# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 408
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8142 "2011-10-20T03:19:58Z")
Commonly read words/phrases/proper names that are not pronounced like they’re spelled (at least in English) 1. Wednesday 2. February 3. of 4. through 5. bologna 6. knight Unless you’re a silly English kinigget ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8143 "2011-10-20T03:21:54Z")
Commonly read words/phrases/proper names that are not pronounced like they’re spelled (at least in English) 1. Wednesday 2. February 3. of 4. through 5. bologna 6. knight 7. thorough ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8144 "2011-10-20T03:22:40Z")
Commonly read words/phrases/proper names that are not pronounced like they’re spelled (at least in English) 1. Wednesday 2. February 3. of 4. through 5. bologna 6. knight 7. lieutenant ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8145 "2011-10-20T04:18:20Z")
Commonly read words/phrases/proper names that are not pronounced like they’re spelled (at least in English) 1. Wednesday 2. February 3. of 4. through 5. bologna 6. knight 7. thorough 8. lieutenant 9. colonel ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8146 "2011-10-20T13:00:50Z")
Commonly read words/phrases/proper names that are not pronounced like they’re spelled (at least in English) 1. Wednesday 2. February 3. of 4. through 5. bologna 6. knight 7. thorough 8. lieutenant 9. colonel 10. phlegmatic ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8147 "2011-10-20T13:29:58Z")
Commonly read words/phrases/proper names that are not pronounced like they’re spelled (at least in English) 1. Wednesday 2. February 3. of 4. through 5. bologna 6. knight 7. thorough 8. lieutenant 9. colonel 10. phlegmatic 11. Worcestershire ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8148 "2011-10-20T15:14:57Z")
I don’t get #3. How is “of” not pronounced like it’s spelled? ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8149 "2011-10-20T15:24:31Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I don’t get #3. How is “of” not pronounced like it’s spelled? it’s pronounced “uhv” ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8150 "2011-10-20T15:56:13Z")
Commonly read words/phrases/proper names that are not pronounced like they’re spelled (at least in English) 1. Wednesday 2. February 3. of 4. through 5. bologna 6. knight 7. thorough 8. lieutenant 9. colonel 10. phlegmatic 11. Worcestershire 12. Ralph (“Rafe”) Fiennes ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8151 "2011-10-20T16:15:08Z")
Commonly read words/phrases/proper names that are not pronounced like they’re spelled (at least in English) 1. Wednesday 2. February 3. of 4. through 5. bologna 6. knight 7. thorough 8. lieutenant 9. colonel 10. phlegmatic 11. Worcestershire 12. Ralph (“Rafe”) Fiennes 13. psychology I’ll pass ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8152 "2011-10-20T16:26:47Z")
Words that make you smile. 🙂 1. Weasel ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8153 "2011-10-20T16:36:01Z")
Words that make you smile. 1. Weasel 2. [Hurple](http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hurple). ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8154 "2011-10-20T16:58:09Z")
Words that make you smile. 1. Weasel 2. Hurple 3. Absquatulate > **[absquatulate](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/absquatulate)** > > Definition, Synonyms, Translations of absquatulate by The Free Dictionary ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8155 "2011-10-20T17:42:52Z")
Words that make you smile. 1. Weasel 2. Hurple 3. Absquatulate 4. Boobies! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8156 "2011-10-20T18:25:48Z")
Words that make you smile. 1. Weasel 2. Hurple 3. Absquatulate 4. Boobies! 5. Mah Wah (a town in New Jersey - always sounds like what a baby Godzilla would say) ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8157 "2011-10-20T18:33:07Z")
Words that make you smile. 1. Weasel 2. Hurple 3. Absquatulate 4. Boobies! 5. Mah Wah (a town in New Jersey - always sounds like what a baby Godzilla would say) 6. Wankel Rotary Engine ---
**Author:** ![PigArcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@PigArcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigArcher)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8158 "2011-10-20T18:51:28Z")
Words that make you smile. 1. Weasel 2. Hurple 3. Absquatulate 4. Boobies! 5. Mah Wah (a town in New Jersey - always sounds like what a baby Godzilla would say) 6. Wankel Rotary Engine 7. Ausgezeichnet ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8159 "2011-10-20T19:06:11Z")
Words that make you smile. 1. Weasel 2. Hurple 3. Absquatulate 4. Boobies! 5. Mah Wah (a town in New Jersey - always sounds like what a baby Godzilla would say) 6. Wankel Rotary Engine 7. Ausgezeichnet 8. Smooch ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8160 "2011-10-20T19:30:58Z")
Words that make you smile. 1. Weasel 2. Hurple 3. Absquatulate 4. Boobies! 5. Mah Wah (a town in New Jersey - always sounds like what a baby Godzilla would say) 6. Wankel Rotary Engine 7. Ausgezeichnet 8. Smooch 9. [Sardoodledom](http://techland.time.com/sar%C2%B7doo%C2%B7dle%C2%B7dom-noun/) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8161 "2011-10-20T19:44:35Z")
Words that make you smile. 1. Weasel 2. Hurple 3. Absquatulate 4. Boobies! 5. Mahwah (a town in New Jersey - always sounds like what a baby Godzilla would say) 6. Wankel Rotary Engine 7. Ausgezeichnet 8. Smooch 9. Sardoodledom 10. Ho-Ho-Kus (another NJ town, spelled that way. And I corrected “Mahwah”–it’s one word) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=407) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=409)