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Post by someguy on Sept 25, 2018 13:34:49 GMT
Metropolis, when the emphasis is on the second syllable rather than the third.
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Post by movieliker on Sept 25, 2018 13:34:57 GMT
I get tired of people mispronouncing "similar" as "simular". Yeah, that is just stupid. Just like ridiculous and ridcalous. And arthritis and authoritus. |
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Sept 25, 2018 13:37:43 GMT
Regional and cultural differences in pronunciation do not make them "wrong". Them driving a person crazy is on the hearer, not the speaker. just an opinion, but mine own.  Carmel is wrong. The word is spelled ca-ra-mel. Nor car-mel. Since when does a words spelling dictate how it's pronounced. |
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Post by Sulla on Sept 25, 2018 13:39:06 GMT
I get tired of people mispronouncing "similar" as "simular". Yeah, that is just stupid. Just like ridiculous and ridcalous. And arthritis and authoritus.  That reminds me of "athalete". |
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Post by movieliker on Sept 25, 2018 13:40:52 GMT
Carmel is wrong. The word is spelled ca-ra-mel. Not car-mel. Since when does a words spelling dictate how it's pronounced. Since always. Educated people can read and figure out how to pronounce a word based on its spelling. Ignorant people can't read. Resultingly they mispronounce words showing their ignorance. |
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Post by Aj_June on Sept 25, 2018 13:42:30 GMT
It doesn't drive me crazy but I feel a bit surprised when people say often with a "t".
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Post by someguy on Sept 25, 2018 13:43:28 GMT
Yeah, that is just stupid. Just like ridiculous and ridcalous. And arthritis and authoritus. That reminds me of "athalete". How about people pronouncing the word, "nuclear" as "nucular"? |
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Post by movieliker on Sept 25, 2018 13:43:47 GMT
It doesn't drive me crazy but I feel a bit surprised when people say often with a "t". I think that is the English pronunciation. |
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Post by movieliker on Sept 25, 2018 13:44:41 GMT
That reminds me of "athalete". How about people pronouncing the word, "nuclear" as "nucular"? That is a good one. Also, people that think sexual is a two syllable word. |
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Sept 25, 2018 13:45:36 GMT
Since when does a words spelling dictate how it's pronounced. Since always. Educated people can read and figure out how to pronounce a word based on its spelling. Ignorant people can't read. Resultingly they mispronounce words showing their ignorance. But not all words are spelt phonetically (case in point). |
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Post by Sulla on Sept 25, 2018 13:46:05 GMT
That reminds me of "athalete". How about people pronouncing the word, "nuclear" as "nucular"? Yes, another good example. |
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Post by movieliker on Sept 25, 2018 13:48:29 GMT
Since always. Educated people can read and figure out how to pronounce a word based on its spelling. Ignorant people can't read. Resultingly they mispronounce words showing their ignorance. But not all words are spelt phonetically (case in point). There are always rules, and exceptions to the rules. That doesn't change the rules. |
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Post by someguy on Sept 25, 2018 13:48:45 GMT
It doesn't drive me crazy but I feel a bit surprised when people say often with a "t". Really? That's how I usually hear it pronounced. Or should I say, that's how I hear it pronounced most ofTen. I suppose it's a regional thing. |
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Post by Aj_June on Sept 25, 2018 13:52:11 GMT
Carmel is wrong. The word is spelled ca-ra-mel. Nor car-mel. Since when does a words spelling dictate how it's pronounced. It doesn't. You are right. Same words are spelled differently in different variations of English and multiple words are spelled the same way in the same variation of English. Pair/pear. There are many reasons why a word is pronounced the way it is pronounced. But acceptance by a community is one of the major reasons.
When I lived in Leicester I came up with all sorts of funny pronunciation. Belvoir street stumps even the long term residents of Leicester.
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Post by sostie on Sept 25, 2018 13:54:14 GMT
I'm English US = o-reg-a-no UK = or-ree-gah-no US = rout UK = root Aluminium is a bit different - it seems USA/Canada call it aluminum, whereas the rest of the world mostly call it aluminium, hence the different pronunciation We are taught one e is pronouced ehh. And two e's are pronouced e as in we. Resultingly we are taught that oregano is pronounced oregano. Not oreegano. Don't think there were any rules like that when we were taught. It's just how it was pronounced - might go back to when latin and to a lesser extent, Greek was taught here, which is where the word originated. |
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Post by Aj_June on Sept 25, 2018 13:54:49 GMT
It doesn't drive me crazy but I feel a bit surprised when people say often with a "t". Really? That's how I usually hear it pronounced. Or should I say, that's how I hear it pronounced most ofTen. I suppose it's a regional thing. The Oxford Dictionary says: Usage When pronouncing often, some speakers sound the t, saying /ˈôftən/; for others, it is silent, as in soften, fasten, listen. Either pronunciation is acceptable, although /ˈôfən / is more common. "Often" is an example of spelling pronunciation.
The elite in England would more likely pronounce often without T as would majority of people in Commonwealth countries. The first time I heard anyone say often with 't' left me stunned.
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Post by sostie on Sept 25, 2018 13:55:17 GMT
I'm English US = o-reg-a-no UK = or-ree-gah-no US = rout UK = root Aluminium is a bit different - it seems USA/Canada call it aluminum, whereas the rest of the world mostly call it aluminium, hence the different pronunciation Believe it or not, many Americans pronounce it both rought and root. I actually have never heard it used when I've been to the States. But I've only ever heard the "rout" pronunciation on TV and film |
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Post by Salzmank on Sept 25, 2018 13:58:40 GMT
No matter how you say it, this is one ridiculous thread.
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Post by Aj_June on Sept 25, 2018 13:58:47 GMT
It doesn't drive me crazy but I feel a bit surprised when people say often with a "t". I think that is the English pronunciation. That is one of the acceptable forms. Often without T is just as acceptable and probably far more common. Our New York friend deembastille would likely agree with me. |
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Post by movieliker on Sept 25, 2018 14:00:29 GMT
Believe it or not, many Americans pronounce it both rought and root. I actually have never heard it used when I've been to the States. But I've only ever heard the "rout" pronunciation on TV and film I drove a truck for 20 years. I was always hearing rought and root. I'll tell you a Midwestern US pronunciation I don't like --- they say "ruff" for roof up there. We say roof down here in the South. |
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