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Judy Evans @JudyEv (382240) • Rockingham, Australia 2 Jun

The photo is of the outdoor area of Chalet Rigi where we spent an enjoyable evening and which I wrote about. It has nothing to do with the text. I have a hairdresser who comes to the house to give me a trim. She is a very nice...

western australia

mispronunciation

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You know there’s a telemarketer on the line when...

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382240) • Rockingham, Australia 28 Oct 17

You know there’s a telemarketer on the line when... • They start off with ‘Is that Mrs Evens?’ And they pronounce Evans as Evens instead of the ‘E’ sounding like the ‘e’ in ‘egg’. • When there is silence for a while then the...

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Has your name ever been misspelled or mispronounced?

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52174) • Staten Island, New York 9 Sep 17

Ever since coming to the US I've had my last name (now my maiden name) misspelled and/or mispronounced many times. It's supposed to be Kovadlo but for some reason a lot of times people spell it and pronounce it as Kovaldo. I end...

names

misspelling

mispronunciation

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Wrong Worms

pgn @pgntwo (22405) • Derry, Northern Ireland 6 Nov 16

Humour is so subjective. What you find funny might not even raise a smile on the lips of the next person. As someone who loves word games, I can appreciate comedy that makes clever use of common errors, mistakes and faux pas...

comedy

ronnie barker

mispronunciation

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Are you a mispronouncer?

paula27661 @paula27661 (15811) • Australia 10 Mar 09

How does somethink instead of something or for all intensive purposes instead of for all intents and purposes sound? Do you know a mispronouncer? Are you one yourself?

mispronunciation

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Bun George? Who's He? The Funny Things Kids Say!

Darkwing @Darkwing (21583) 17 Mar 08

I seem to be on a kids' trail today. I don't know why, but perhaps the distressing events of late. Anyway, this time, my mind goes back to when I childminded a little girl named Niamh, from seven months old, to two and a half...

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bun george

funny things kids say

mispronunciation

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Bun George? Who Is He?

Darkwing @Darkwing (21583) 15 Mar 08

I seem to be on a kids' trail today. I don't know why, but perhaps the distressing events of late. Anyway, this time, my mind goes back to when I childminded a little girl named Niamh (pronounced Neeve), from seven months old, to...

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kindergarten

mispronunciation

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the mispelling of a name...

raychill @raychill (6525) • United States 12 Oct 07

Alright. My name is not a complicated name. It's not simple like Jane Smith, but it's NOT complicated in the least bit. Yet, sometimes people find it IMPOSSIBLE to spell my name correctly. I sent email correspondence to...

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