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09-15-2022 08:39 PM
Drives me crazy when the word picture is mispronounced and is
said pitcher.
Hear the word important always said wrong too on QVC.
09-15-2022 11:14 PM
Agreed. But we have also heard "mowve" for mauve and "barvarian" for bavarian. Ugh.
09-15-2022 11:16 PM
Yes!!! "Go head" drives me to flip a table every time.
09-16-2022 08:09 AM
Until you have lived in different places in the US you will not understand the regional accents. Also you will be mocked for your "mispronunciations".
09-16-2022 08:34 AM
@MaverDaver wrote:and then there's 'aksd' instead of 'asked'
@MaverDaver That one really bugs me more than others. It may be more prevalent where I live, but there are many southern areas where words are "killed".
09-16-2022 09:39 AM
Many other things in the world right now to worry about, but oh my gosh! My pet peeve is folks saying more lovely-- instead of lovelier, more sticky--instead of stickier, more pretty-- instead of prettier etc......
Another one is okra vs ochre!
I completely understand this if English is not your first language, but how did this become acceptable in our general population?
Thanks for letting me vent!
09-16-2022 12:24 PM
09-16-2022 12:46 PM
@Group 5 minus 1, I completely agree. I've travelled all over the US and lived in states along the east coast from New England to NJ to NC to Florida. I've re-learned how to pronounce words and place names many times, depending on what the locals say. Also different words for the same thing (e.g., hoagie, sub, grinder, hero).
09-16-2022 05:59 PM
09-17-2022 02:54 PM
Cracks me up. For an issue that I posted that some thought was foolish, there are 3 pages of responses. Hahahahaha
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