
**Author:** ![sandalfeet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@sandalfeet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandalfeet)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2003, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-mispronunciations/206870/10 "2003-10-12T01:37:29Z")
This one cracks me up everytime. My best friend in the world, god bless his heart, insists on saying “vulumptous”. Leave it to him to make a word like “voluptous” sound unsexy, hehe. ---
**Author:** ![WomanofScorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@WomanofScorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WomanofScorn)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2003, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-mispronunciations/206870/11 "2003-10-12T02:05:20Z")
what about likeded? I knew plenty of girls that would say “I likeded him” Or “he lookeded good” oh and down south people pronounce “Mrs.” as “misris” or “twiced a month” I could go on. ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2003, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-mispronunciations/206870/12 "2003-10-12T02:12:35Z")
Local PA hick thing… You’uns guys. “You’uns guys going to the party?” ---
**Author:** ![jimpatro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@jimpatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimpatro)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2003, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-mispronunciations/206870/13 "2003-10-12T02:21:36Z")
I’ve seen “should of” in a post somewhere lately and “periphrial”. “Exetera” and “mischevious” really irk me! ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2003, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-mispronunciations/206870/14 "2003-10-12T02:35:46Z")
Back in high school, my best friend’s younger sister was always cracking us up with her mispronounciations. There was the time we were having those packets of instant capuccino, and she said, “Well, I’ll have the mockah.” Or asking for the “laddle,” at dinner. Hehehehe… ---
**Author:** ![quothz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/da6949/32.png) [@quothz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quothz)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2003, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-mispronunciations/206870/15 "2003-10-12T02:36:28Z")
Yeah, I just hate it when people mispronounce words in their posts. What’s even worse is when they post in a dreary monotone, or a high-pitched nasal whine. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2003, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-mispronunciations/206870/16 "2003-10-12T02:56:07Z")
Lloyd Robertson on CTV news here in Canada pronounces the “d” in Wednesday. Everyone I know pronounces it “wensday”, with two syllables, but good ol’ Lloyd always says “weDnesday”, with three. Have any of you ever heard anyone else say it this way? Is it an acceptable pronunciation? ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2003, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-mispronunciations/206870/17 "2003-10-12T03:04:26Z")
I don’t know how to do a tilde on this board, but: jalapenos. (Imagine the squiggle.) Earlier on TV I heard an announcer on a show, more than once, refer to them as “jah-lah-pee-nos.” No “nyos”. Just “nos.” AAAAAAGH! I guess living in Texas and California spoiled me. My Spanish pronunciation is probably terrible, but at least I know the basic rules even if I can’t apply them well. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2003, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-mispronunciations/206870/18 "2003-10-12T03:06:59Z")
Wait – I got that wrong. He didn’t even get the frigging “a” right. He used the wrong “a.” Moron. ---
**Author:** ![karomon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@karomon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/karomon)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2003, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-mispronunciations/206870/19 "2003-10-12T03:09:39Z")
In my roommate’s opinion, it’s not “super”, it’s “schooper”. And “zoo” becomes “djew”. ---
**Author:** ![karomon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@karomon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/karomon)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2003, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-mispronunciations/206870/20 "2003-10-12T03:17:54Z")
Wait, I miss-transcribed the “super” - It’s more like “shoe-pah” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-mispronunciations/206870.md?page=2)