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.

[Tennenbaum]

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I used to say melk instead of milk.

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Where are you from? My Dad does the same thing, he's from Michigan.

[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."

[davidwilcock]

Every UK based football commontater seems to feel the need to pronounce Tomasz Rosickys surname ros-itz-ky. It annoys me waaay more than it actually should do

[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.)

[Benholio]

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Ethernet. I used a long E.

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Wait, a long E is correct isn't it?

[mason55]

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I used to say melk instead of milk.

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Where are you from? My Dad does the same thing, he's from Michigan.

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its a midwestern thing. I'm from ohio and everyone says melk there

[samjjones]

homogenous

[Jack of Arcades]

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I used to say melk instead of milk.

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Where are you from? My Dad does the same thing, he's from Michigan.

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So did my ex-girlfriend, who lived in Green Bay for a few years. When she came back down here it was something she had to grow out of.

Anyway, "awry" is "a-rye?" I never put two and two together...

I say hyper-bowl when I'm spelling it out. Sometimes I catch myself mispronouncing it, even though I learned the correct pronunciation. I say eff it, I'm speaking English, it should be hyperbowl.

There's a city in Louisiana, the home of Northwestern State, spelled Natchitoches. It's pronounced Nak-i-dish. Yeah, that's [censored] up. People just call it nacho town...

[punkass]

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homogenous

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smart gay guy.