Is there a certain word you can't pronounce?

LOL I had no idea we were all so tongue tied! :+

Amy, I have that problem with worces.....worcester....aw he!!, you know what I mean. :p
 
I always have to remind myself that my glove compartment is not the glove department!! I still slip, though, and will call it the glove department... "Honey, reach into the glove department and get X, please." My family ROLLS!

Liz
 
>What do you guys think about "ophthalmologist?" It is
>pronounced "opffthalmologist" (like ph in phone)but I hear
>people say "opthamologist."


I just say "eye doctor";-)
 
>Bough.
>
>Right? Part of a tree? Holiday decoration?
>
>Is it "boff" or is it "bahw"?
>

The second.

The pronunciation of "ough" is one of the toughest things to learn in English, I think:
tough (uff)
though (owe)
through (oo)
ought (aw)
bough (ow)

I always bring this one up when my French students say French pronunciation is so hard!
 
>Kathryn, I mix words all the time. Fast/quick = fick.
>Terrific / great = griffic.

It's a very time-efficient way of doing things, don't you think?;-)
 
>Also lots of people mispronounce cummerbund and say
>cumberbund...
Guilty as charged. (And I had to check to see if it was really spelled with two 'm's. I don't think I've actually seen it in print before.
 
This is a hilarious thread.

My toughies are conscientious (have to think when I spell it, too!) and rural (that one always wants to become one syllable).
 
I meant to post this the other night when The Biggest Loser was on. Kim said acrosst instead of across. I've heard other people add a "t" to the end of this word before.

Bam
 
I can't say Portugese.

My dad says "Sektember" and "John Travolka". It drives me crazy. He's 77 years old and I don't think he's going to change.:p

Erica
 
My dad says Iggles instead of Eagles. He also says Nine-ee-nine instead of ninety-nine. But I think that Southern Lancaster County in PA. When I lived in Maryland, the hard core locals said they lived in Balmer, Merlin. Used to crack me up.
 
I absolutely can't stand when people say "supposebly" instead of "supposedly". I have yet to hear someone say it correctly! :)
Clarissa
 
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