Words you just have to mispronounce

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 :slight_smile:

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.