What's a bad pronounciation of a simple word?
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
January 5, 2020 9:21am CST
What is a word, either in your native tongue or in English, that people pronounce wrong but is so simple to pronounce?
I ask this because I say the word "current" like you pronounce "currant"
So instead of "kur-ent" I say "Kur-ant"
I know it's not the right way to pronounce it, but it's the way I pronounce it.
What is one word that either you, or someone you know, mispronounce but is a word that is easy to pronounce?
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
5 Jan 20
I have a horrible accent in English as I´m not a native speaker. I must pronounce bad half of the words. But in my native tongue, I use several language levels, depending with whom I´m talking.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
5 Jan 20
I think those that speak Spanish do very well with the English language.There are some words they pronounce a little wrong, but there's such a wide variety of pronunciations across the US anyway, with so much influence from other languages.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
5 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum English language differs from place to place. I have a good vocabulary as I read a lot it English. But I never speak it so that has to do with my accent.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
5 Jan 20
@marguicha You watch a lot of English shows as well, right? I am sure it has an impact on your accent. I find that when I watch a lot of British television shows, my accent starts to differ.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
5 Jan 20
Well in my language I hate when people say warsh..instead of wash.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
5 Jan 20
I have said "warsh" before. My mom used to say it a lot too. "Amber, go Warsh the clothes!"
I usually say wash now though.
@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
7 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum You are right. In Chinese we have many words sound the same but they can mean differently. This is why I think Chinese is a difficult language
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
7 Jan 20
@youless I think it must be a language that is better learned by visiting the country and studying it there where you are forced to use it daily.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
7 Jan 20
Ah yes, I have heard Latinos say it in such a way that it sounds as if they are nearly about to curse. I've heard that in the Chinese (Mandarin) language there are many words that sound very similar, and it's only the inflection (the tone) that changes the word and it's meaning.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
5 Jan 20
I pronounced it Ske and not shed-ja-wool
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
5 Jan 20
@Juliaacv Yes, I don't understand why people pronounce it that way. It's so weird.
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@Juliaacv (56410)
• Canada
5 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum Me too...….not shed ual, that is SO wrong!
It drives me crazy!
It drives me crazy!
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
6 Jan 20
I pronounce it Kur-ee, I was already sure I pronounced it wrong.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
6 Jan 20
@LadyDuck If a lot of people say it incorrectly, it will one day just become the way it is said, atleast in that area.
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@LadyDuck (502886)
• Italy
6 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum I corrected my niece dozens of times, I do not anymore, it's her problem.
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@Starmaiden (9308)
• Canada
5 Jan 20
A simple word such as "About" has gotten me reprimanded on my pronunciations many times during auditions. I'm Canadian so even though I know I'm saying "about" it's always heard as "A-boot" or "A- boat".
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
5 Jan 20
@Starmaiden Ah I see. I suppose I can understand that, but sometimes habits are hard to break. I admire those actors who can perform a whole set in a different accent or even a different language that is not their own.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
5 Jan 20
I wouldn't think people would make fun of you or tease you for that. I may be naive, but I thought "aboot" was pretty much the acceptable pronunciation in Canada.
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@Starmaiden (9308)
• Canada
5 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum It's an acceptable pronunciation in Canada, but acting is an American business. Much of what gets filmed or recorded for television or radio in Canada is produced by American productions. They want their Canadian actors to speak with a perfect American slant.
@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
6 Jan 20
Lots of Americans do not know that English and French are our 2 first languages. The province of Quebec is the only province that speak French . . All Canadians in other provinces speak English and few speak French. Canadians' English pronunciation is funny according to an American friend. We pronounce house - - hose. hahaha
@paigea (36143)
• Canada
11 Jan 20
I can't think of an example but you made me think of this. I substitute teach at various schools. In one school there is a Jana with the J pronounced as in Jam. The other is Jana pronounced Yana. And she gets angry if I say it wrong.
I need everyone to remind me their name usually, I meet a lot of students.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
11 Jan 20
That sounds Welsh, is that the history of the place?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
11 Jan 20
@paigea Ah okay, Thank you.
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@paigea (36143)
• Canada
11 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum it is named for the Reverend Lloyd and settled by the Barr colonists from England. School groups went to the historical centre, but I wasn't on those trips so that is all I know.
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@LindaOHio (222898)
• United States
5 Jan 20
We have a friend that says supposebly. There are grammatical things that annoy me even more.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
5 Jan 20
I think I used to say supposed-buh-ly to be fair.
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@BloggerDi (3121)
• United States
5 Jan 20
When I was a child, I learned to pronounce Aunt as "Ant". When I was a young adult, I started noticing that some people used the "aw" sound for the au in Aunt. I realized that it is probably the correct pronunciation. It makes more sense! I grew up in New Mexico. Maybe it was a regional thing to say "Ant Betty."
Sometimes I still accidentally say "Ant" instead of "Aunt". But seriously, an ant is a bug, not a relative.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
5 Jan 20
I live in the South (NC) and we used Ant as well. I still say "ant" a lot, but I am aware that "aunt" (awnt) is the correct way to say it.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
5 Jan 20
Ah, I think that would be an easy word to mistake.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
5 Jan 20
Ah, do you think they may just have the words mixed up?
@Butterfingers (66603)
• India
5 Jan 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum no he means simple but in Bihari style says Sample and it's so funny
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