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08-10-2006, 08:55 PM
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Words you pronounced wrong for a long time (or others do)
Today in a business meeting someone used the word hyperbole in describing some situation. Except that he pronounced it "hyper-bowl."
When I was a kid, every time I read the word "awry" I pronounced it "aw-ree" in my head. Luckily, I never had occassion to actually use that word. One day while reading, for some random reason, my brain decided to pronounce it "a-rye" and a lightbulb went off in my head and I knew before going to the dictionary that that was how you pronounce it. Your turn. 
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#2
08-10-2006, 08:57 PM
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Re: Words you pronounced wrong for a long time (or others do)
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When I was a kid, every time I read the word "awry" I pronounced it "aw-ree" in my head. Luckily, I never had occassion to actually use that word. One day while reading, for some random reason, my brain decided to pronounce it "a-rye" and a lightbulb went off in my head and I knew before going to the dictionary that that was how you pronounce it. [/ QUOTE ] It was the same thing for me with awry. Such a weird looking word when it's in print.
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08-10-2006, 09:09 PM
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Re: Words you pronounced wrong for a long time (or others do)
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Not a word but a name: Richard Feynman (I pronounced it Fayn-man, it's Fine-man) [/ QUOTE ] If we're going with names, then my personal pet peeve is Keynes.
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#5
08-10-2006, 09:11 PM
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Re: Words you pronounced wrong for a long time (or others do)
not quite the same, but somewhat similar:
for the longest time - until i was about 15 - i thought there was a word "brotued" (sp?) that meant "sponsored" because at the end of television shows they used to say "brought to you by." when it finally dawned on me what they were actually saying, i was in total shock at my own stupidity.
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#7
08-10-2006, 09:01 PM
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Re: Words you pronounced wrong for a long time (or others do)
Mishap. I pronounced it like "bishop" until I was nine.
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#8
08-10-2006, 09:01 PM
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Re: Words you pronounced wrong for a long time (or others do)
pen - but i'm from tennessee, so it was more of a dialect thing
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#9
08-10-2006, 09:05 PM
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Re: Words you pronounced wrong for a long time (or others do)
when i was really young, iron was i'-run
also, behemoth was beh-heh-moth' (this was from playing sweet final fantasy 2 or 3) i never did this, but a ton of people do: supposedly = supposably
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#10
08-10-2006, 09:08 PM
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Re: Words you pronounced wrong for a long time (or others do)
No love for nookyular?
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