Phrases, Words and Mispronunciations That Bother You

[Jaylotw]

I’ll start

“Ree-See’s Pee-Sees”

Caucus

Be That As It May

“Ick-specially”

Synergy, Synergistic

Prospectus

Eatery

Turquoise

Tremendous

Infotainment

That’s all I’ve got for now. Feeling especially grouchy today and taking my anger out on language.

 

[autumnfog]

Euphemisms.

 

[KafkaStoleMyBike]

People saying, ”I could care less” drives me absolutely bonkers.

 

[ofafeather]

“Irregardless” of what you think, it’s not a word!

Misusing “I” to sound “proper” in cases when “me” is correct.

“expresso” when they mean “espresso”

his/her - those days are long gone. Either use “one’s” or “their” depending on context.

Yes, singular they/them/their is in common, accepted usage. Check the dictionary and get over it!

 

[tschiraldi]

SEEN!!! The word seen should NEVER be used unless preceded by "have" or "had"! "I seen a fire truck yesterday ". No, you SAW a fire truck yesterday! Nails on a chalkboard to me!

 

[edger]

Absolutely for yes
take it for granite
nip it in the butt
starting an explanation with: “So.......”
vocal fry
There are lots more I can’t think of at the moment.

 

[edger]

Upspeak

 

[mikefu]

"Pacific" instead of specific
"Crik" instead of creek
"Ruf" instead of roof
"Wuf" instead of wolf
and the grandaddy of them all, "drowth" instead of drought.

 

[captainsousie]

Woosh, warsh, wush. Wash is not hard to say.

Also, as has been said, wolf has an "l" in it...it's not a woof.

 

[anotherbob]

I've meet enough freaks i.e. people. That I find it harder and harder to be annoyed by mispronunciations. In fact the guy I work with who sometimes talks about the covis virus entertains and bemuses me. I don't know if he thinks that's how it's pronounced or if it's his own intentional term for it. I really don't know. But I get less and less bothered about that. I honestly think it's my girlfriends fault. She's great but she is really stubborn about things. If I point out that a word is actually pronounced one way, she will not accept that. Seriously it is like if the CIA tortured you with hot sauce for years and now you find ghost peppers to have a mild tang.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I hate to hear “pee-can” instead of its more correct French derivative “peh-cawn”.

 

[edger]

Ax for ask
shtrenth for strength (Bernie!)
could of
nucular for nuclear
foward for forward

 

[jttnk]

You’ve all nailed so many. I will just lament the lack of vocabulary in so many places and people. I blame the lowering of the standards of speech and reading comprehension. Every dipshit with a keyboard is now a writer! I wholly see the irony in my post as I am not a writer, but I think you get my drift. Further, I believe this forum is elevated in language use in so many ways above many places online. Case in point MSO!

 

[jpmcwjr]

People saying, ”I could care less” drives me absolutely bonkers.

No need for it to rattle you; think of the unsaid part of that....I could care less, but I don't care at all.

 

[jpmcwjr]

"Pacific" instead of specific
"Crik" instead of creek
"Ruf" instead of roof
"Wuf" instead of wolf
and the grandaddy of them all, "drowth" instead of drought.

I live near a specific ocean, The Pacific!

The last four are common pronunciation in parts of the Midwest. No biggie.

 

[mikefu]

I hate to hear “pee-can” instead of its more correct French derivative “peh-cawn”.

Sometimes I use a pee-can for long road trips or for camping. But I never eat them.

 

[mikefu]

I live near a specific ocean, The Pacific!

The last four are common pronunciation in parts of the Midwest. No biggie.

But they are annoying nonetheless. I'm from the midwest, and they bug the gee golly heck outta me, donchaknow.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Woosh, warsh, wush. Wash is not hard to say.

Also, as has been said, wolf has an "l" in it...it's not a woof.

Yeah. Four year olds can't seem to get that "l" in it!

And there's also "Warshington" —yikes!

 

[jpmcwjr]

But they are annoying nonetheless. I'm from the midwest, and they bug the gee golly heck outta me, donchaknow.

Ayup! (Some how that Down East pronunciation is a favorite for "yes".)

Solution: Move to where it's not pronounced that way. I did!

 

[Jaylotw]

Sometimes I use a pee-can for long road trips or for camping. But I never eat them.

My boat has a pee-can for the same reasons.

“Ruts” instead of “roots” bothers me greatly.

“Saus-eej.” Instead of sauce-idge.