Words you pronounced wrong for a long time (or others do)

[punkass]

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Bruschetta: Most people prounounce it bru-SHetta, but in fact it should be bru-SKetta.


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Actually, both of these are acceptable.

I'm looking at all these words being listed, and I can honestly say that I know how to pronounce all of them. Except maybe the DuBois guy. I would say it with a silent S.

[Tron]

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I'm looking at all these words being listed, and I can honestly say that I know how to pronounce all of them. Except maybe the DuBois guy. I would say it with a silent S.

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Rule of thumb: If you ever meet some black dude with this name, say "Da Boys." If you ever meet some French dude with this name, say "Doo Bwah."

[ddubois]

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Rule of thumb: If you ever meet some black dude with this name, say "Da Boys." If you ever meet some French dude with this name, say "Doo Bwah."

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Speaking with a bit of authority on this subject, the S is silent even in the Americanzed version. Maybe because I grew up in Illinois and we don't say "Ill-i-noise". However, for reasons I cannot explain, I actually use both Doo Bwah and Da Boy with roughly the same frequency, so you might want to dismiss the opnion of someone who apparently can't decide how to pronounce their own name.

[CrazyEyez]

sfer
I always said ess-fur instead of ess-eff-er. Actually I'm not sure which is correct.

[daryn]

i thought you guys were joking all this time. i have never heard "da-boy" or "da-boys".

and i went to umass! never really went to the library though

[piggity]

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Bruschetta: Most people prounounce it bru-SHetta, but in fact it should be bru-SKetta.


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Actually, both of these are acceptable.


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It's only acceptable if an incorrect pronounciation can become acceptable via incessant use. (In fact, it can and does, so I suppose you're right.)

[daryn]

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Bruschetta: Most people prounounce it bru-SHetta, but in fact it should be bru-SKetta.


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Actually, both of these are acceptable

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not in italian baby

[mistermuni]

barbara wire (barbed wire)

coh loh nell (colonel)

whore (hour) - didn't take long for my mom to correct me after i exclaimed "two whore parking" in public

is land (island)

[schundler]

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I've met many people who can't seem to pronounce "Massachusetts". I think they're being lazy. It's not that hard.

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for the longest time I've pronounced it "Taxachusetts". Woops.

[Matt Flynn]

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I've met many people who can't seem to pronounce "Massachusetts". I think they're being lazy. It's not that hard.

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for the longest time I've pronounced it "Taxachusetts". Woops.

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It's "Mass-o-two-sh!ts" after a few winters there. But not during Red Sox season.