Anonymous
Post 06/30/2011 11:48     Subject: Re:Funny ways people mispronounce words or phrases,
The wya black people say MACK donald's

True dat
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2011 11:45     Subject: Funny ways people mispronounce words or phrases,
Anonymous wrote:My MIL pronounces "creek" as "crick." My husband pronounces "asphalt" as "ashphalt."


I think "crick" is an accepted variant, although I dislike it.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2011 11:43     Subject: Re:Funny ways people mispronounce words or phrases,
Anonymous wrote:My southern relatives say, 'SaLmon' with the L. (To be fair, I think British English pronounces it this way.)

My FIL says, 'DeS Moines' with both S's.

Seriously.


The SaLmon thing drives me nuts. Didn't realize it was Southern.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2011 11:42     Subject: Funny ways people mispronounce words or phrases,
Anonymous wrote:My mom says chipotle (either the restaurant or the pepper, doesn't matter) as chi-POLL-tea. Drives me batty.


My mom just calls it Chippendale's.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2011 11:32     Subject: Funny ways people mispronounce words or phrases,
I have a friend who adds an s to everything, the top three being Barnes and Nobles, Victorias Secrets, and Silver Springs, MD. It drives me insane
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2011 10:33     Subject: Funny ways people mispronounce words or phrases,
My mom says chipotle (either the restaurant or the pepper, doesn't matter) as chi-POLL-tea. Drives me batty.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2011 10:19     Subject: Funny ways people mispronounce words or phrases,
My MIL pronounces "creek" as "crick." My husband pronounces "asphalt" as "ashphalt."
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2011 10:16     Subject: Re:Funny ways people mispronounce words or phrases,
Anonymous wrote:I once caught a bit of entertainment news where Paris Hilton pronounced Swarovski Crystals as Swavoski Crystals, several times.


She probably only has diamonds.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2011 10:14     Subject: Funny ways people mispronounce words or phrases,
Anonymous wrote:"Punkin" instead of pumpkin is pretty common, too.


my sister does this

husband says "bolth" instead of "both"

wooder for water

libary!!!!
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2011 10:08     Subject: Funny ways people mispronounce words or phrases,
Anonymous wrote:Pull for pool and pitcher for picture. Although it's not funny it's ignorant.


I grew up in the South, and while on the whole I didn't have a strong accent, my college friends did notice me pronouncing picture as "pitcher."
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2011 10:08     Subject: Funny ways people mispronounce words or phrases,
Oh, and my name has an 'r' in it which my Chinese boss cannot pronounce!
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2011 10:07     Subject: Funny ways people mispronounce words or phrases,
"Punkin" instead of pumpkin is pretty common, too.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2011 10:00     Subject: Funny ways people mispronounce words or phrases,
DH pronounces kindergarten as kinneygarden. Bugs me, but I haven't corrected him.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2011 09:58     Subject: Re:Funny ways people mispronounce words or phrases,
My mom says salmon and pronounces the L, too. She's southern - did not know this was a southern thing? My mom mispronounces all sorts of things - one of my favorites is that she calls Oreo cookies Orioles. She is also horrible with names, especially celebrities. She calls Whoopi Goldberg "Hoopy" and recently told me she watched that new movie with Xavier Bodean. Luckily, I can translate and figured out she mean Javier Bardem. She's a piece of work.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2011 09:58     Subject: Funny ways people mispronounce words or phrases,
Not only does my mom mispronounce words, she also makes up her own, which in turn, has caused my father to start carrying around a small notebook in his back pocket documenting the word and new definition.
However, my DS says aminal and pasghetti.
I cannot say worchestershire either so we call it lea and perrins in our house.
Being Italian, I loathe when people pronounce it EYE-tal-leon. DRIVES ME UP THE WALL.