Words that you can't pronounce

[lsulover]

Yep, when I met friends online in person, they were hard to understand at first, Mark (new at this site) was hard at first, but I have been around him more, so I understand him better now. He is from the north (the Pocono's), but I don't know where that is.

And I think some of them had a hard time understanding me too cause I am from the south, and I supposedly have an accent too.

 

[trouts mom]

One time I spoke with Neet on the phone, and I laughed so hard at her accent..It sooooooooo does not suit her..

I pictured her sounding all gruff and angry...but she sounds so sweet and cute and innocent..(ya right)

 

[lsulover]

Originally Posted by Trouts mom

One time I spoke with Neet on the phone, and I laughed so hard at her accent..It sooooooooo does not suit her..

I pictured her sounding all gruff and angry...but she sounds so sweet and cute and innocent..(ya right)

Innocent? Are you kidding me or what? Innocent?

I almost fell out of my chair just now

 

[trouts mom]

Originally Posted by LSULOVER

Innocent? Are you kidding me or what? Innocent?

I almost fell out of my chair just now

I KNOW, thats why its so funny

 

[lsulover]

Originally Posted by Trouts mom

I KNOW, thats why its so funny

It is not just funny, it is absolutey hilarious

 

[lsulover]

Just wait until she reads this thread

 

[sillyjilly]

I absolutely cannot, and never have been able to say: Cinnamon
I just can't.. It comes out at best sim-a-na-nim-a-min.. I add too many "nn" and it just get's all screwy. And go figure my brother would name his cat that! What a dope!

 

[gemlady]

Originally Posted by calico2222

My grandfather used to call butterflies "flutterbyes" so I still have a hard time calling them butterflies! Maybe they were related?

Sometime ago I read they were originally called "flutterbyes". Will have to check the etymology of it sometime. (Right now I'm too busy reading and posting.

)

 

[Moz]

Originally Posted by Trouts mom

Yah, its pronounced Sunday but with an H

I've been saying "hi-un-day" my whole life.

I used to have this big list of words I can't say, but all I can think of right now is "rural" and "fifth".

One of my brothers and my mom have speech impediments. When my brother was little, he had to take something to school for show and tell. He brought a wooden firetruck that my dad had made. Well, because of his speech impediment he said, "I have a fire f***!"

My mom can't say "whole almonds", it comes out as "hoy oyms".

 

[Moz]

Originally Posted by Wildflower79

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.

A-ha! The worst word in the English language, IMO. I say "joolry" but sometimes it comes out in a garbled mess. I really don't like saying jewelry.

 

[winter hawk]

Hows about.... "Lemon Aluminum Liniment".......say that real fast three times

Winter Hawk

 

[lovemybabies]

I have trouble with tobacco - I keep saying "tah-bock-oh"!

 

[purrpaws]

How about mirror? I say it one syllable "meer." Like the first syllable in meerkat.

 

[zissou'smom]

Originally Posted by PurrPaws

How about mirror? I say it one syllable "meer." Like the first syllable in meerkat.

I say it meerr... there's no vowel between the two r's, but there are two r's there. At least, I think there are, but the spectrograph of the way I say it would beg to differ

What about nearer, clearer, etc?

 

[white cat lover]

Originally Posted by Yosemite

I've always pronounced it col-ander. I would think a co-lander would be the person landing with another person.

Apparently there are people landing with other people in the shelter cats cages, then! ROFL

My entire family says co-lander, too!

 

[zissou'smom]

White Cat Lover, and other Minnesotans--

The colander made me think of this. What exactly do you think of as beans and rice? Visiting family in the Cities, when they ask you if you want beans and rice, and you do, you get a pile of white rice on your plate with steamed green beans on top. Being from Ohio, we were expecting black or red beans mixed with rice, probably some sort of spicy sauce in there... Is that just my crazy Scandinavian family, or is that was beans and rice are in Minnesota?

 

[loreye]

atmosphere


lysosome


hypothesis

I had trouble in english biology

 

[purrpaws]

Originally Posted by Zissou'sMom

I say it meerr... there's no vowel between the two r's, but there are two r's there. At least, I think there are, but the spectrograph of the way I say it would beg to differ

What about nearer, clearer, etc?

When I say nearer and clearer, they have two syllables, but for some reason, mirror has only one

 

[white cat lover]

Originally Posted by Zissou'sMom

White Cat Lover, and other Minnesotans--

The colander made me think of this. What exactly do you think of as beans and rice? Visiting family in the Cities, when they ask you if you want beans and rice, and you do, you get a pile of white rice on your plate with steamed green beans on top. Being from Ohio, we were expecting black or red beans mixed with rice, probably some sort of spicy sauce in there... Is that just my crazy Scandinavian family, or is that was beans and rice are in Minnesota?

Call me a backwoods country gal, but beans & rice are white rice & a can of Pork N Beans. We never go for anything fancy....

 

[lunasmom]

Oooo here's another one I have difficulty pronouncing:

Rear Wheel Drive.

Say that one 5 times fast