What do you mean?

[CMAC]

I heard an interesting radio prog going home last night about how so many people say words in a completely different way. It's not down to local dialect either, it's just the way they say it, here's some examples, add some more if you know any.

I say Matrix (may-trix)
others say (mAA-trix)

I say Baby Bio (bye-o)
others say Baby (bee-o)

I say Caveat (ca-v-at)
others say (cav-it)

must be loads more out there...............

 

[One Planer]

Didn't somebody do a song about this once

You say.....

 

[dufferman]

Didn't somebody do a song about this once

You say.....

"...coke is say cane,
you say John I say Wayne..."

Bicycle Race, Queen?

 

[CMAC]

Didn't somebody do a song about this once

You say.....

..let's call the whole thing off............

 

[Foxholer]

Graph - graaf vs grarf


But how about the anomolies of the English language - Staff (as in employees) or Staff - the dog breed. Also all the ways to pronounce 'ough' cough, bough, through, though, enough!

And the yanks, who tried to simplify things with spelling, aren't perfect either. Kansas may be fine, but stick 'Ar' in front.....

 

[JPH]

I say Cav-e-at

 

[MadAdey]

Things like:

bath or baarth
grass or graarss

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I heard an interesting radio prog going home last night about how so many people say words in a completely different way. It's not down to local dialect either, it's just the way they say it, here's some examples, add some more if you know any.

I say Matrix (may-trix)
others say (mAA-trix)

I say Baby Bio (bye-o)
others say Baby (bee-o)

I say Caveat (ca-v-at)
others say (cav-it)

must be loads more out there...............

I'm with you on the three examples. Americanisms - that's the problem.

 

[Liverbirdie]

Didn't somebody do a song about this once

You say.....

TomAto I say tomarto.

bOOk or book (buck), Scousers generally say bOOk

 

[walshawwhippet]

Similar to LB look - luck, took - tuck.
I was born and bred in Bury, but most people pronounce it Berry(wrong IMO). Which begs the question, Was the person buried or berryed ?:mmm:

 

[SocketRocket]

Babies (Babiss) or BayBees

I know this is a different issue but why do people put the words 'Obviously' 'Basically' and 'Literally' in their sentences so often and completely out of context.

 

[cookelad]

Babies (Babiss) or BayBees

I know this is a different issue but why do people put the words 'Obviously' 'Basically' and 'Literally' in their sentences so often and completely out of context.

Currently grating on me is the word "of" where it should've been "have", or "am" when it should be "I'm" taking it very personally at the moment!

 

[JPH]

Bloke at work allways says

" can I lend a fiver off you"

No but you can borrow one if you like

 

[Big D 88]

When my daughter was born 8 months ago, we called her Isla

My nanna to this day insists it should be pronounced 'Is-La'

Yet i asked her if it had an 'n' and 'd' at the end of the name would she be called 'is-land' and not 'aye-land' ?