Primula

Always an interesting topic. In another thread, we were discussing the two ways to pronounce route. Our British way, root, or the sometimes-used American way of rowte. Nothing would induce me to pronounce the word as rowte, which is hideous.

On my first day in America I adopted skedule for shedule, which I still prefer. I say process with a short "o" rather than the longer British "o".

Some words that I will never pronounce the American way because their pronunciation is so ugly are:

dook for duke. My #1 hated American pronunciation. Dook sounds absurd.

Same for toosday, dooty, doo (due). I will never pronounce any words this way. I also hate radiator with a short "a".

Share some thoughts?

kimilseung

There are also those ones that are said in America, like I always have done in the UK, but others in the UK say funny; like France.

Sally Redux

Just noticed a lot of them are French:

Chaize lounge

Entreprenoor

Noorishment

'In' rowte

Half

Potato

Meer/horr (mirror, horror)

also dook/Toosday/toona/Mountain Doo

Tarco Bell

American Apprrl (took me a while to work out which store my daughter was talking about.

Primula

I'm trying to think how I pronounce France. I know I pronounce dance with a long "a".

I've always heard that Brits pronounce squirrel in a weird way, but nobody has ever said that to me. I can't imagine there being more than way to say the word.

Sally Redux

It's pronounced 'squirl' here.

Primula

Chaize lounge - Hideous. God forbid they pronounce it the French way.

Noorishment - Never heard that one. Depends where one lives of course.

'In' rowte - Ditto.

Potato - Don't we pronounce it the same way? Tomato we pronounce differently. I use both ways.

toona/Mountain Doo - Hideous.

Tarco Bell - seems to be pronounced Takko Bell around here, which I do too.

American Apprrl - That's funny.

We forgot banana! I try to avoid this word, if possible.

Sally Redux

'Noorishment' seems to come up in a lot of ads for skin and hair products.

If I have to ask for something with potatoes in a store, it just seems too hard! I suppose it's 'potaydo'.

Edit: Thinking about it, 'noorishment' is more like the French, it just sounds annoying to me

Bob

I just don't have a clue anymore.

Though the lack or h in words, herb etc.

That and wadder, just feel like a pillock and go with "I'll have what they're having" line instread :/

Primula

I've never had a problem with water.

I forgot about herbs, etc. It's odd because they don't say 'erbert for Herbert.

There a Guyanan guy on the PBS NewsHour who always pronounces Afghanistan with a long "a" at the end of the word. It sounds so fancy the way he says it. I pronounce it the American way with a short final "a".

Noorah101

Short "a" would be the correct way, as the natives of Afghanistan pronounce it that way themselves.

af ghaah ne staahn

Rene

Noorah101

I'll never forgot the first time I met my friend Paul Taylor, who was visiting the USA from West Byfleet, UK. Never having heard such a strong English accent, I was asking him what his last name is. Our conversation went something like this:

Me: What's your last name?
Paul: Taylor
Me: Tyler?
Paul: Yes.
Me: T-Y-L-E-R?
Paul: No. Tee - eye - why - el - ee - are
Me: Wait! T-I-Y...???
Paul: Yes.
Me: But that doesn't spell Tyler!
Paul: Bring me a pen and paper. (Paul writes his name)
Me: Ohhhhh TAYLOR!
Paul: Yeah, that's what I said!! LOL

Looking back, it was hilarious!

Rene

Primula

My British friend Ann has the worst difficulty with her name here. She has to repeat her name probably 3 times to a new person before they get it, but they always pronounce it completely different than the way she does.

HarryTheSpider

koodose.

IT'S QUE DOS, numpty nuts!

Oh, and my favourite 2...

Coop, as in the type of car.

IT'S COOPAY. ONLY CHICKENS LIVE IN A COOP. ARE YOU TELLING ME YOUR CAR IS FULL OF SHIT, AND COVERED IN SHIT, AND SMELLING OF CHICKEN SHIT?!

And 'rout' for router (rooter). As in the thing that connects you & your PC to an unbelievable amount of free porn...

IT'S ROOTER, NOT ROWTER. A ROWTER IS A MECHANICAL TOOL FOR REMOVING UNWANTED MATERIAL - I SHOULD USE ONE ON YOUR HEAD. SAME GOES FOR ROOT 66 - IF IT WAS MEANT TO BE 'ROUT' THERE'D BE NO FRICKING E ON THE END. IT'S ONE THING TO REMOVE SILENT LETTERS LIKE THE U IN HARBOUR, BUT DON'T GO DOING IT IN PLACES THAT CHANGES THE WHO FLIPPING PRONOUNCIATION, YOU EX COLONIAL ILLEGAL SECESSIONIST HOME SCHOOLED KNOB HEAD!!

And... breathe!!!

SultanOfSwing

Harry, that vein on your temple is starting to worry me a bit

HarryTheSpider

Nah - I've had it strengthened - like the other throbbing vein

But thanks for caring