It’s been a long time since I’ve picked up a Colonial chicken burger at the Red Flag shop … chicken burger at KFC.
Our current favorite is icky CREE-am instead of ice cream. Started by my oldest (almost 9).
I like the ancient philosopher and the doctor whose names sound like boxes – So Crates and Hippo Crates.
My personal variation is Birdbath and Betwixt.
Cannot pronounce steel mill without having to think about it. It comes out at as stil mil. Did I mention I grew up in SW Pennsylvania?
I play the MMORPG “Star Wars: The Old Republic,” and there is a guild on there named “Bloodbath and Beyond.”
For me you still WORKINAPUB ![]()
Diarrhea is always “Dire Rear” in my vocabulary.
Horse divers.
Demonstrate, not menstruate (from a family member’s vocab).
From a very logical former Eastern European coworker: sodium CI-trate.
Bugs Bunny style: I like to Imbessel instead of imbecile, and maroon instead moron.
Meringue = Merengue.
My lemon meringue pie is musically delicious!
Canal. I have to say it KANE-al.
Helmet.
For some reason I always pronounce it ‘helment’. No.idea.why.
Worcestershire Sauce.
Worchestersterchire Sauce. It’s a curse I tell ya!
Joys of having children…
Dishwasher and/or washing machine: Wishy-Washer
So and so’s vehicle: The[name]-mobile
Bath: Baff
Homework: Homeywork
Lots of food items seem to grow an extra syllable for my son and I…
Cookie: Cadookie
Soda: Sododa
Pizza: Pistooza
The spouse says “swayve and deboner.”
A few more of mine/ours:
Toilet = terlet (like Archie Bunker pronounces it)
John Cougar Melloncamp = John Melon CougarCamp
Smart & Final = Fart and Smile
Bed Bath and Beyond = Bed Bath and BEYOND! (with the inflection like Buzz Lightyear saying “To Infinity and BEYOND!!!”)
Chipotle = Chipoodle
Popeye’s = Pope Yes (the Pontiff of Poultry)
My dad used to say that.
To me, WOOKIE IN A PUB.
And speaking of Doper names, Teacake is Tay-ah-COCK-ay.