# Pronunciacions that make you seethe with anger! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 27, 2008, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciacions-that-make-you-seethe-with-anger/442978 "2008-03-27T22:06:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciacions-that-make-you-seethe-with-anger/442978/41 "2008-03-28T00:01:40Z")
[QUOTE=Vox Imperatoris] As in “centimeters,” right? _Why_ would you say that? _Shudder_ [/QUOTE] It’s common for medical professionals to use that pronunciation. My pet peeves: **Kudos** , pronounced as if it were the plural of kudo. (I think that has become, by default, the new “proper” way to pronounce it.) **Expresso** , as in an early morning coffee drink. **Karioke** , from Karaoke. There is no “i” in it. Ditto for Hara-Kiri, although both words get mangled (Harry Karry). ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciacions-that-make-you-seethe-with-anger/442978/42 "2008-03-28T00:09:42Z")
When two concepts don’t match up or agree, they don’t "jibe.” When another word is used, I’m just not buyin’ that jive, no matten how many people here at the Dope use the wrong word. Even if they think it’s pronounced (checks dictionary) that way. The next person who makes this mistake, I’m going to gibe mercilessly. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciacions-that-make-you-seethe-with-anger/442978/43 "2008-03-28T00:10:41Z")
[QUOTE=Contrapuntal] Was it _anomalous_ woof. You know, like the one in [Ladle Rat Rotten Hut?](http://www.justanyone.com/allanguish.html#_Toc505953306) [/QUOTE] It was Two Sock’s cousin. You know, the one from Dances With… ---
**Author:** ![Litoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciacions-that-make-you-seethe-with-anger/442978/44 "2008-03-28T00:15:49Z")
Excetera, asterix and expresso all drive me nuts. I also can get behind the OP on the Reece’s issue. I think I would go insane if I had to work at $tarbucks with the number of morons asking for a “vintay exspresso.” I would go on a hunting spree. Ugh. Two personal points, though: **essell** – I actually use “I couldn’t care less” as well as “I could care less” – the latter is almost always followed (unless with family who know what is implied) by “but that would require effort and he/she/they/it just isn’t worth it.” It is a personal use of the phrase that defines the worst of my distaste for something – it’s not even worth my time to see how little I can care. **Vox Imperatoris** – oddly enough, I always have pronounced either/neither the way that grates on your nerves because it was once explained to me that words with ei/ie tend to pronounce the second letter – it helps me remember how to spell those words. I know it is only true for words that we stole from the Germanic languages, but it’s ingrained in my little brain, sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciacions-that-make-you-seethe-with-anger/442978/45 "2008-03-28T00:23:06Z")
[QUOTE=Vox Imperatoris] I don’t know if it’s just done in the South (by idiots), but it needs to be eradicated anywhere it is found. [/QUOTE] So if someone has a regional accent that is different from yours, they’re idiots? ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciacions-that-make-you-seethe-with-anger/442978/46 "2008-03-28T00:26:23Z")
[QUOTE=Litoris] **essell** – I actually use “I couldn’t care less” as well as “I could care less” – the latter is almost always followed (unless with family who know what is implied) by “but that would require effort and he/she/they/it just isn’t worth it.” It is a personal use of the phrase that defines the worst of my distaste for something – it’s not even worth my time to see how little I can care. [/QUOTE] That doesn’t make sense at all to me. If you are stating how little you care then you are, in fact, taking the time to see and tell how much you care or don’t care. Wouldn’t it be easier to say it correctly and _not_ have to give the illogical explanation? ---
**Author:** ![Litoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciacions-that-make-you-seethe-with-anger/442978/47 "2008-03-28T00:34:47Z")
[QUOTE=Indygrrl] That doesn’t make sense at all to me. If you are stating how little you care then you are, in fact, taking the time to see and tell how much you care or don’t care. Wouldn’t it be easier to say it correctly and _not_ have to give the illogical explanation? [/QUOTE] No, because it is “correctly” the other way in the sense that I am saying it. What it means, in the context in which I use is is this – yes, I could care less, but they’re not worth the effort. As opposed to something about which, I simply couldn’t care less even if I tried. Subtle difference, I know, but then some of us like to be specific, rather than pacific 😃 **Don’t fight the hypothetical** – heh, most people do feel that way, don’t they? ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciacions-that-make-you-seethe-with-anger/442978/48 "2008-03-28T00:54:17Z")
**Sexsual** (sek-sue-uhl). Sounds like somebody trying to un-naughtify a word that isn’t naughty to begin with. ---
**Author:** ![Vox\_Imperatoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Vox\_Imperatoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vox_Imperatoris)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciacions-that-make-you-seethe-with-anger/442978/49 "2008-03-28T00:58:20Z")
[QUOTE=Don’t fight the hypothetical] So if someone has a regional accent that is different from yours, they’re idiots? [/QUOTE] I didn’t say people with Southern accents were idiots, I said idiots, who may or may not mainly reside in the South, pronounce “Reese’s” like “REE-cies.” And just to clear it up before it becomes an issue, I have heard both white and black people say this. [QUOTE=Omegaman] It’s funny you bring up VCO3’s name. At first glance I thought it was him. The Op kind of sounds like it too. You’re not one of those socks I’ve heard about are you? [/QUOTE] No, I’m not a sock. The “seethe with anger” thing was not 100% serious. And besides, I know why black people are so loud. 😉 [QUOTE=5-4 Fighting] What’s so bad is that I distinctly knew that. I’ve been making more and more of those mistakes here lately – God-ear must be catching. [/QUOTE] Don’t feel bad; I copy-pasted it out of the dictionary just to be sure: out of the Middle English etmyology section! :smack: :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciacions-that-make-you-seethe-with-anger/442978/50 "2008-03-28T01:07:33Z")
[QUOTE=Don’t fight the hypothetical] So if someone has a regional accent that is different from yours, they’re idiots? [/QUOTE] No, idjits. ---
**Author:** ![lizardling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@lizardling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizardling)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciacions-that-make-you-seethe-with-anger/442978/51 "2008-03-28T01:07:55Z")
Vajayjay. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH. May your eyeballs catch fire and melt the rest of your face if you use that word within my hearing. A POX ON WHOEVER STARTED USING THAT UNHOLY ABORTION OF A WORD. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciacions-that-make-you-seethe-with-anger/442978/52 "2008-03-28T01:13:57Z")
[QUOTE=Patty O’Furniture] **Sexsual** (sek-sue-uhl). Sounds like somebody trying to un-naughtify a word that isn’t naughty to begin with. [/QUOTE] Try listening to a conservative christian say it with “homo-” in front of it – the “sek” part actually comes out sounding like “sick.” 😃 [QUOTE=Vox Imperatoris] **Originally Posted by 5-4 Fighting** What’s so bad is that I distinctly knew that. I’ve been making more and more of those mistakes here lately – God-ear must be catching. Don’t feel bad; I copy-pasted it out of the dictionary just to be sure: out of the Middle English etmyology section! :smack: :smack: No, I’m not a sock. The “seethe with anger” thing was not 100% serious. And besides, I know why black people are so loud. 😉 [/QUOTE] Sorry. I didn’t realize I was talking so loud. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciacions-that-make-you-seethe-with-anger/442978/53 "2008-03-28T01:13:57Z")
double post. ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciacions-that-make-you-seethe-with-anger/442978/54 "2008-03-28T01:29:26Z")
::::yaaaawn:::: Might as well call it The Faux Outrage thread. In 95% plus of the examples given you get what they’re saying, don’t you? The fact that it either sounds different from what you’re accustomed to, or that it is part of any number of dialects or malapropisms - by default, they are not “proper English.” – spoken in any number of regions. Get the fuck over it. Bigger fish to fry. Or maybe the Brits ought to pounce in here and teach you all how to speak. Their language after all. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciacions-that-make-you-seethe-with-anger/442978/55 "2008-03-28T01:36:42Z")
[QUOTE=amarinth] I always thought “do” and “due” were homophones. How else do you say “due”? [/QUOTE] They _are_ homophones. Some of the complaints here are not about pronunciation, but spelling. Unless the complainers have ESP and can see how the speaker is writing the word in his head. ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciacions-that-make-you-seethe-with-anger/442978/56 "2008-03-28T01:43:13Z")
[QUOTE=lizardling] Vajayjay. … May your eyeballs catch fire and melt the rest of your face if you use that word within my hearing. A POX ON WHOEVER STARTED USING THAT UNHOLY ABORTION OF A WORD. [/QUOTE] What word is it meant to be? Sorry, perhaps it’s too late at night but I really can’t guess. (I’ll try not to use it near you, though. 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciacions-that-make-you-seethe-with-anger/442978/57 "2008-03-28T01:47:36Z")
[QUOTE=Celyn] What word is it meant to be? Sorry, perhaps it’s too late at night but I really can’t guess. (I’ll try not to use it near you, though. 🙂 ) [/QUOTE] Vagina. I guess it’s supposed to be cute. > [@amarinth](#): > > I always thought “do” and “due” were homophones. How else do you say “due”? Well, I make my voice students pronounce _do_ “doo” and _due_ “dyoo”, but that’s a whole 'nother thang. Yes, that was deliberate. ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciacions-that-make-you-seethe-with-anger/442978/58 "2008-03-28T01:47:47Z")
[QUOTE=amarinth] I always thought “do” and “due” were homophones. How else do you say “due”? [/QUOTE] Never miss a beat do you? Injecting homophobia where there was none to be found till we came up into your sexist post. FTR, I could care less. ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciacions-that-make-you-seethe-with-anger/442978/59 "2008-03-28T01:52:59Z")
[QUOTE=RedFury] Never miss a beat do you? Injecting homophobia where there was none to be found till we came up into your sexist post. FTR, I could care less. [/QUOTE] How on earth was that homophobic or sexist? Am I being wooshed? ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciacions-that-make-you-seethe-with-anger/442978/60 "2008-03-28T02:02:49Z")
[QUOTE=Indygrrl] Am I being wooshed? [/QUOTE] In a word: yes. (Note the one letter difference between _homophone_ and _homophobe_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciacions-that-make-you-seethe-with-anger/442978.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciacions-that-make-you-seethe-with-anger/442978.md?page=4)