OT - Pronunciation of words

Do you say:
wendsday or wed nes day?
do you say:
feb-u-ary or feb brew ary?
I can't say (can't spell it either) the place in FL where the shuttles go
out from, it always comes out carnival instead of can av er al.
LOL
Noreen

"MRH" mthecarpenterATxcelcoDOTonDOTca wrote in message
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I have had a problem with the word "Dalmatian" since I was a very little
girl, which often (I pronounce the "t" in often, by the way) seems to have
an extra "n" in it after the "m", so it comes out like "Dalmnatian"....
instead I say "The SPOTTED dogs!" ROTFL

By the way, I *can* say Dalmatian if I concentrate while saying it. ;o)

Peace!
Gemini

"The YarnWright" wrote in message
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My uncle, Andy couldn't say aluminum or linoleum unless he WASN'T
*thinking* about it...
LOL
Noreen
(if you *asked* him to say either, and he had to think, then they came
out
aluminuminum and linoleuminum...)

Sounds like kids who eat pisghetti.
LOL
Noreen

"Katherine" wrote in message
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I had a teacher once who insisted on teaching us about the "specific"
ocean. g

Katherine

The YarnWright wrote:
My uncle, Andy couldn't say aluminum or linoleum unless he WASN'T
*thinking* about it...
LOL
Noreen
(if you *asked* him to say either, and he had to think, then they
came out aluminuminum and linoleuminum...)

"Mystified One" wrote in message
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Since I have trouble pronouncing it, I actually say foil wrap.

"MRH" mthecarpenterATxcelcoDOTonDOTca wrote in message
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Just curious, since pronunciations of other words are being
discussed in another thread... Can someone from England please
tell me how you, in your part of the country, pronounce the word
ALUMINUM please? My late mother-in-law (from Ashford Kent) used to say
A-lu-MIN-ium.
She is the only person I (or my parents) had ever heard pronounce
it this way. The first time she said it, we honestly had no clue as
to what she was talking about. She kept asking if we had any, and
we thought she might have been talking about some sort of
medication (like Tylenol for headaches, or Pepto-Bismal for stomach
problems) that we don't have here in Canada, so we said "No, we
don't have that... what is it used for, maybe we have something
similar." That was when she said that it is silver coloured and
shiny and you cover food with it. The light went on over all of
our heads and we said almost in unison "Ohhhh, aLUminum foil, yes
we have that!" She became very agitated and indignant and said
"In England it is pronounced A-lu-MIN-ium, and since we speak
*proper* English that is the correct
way
of
saying it, NOT the way you say it here in Canada."

Peace!
Gemini

"Katherine" wrote in message
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MRH wrote:
"Mystified One" wrote in message
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Since I have trouble pronouncing it, I actually say foil wrap.

LOL Actually, so do I... not because of trouble pronouncing it, but
because it's just faster and easier. ;o)

I call it "tin foil".

Katherine

Raising hand, ME too! tin foil!!!!!
woooohoooo, great minds AGAIN!!!
LOL
Noreen

And I'd probably say "tin foil" (why? I have no idea, maybe that's an older
Australian usage).

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"Mystified One" writes:

Since I have trouble pronouncing it, I actually say foil wrap.

--
Ray Almond
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++
Chaczun Gille
Houer ne taupe de hile
Tot-fait, j'appelle au boiteur
Chaque fele dans un broc, est-ce crosne?
Un Gille qu'aime tant berline a fetard.

Here you go, text AND sound:

http://www.phoenix5.org/humor/WhoOnFirst.html

Enjoy!
--
Carey VBG



"The YarnWright" wrote in message
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OMGosh, Carey!
Now I've got what's on second, etc as an earworm!
LOL
Noreen


--
If ignorance is bliss. . .
then why aren't there more
happy people in this world?
"Carey N." wrote in message
news:RBR2f.14$y05.2@trndny07...

"Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message
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To enhance the fun

When you say in English Me it is the Hebrew word for who ,
When you say in English Who it is the Hebrew word for HE,
when you say in English HE it is the Hebrew word for She
real translation for Me =Oty , Who =Me , He =HOO [who]
She =He
now work that one out hahahhah
mirjam



Oh, my, that's got my head spinning. Wonder if that was where the
Abbott
and Costello comedy team got the idea for the "Who's on First" comedy
skit?
;-))
--
Carey in MA

"Katherine" wrote in message
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MRH wrote:
"Mystified One" wrote in message
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Since I have trouble pronouncing it, I actually say foil wrap.

LOL Actually, so do I... not because of trouble pronouncing it, but
because it's just faster and easier. ;o)

I call it "tin foil".

Katherine

Yeah, that too! ;o)

Gem

"The YarnWright" wrote in message
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Do you say:
wendsday or wed nes day?

I don't pronounce the "d" at all (sounds like Wensday), unless I'm goofing
around.... but always spell it correctly.

do you say:
feb-u-ary or feb brew ary?

I pronounce it the first way, without the first "r" (sounds like Febuary)...
but again, I always spell it correctly.

I can't say (can't spell it either) the place in FL where the shuttles go
out from, it always comes out carnival instead of can av er al.
LOL
Noreen

hehehe Never had a problem with that word.

Peace!
Gemini

Yep. Same thing.

Katherine

The YarnWright wrote:
Sounds like kids who eat pisghetti.
LOL
Noreen

"Katherine" wrote in message
...
I had a teacher once who insisted on teaching us about the "specific"
ocean. g

Katherine

The YarnWright wrote:
My uncle, Andy couldn't say aluminum or linoleum unless he WASN'T
*thinking* about it...
LOL
Noreen
(if you *asked* him to say either, and he had to think, then they
came out aluminuminum and linoleuminum...)

"Mystified One" wrote in message
...
Since I have trouble pronouncing it, I actually say foil wrap.

"MRH" mthecarpenterATxcelcoDOTonDOTca wrote in message
...
Just curious, since pronunciations of other words are being
discussed in another thread... Can someone from England please
tell me how you, in your part of the country, pronounce the word
ALUMINUM please? My late mother-in-law (from Ashford Kent) used
to say A-lu-MIN-ium.
She is the only person I (or my parents) had ever heard pronounce
it this way. The first time she said it, we honestly had no clue
as to what she was talking about. She kept asking if we had any,
and we thought she might have been talking about some sort of
medication (like Tylenol for headaches, or Pepto-Bismal for
stomach problems) that we don't have here in Canada, so we said
"No, we don't have that... what is it used for, maybe we have
something
similar." That was when she said that it is silver coloured and
shiny and you cover food with it. The light went on over all of
our heads and we said almost in unison "Ohhhh, aLUminum foil, yes
we have that!" She became very agitated and indignant and said
"In England it is pronounced A-lu-MIN-ium, and since we speak
*proper* English that is the correct
way
of
saying it, NOT the way you say it here in Canada."

Peace!
Gemini

The YarnWright wrote:
"Katherine" wrote in message
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MRH wrote:
"Mystified One" wrote in message
...
Since I have trouble pronouncing it, I actually say foil wrap.

LOL Actually, so do I... not because of trouble pronouncing it, but
because it's just faster and easier. ;o)

I call it "tin foil".

Katherine

Raising hand, ME too! tin foil!!!!!
woooohoooo, great minds AGAIN!!!
LOL
Noreen

Eggzackerly!

Katherine

Nah, lots of us say that, as we are finding out. g

Katherine

Ray Almond wrote:
And I'd probably say "tin foil" (why? I have no idea, maybe that's an
older Australian usage).

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"Mystified One" writes:

Since I have trouble pronouncing it, I actually say foil wrap.