Words that you can't pronounce

I use to have a speech impediment as kid.

I use to pronounce "Christmas Tree" as "Kwith-math Thwee"

One day I was being goofy and B if he want "S-al-mon" for dinner. Now I get made fun of.

Oh and I also say "Oreenge" instead of "Orange"

Originally Posted by Yosemite

It's actually spelled differently. In North America most often it is spelled aluminum (a-loom-in-um) and in Europe it is aluminium which is usually pronounced al-u-min-e-um.
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American spell it differently because there was a typo on a patent somewhere in the late 1890s, and the accepted spelling of the actual metallic element is aluminium (its a pet peeve of mine after being marked down in a chemistry test in highschool when we had a US substitute teacher)

Originally Posted by icklemiss21

American spell it differently because there was a typo on a patent somewhere in the late 1890s, and the accepted spelling of the actual metallic element is aluminium (its a pet peeve of mine after being marked down in a chemistry test in highschool when we had a US substitute teacher)

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I don't blame you for being upset with that teacher. I hope you got your marks back for HER error.

Just another example of "ba**ardized" and butchered english.

I still insist on spelling some words the British way, i.e., colour, neighbour, etc. I just don't feel right if I see them without the "u".

It took me a week of arguing until my own teacher came back, but yes, I kept my A+ mark

Originally Posted by squirtle

Someone just called the office from a place called "Rural...." I tried to tell the person he was calling for what company he was with and I can not pronounce the work 'Rural'. No matter how hard I try, my mouth just won't cooperate

They are all laughing at me

Are there any words that you can't pronounce or am I the only one?

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I can't say that word either

i can't say inevitable. The word is the same in french and when i try to say it in english i just can't...blah!

Originally Posted by Rosey

i can't say inevitable. The word is the same in french and when i try to say it in english i just can't...blah!

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That is a hard word to say too, when I can't pronounce a word I just don't say it, I come up with another word that means about the same. Sometimes I just make up a words.

That drives DesirÃ[emoji]169[/emoji]e nuts though, she is a speech pathologist and she is always getting on to me for the way that I talk, I also use double negatives all the time, and that really drives her crazy.

When I was little I could not pronounce my r's or l's...I used to say my name was Hewen.

Originally Posted by Bella713

When I was little I could not pronounce my r's or l's...I used to say my name was Hewen.

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Is your name Helen?

I can pronounce "probably" but when I use it in a sentence it is usually "pry" as in, I'll pry have the steak tonight.

Although it depends who I'm talking to. Around friends, my speech is quite different than at work. At work I say "probably" Oh, hat's another one. Around my friends, I'll just say diff-ernt, two syllables.

Originally Posted by StarryEyedTiGeR

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

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I say worst-er-shire.

Originally Posted by Sibohan2005

You mean Linoleum, it is a wierd word to pronounce

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yeah that stuff! i have never been able to say it.

Originally Posted by Sibohan2005

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

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Yah, its pronounced Sunday but with an H

Originally Posted by Trouts mom

Yah, its pronounced Sunday but with an H

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I think that is a common one, I have heard it pronouced like both of you say it but also Hi-un-dae (as in an icecream sundae)

Originally Posted by icklemiss21

I think that is a common one, I have heard it pronouced like both of you say it but also Hi-un-dae (as in an icecream sundae)

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It is HUNDAY though...One of my clients owns a dealerhip and he corrected me one day when I said hy-un-dai..

Some that annoy are:

Libary (missing an R)
Fustrated (missing an R)
Pacific (meant to be specific)
When people call Interac...INTERACT...(Its NOT interact, you do not "interact" with the debit machine) I know alot of you, maybe MOST of you say interact...so many people say it..I don't get it

Dethaw (you don't dethaw something..you can thaw it out though )
Deboning knife (its a boning knife)
Controllive (when people are saying someone is controllive when they should be saying they are "controlling")

Originally Posted by Trouts mom

When people call Interac...INTERACT...(Its NOT interact, you do not "interact" with the debit machine) I know alot of you, maybe MOST of you say interact...so many people say it..I don't get it

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Ok, I don't get this one.

Main Entry: in·ter·act
Pronunciation: "in-t&r-'akt
Function: intransitive verb
: to act upon one another

It sounds simple but for some reason the word Jewelry always messes me up. I seriously have to say the word slowly otherwise it comes out sounding completely screwy.

I do pretty good unless I am tired or in a hurry.

As a child I tried saying scrumptious, but it came out "scumpus" and became a nickname used by my parents.

Originally Posted by Sibohan2005

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

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My niece, having owned one, says "junk".

OK, maybe you guys can solve an argument!

Is it "Co-lander" or "Col-ander"(like a strainer)? I was talking to my friend last night & I say "co-lander". She looked at me really funny & said "You mane 'col-ander'? As in a strainer?". I've always said "co-lander"! Am I wrong?

This thread has proven to be immensly funny. I never knew about aluminum/aluminium...now I'm not sure I spelled that right either time!