Q Talk

[threecees]

Drives me crazy when the word picture is mispronounced and is

said pitcher.

Hear the word important always said wrong too on QVC.

[KG60]

Agreed. But we have also heard "mowve" for mauve and "barvarian" for bavarian. Ugh.

[KG60]

Yes!!! "Go head" drives me to flip a table every time.

[Group 5 minus 1]

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".

[Shanus]

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@MaverDaver wrote:

and then there's 'aksd' instead of 'asked'

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@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".

[Perfectpear]

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! 

[lgfan]

What bothers me is slang like he didn't go to work cause he is sick instead of saying because.

[mb141312]

@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).

[Greeneyedlady21]

Amy has a speech impediment, I have read on these forums that she has stated that. So it's not kind to be critical of that.

[baglady9]

Cracks me up. For an issue that I posted that some thought was foolish, there are 3 pages of responses.  Hahahahaha