Words that you can't pronounce

Where I was brought up there was kind of a rural language of it's own. A mis between Gaelic and English, some sayings and some words. Somtimes I say somthing and people are like "WHA?" Then when I hear unique saying on TV I tend to start using them.
For instance on Trailer park boys one of the guys couldn't say Sasquach and ended up saying samsquench... so now if I wake up in the morning with my hair all over the place I'll say that I look like a Samsquench!

When i was about 6-7 i couldn't pronounce "fabulous", i used to say "Fablios "

Theres a guy at work who can't pronounce certain words with the letter R similar to cockneys. He says "Free" instead of "Three"

Originally Posted by Yosemite

I always used to pronounce forte as for-tay. According to my dictionary it is pronounced fort.

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It's not? That's how we always pronounced it in music classes - "for-tay". And the same for talking about someone's talent.

Originally Posted by Yosemite

I always used to pronounce forte as for-tay. According to my dictionary it is pronounced fort.

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There actually is a time when you would call it "for-tay" - in music. When I was studying music, that's how it was always pronounced. It just means "play loud" err...roughly.

I use to get made fun of all the time for saying "M-E-L-K". Yup that's how I say it.

I also read funny sometimes. Earlier for example I was reading through a thread and say the word "vacancy". In my head I first read it as "v-con-see"
Then I looked again and thought

When I was younger I couldn't pronouce aluminum

Originally Posted by babyharley

When I was younger I couldn't pronouce aluminum

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Come on then Kenz, how did you used to say it?

Originally Posted by Rosiemac

Theres a guy at work who can't pronounce certain words with the letter R similar to cockneys. He says "Free" instead of "Three"

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That really bothers me. Like when people say birfday or bafroom.

When I was really small I used to carry a little purse with me wherever i went and i would call it my "Puuuse"

Oh and I call Woostershire sauce "woo-ster-shire" and I call Pookakeepsie (sp?) NY . ..... pook-a-keep-sie but then again i don't think anyone in Memphis really knows how to pronounce it right

Originally Posted by StarryEyedTiGeR

Oh and I call Woostershire sacuse "woo-ster-shire"

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THat is a good one. I call it war-chester-shire-sauce. But really who named that anyway. And how are you really supposed to say it?

The dictionary says its woos'ter-shir

Originally Posted by babyharley

When I was younger I couldn't pronouce aluminum

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That just because Americans all pronounce it wrong Kenz!

People say the way I pronounce Hyundai is funny I say hi-un-day

Originally Posted by Yosemite

I always used to pronounce forte as for-tay. According to my dictionary it is pronounced fort.

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I also still say For-tay right or wrong.

Originally Posted by Trouts mom

I have never come across a word I couldn't pronounce. I actually find it interesting why people can't pronouce some words..other than a speech impediment, I just don't get how you couldn't pronounce something

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I'm like this. One I used to do until my fiance corrected me (it was a pe peeve of his) was foward... which is really For-ward.

Some of my pet peeves include grammar as well. A woman I work with is great for them... I work in property tax and every lot has a parcel number. That's par-cell (like a package) and she always says partial number. She also too says "also too" alot. Pick one! And of course there's the ingamous "irregaurdless" which isn't even a real word. It's regaurdless... to put the ir in front of it makes it a really ugly double negative.

Oh, and when I was younger I called spagettie skebbie. No one in my mom's family could say her name (muriel: Mir-e-ul ie: muriel's wedding) so they all called her Kitty instead of trying to learn her name.

you know that floor tile stuff it starts with a L? yeah that stuff not only can i not say it lol i cant spell it either!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it always comes out Na-lol-eium

Originally Posted by twstychik

And of course there's the ingamous "irregaurdless" which isn't even a real word. It's regaurdless... to put the ir in front of it makes it a really ugly double negative.

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AMEN to that! I hate that made up word! My MIL uses it a lot and it drives me nuts! And when Lee found out it drove me crazy he uses it all the time. He will just randomly say that's irregarless!

Originally Posted by Phenomsmom

That really bothers me. Like when people say birfday or bafroom.

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He says those like that as well

Originally Posted by Mom2SalemIsis

you know that floor tile stuff it starts with a L? yeah that stuff not only can i not say it lol i cant spell it either!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it always comes out Na-lol-eium

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You mean Linoleum, it is a wierd word to pronounce

Pneumonia and suspicious always make me stumble.
And I hate when people say "irregardless" too! Sounds so ignorant.

I've always "alphabeticalized" instead of "alphabetized."

Oh and Specific and not an ocean.

Rural is difficult for me to pronounce, too!

Originally Posted by Yosemite

I always used to pronounce forte as for-tay. According to my dictionary it is pronounced fort.

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Oops I use "for-tay" and thought it was the right pronunciation.

Originally Posted by GingersMom

My grandfather used to call that "balking tackwards" and we used to do it on purpose when I was a little girl, LOL. I grew up eating been greans and dot hogs.

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Been greans and dot hogs

Originally Posted by twstychik

And of course there's the ingamous "irregaurdless" which isn't even a real word. It's regaurdless... to put the ir in front of it makes it a really ugly double negative.

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I use irregardless