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Post by shannondegroot on Mar 6, 2018 15:35:30 GMT
Or Have trouble pronouncing? I have trouble pronouncing the word PNEUMONIA because of the silent P. Or sometimes in movies people have trouble saying the word LOVE. They can only stutter the L part over and over. What words Can't You pronounce?
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Post by Catman on Mar 6, 2018 16:28:17 GMT
Termite. Always want to throw in an extra syllable for some reason.
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Post by Doghouse6 on Mar 6, 2018 16:59:58 GMT
For years, I couldn't get the middle syllable into "trinity." Always came out "trintee." Fortunately, not a word I use much, but I persevered, and if I ever have to say it, I'm now ready. Funny, I never had any trouble with "spondylolisthesis" or "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicavolcanoconiosis."
But can anyone pronounce Gstaad?
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 6, 2018 17:05:55 GMT
"Gee- stat" ? (with short a ) Guessing 100% (or more )
edited to take in account that "d" at the end
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 6, 2018 17:09:18 GMT
Termite. Always want to throw in an extra syllable for some reason. where ?  |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 6, 2018 17:18:49 GMT
shannondegrootThanks a LOT . There is a word I always mis-pronounce. Something to do with finances or taxes or some such and I cannot remember what it is. Like I needed another earworm !  
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Post by Doghouse6 on Mar 6, 2018 17:35:54 GMT
"Gee- stat" ? (with short a ) Guessing 100% (or more ) If not, might make a good product name for one of those anti-cling fabric sprays. |
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Post by QueenB on Mar 6, 2018 19:04:17 GMT
Familiarity
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Post by Ass_E9 on Mar 6, 2018 19:08:54 GMT
Is it pronounced "prohnounced" or "prahnounced"?
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Post by someguy on Mar 6, 2018 20:28:58 GMT
Worcestershire sauce.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 6, 2018 21:02:43 GMT
shannondegroot ---- got it ... "social security" needs some concentration to get it said without hesitation or schlurring. No idea why and fortunately it doesn't come up in polite conversation all that often
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Post by someguy on Mar 6, 2018 21:08:19 GMT
shannondegroot ---- got it ... "social security" needs some concentration to get it said without hesitation or schlurring. No idea why and fortunately it doesn't come up in polite conversation all that often It also helps if you don't have braces. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 6, 2018 21:12:54 GMT
Doghouse6what was that marvelous word you use that means fondness for multi-sy-lab-ic words ?
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Mar 6, 2018 21:14:15 GMT
I can't pronounce the letter R at all. Makes a lot of words hard to say.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 6, 2018 21:24:00 GMT
Have a relative who had a devil of a time saying Ses-qui-cen-ten-ial and she was on the town committee at the time and had to make dozens of phone calls asking for volunteers to help with the celebrations. It was NOT pretty ! |
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Post by Doghouse6 on Mar 6, 2018 22:16:00 GMT
Doghouse6 what was that marvelous word you use that means fondness for multi-sy-lab-ic words ? (and you were close with "Ses-qui-cen-ten-ial"). |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 6, 2018 22:24:34 GMT
Sesquipedalian is a great word that I wish could be used more often without seeming erudite and ostentatious! SIX sea-lab-ells whut moor could one want outta life I axe youze Doghouse6 |
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Post by Doghouse6 on Mar 6, 2018 23:03:53 GMT
Sesquipedalian is a great word that I wish could be used more often without seeming erudite and ostentatious! You can get away with it when you use it to describe someone who is. Funny how that works. You sound just like Sheldon Leonard. You'll recall that Leonard was the Exec Producer of The Dick Van Dyke Show, and sesquipedalian was the very word Van Dyke used to describe him offscreen. |
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Post by theauxphou on Mar 6, 2018 23:11:36 GMT
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch
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