Incorrect pronunciation of words

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Around here, a common mispronounciation is somehow an inability to pronounce “ai”.

Mail becomes Mell
Jail becomes Jell
Sail AND Sale become Sell
 
I was surprised to read the words ‘public humiliation’. Really? When someone says a word ‘not quite right’, I find it charming, all part of the package of the person, like the way they comb their curly out of control hair, or their love of plaid, or those glasses that seem too big for their face. Just appreciate him, especially if he’s a good man and serves your community with kindness.
 
Convert3 said:
When I’m a lector, I always try to look up correct pronunciation of questionable words or names. I dread the day I have to fill in at the last minute and have some challenging words!
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If that should happen, just do the best you can without stopping.
 
Pattylt said:
How do you pronounce Mazda?
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Usually, “^)&_$%&” 🤣

Have a miata waiting for me to put another engine in it.

It went in several times under warranty ( such as when an oil hose did the snake-charmer dance under the hood. We never did get it all cleaned up . . .), the transmission went at 40,00, the engine at 60,000 and the rebuilt engine at 70,000 . . .

*thpdt!*

There was a hilarious commercial when Isuzu first started selling here, showing americans trying and failing to pronounce the brand. It concluded with a Japanese telling us, “Don’t feel bad. We can’t pronounce Chevwoway, either .” 😱:roll_eyes:🤣

Can you imagine what would happen if then ran that today???
Allie1 said:
For my first few months there I also was surprised by some of their vernacular for random items.
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I remember my grandmother snapping, “Don’t get smart” when I truly had no idea what she meant by “the chesterfield” . . .

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Allie1:
For my first few months there I also was surprised by some of their vernacular for random items.
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I remember my grandmother snapping, “Don’t get smart” when I truly had no idea what she meant by “the chesterfield” . . .

hawk
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Ah, the chesterfield. In the area of New Brunswick, Canada, where I grew up, that piece of furniture was either a chesterfield or a couch, rarely sofa in English. Sofa & divan were the terms we used in French if we bothered to opt for the proper French word. More often than not we’d just use couch even in French conversation.
 
I have complete sympathy for ESL mispronunciations… what drives me nuts is native English speaking lectors who completely mispronunce Biblical names or even books of the Bible.
 
in Australia one mispronunciation I really hate is the word Italian.

Instead of It alian a lot of people say eye talian.
 
Ok so how do you pronounce “blessed”? Blest or Blesid?
Because the dictionary pronunciation and the way it is said on many apps I have with the Rosary are different. Do the different pronunciation refer to different meanings?
 
Language is simply a tool that enables people to communicate on a certain level. My rule of thumb is that I never correct anyone as long as I understood what they meant, because sharing thoughts is the only point.

All the best,
Gary
 
That’s a good hymn. We sang it in the Lutheran church. Haven’t heard it in the Catholic church.
 
midori said:
Oh, once upon a time, I was reading at daily Mass. I accidentally said, “Flat lambs” instead of “fat lambs”, and I had mental images of all these little paper doll lambs trotting through my brain.
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My worse mispronunciation involved the phrase “uncircumcised gentiles.” I will leave what I said unspoken.
 
I often say the pictures. As in “I haven’t been to the pictures for years.” I suppose these days people would think I was referring to an art gallery!

(I am saying I haven’t been to the cinema.)
 
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A relative of mine has two master’s degree, both have to do with “language arts.” This relative routinely breaks grammar rules. This same error occurs a lot on TV and even with supposedly educated people and politicians, The problem is with the use of "I and “me.”

correct: Mike and I went to a movie. ( “I” always goes last)
wrong: Me and Mike went to a movie. (“me” only used in the objective case, not the nominative case)

correct: The teacher called on Mike and me. “me” is the objective case, the object of a preposition.
wrong: The teacher called on Mike and I.
wrong: The teacher called on I and Mike.

In American language, using a double negative in a sentence is usually considered incorrect (to say the least), but it is common in Spanish as a means of expressing emphasis. I ain’t going to no party. It’s easy enough to understand, but grammatically incorrect.)

BIBLE: it’s really hard to pronounce hundreds of words in the Bible. I really appreciate the RSV-2CE edition which indicates the syllable(s) that are emphasized in a word.

I used to belong to a Polish -American parish. Mika is a common local name which is pronounced "mee kah’. But, one Sunday the lector broke me up when he used that pronunciation when he was reading a section from the prophet Micah.

Everybody got this> Test in 5 minutes.
 
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Yet another classic as far as pronunciation goes is the old scourge of the Israelites:

“Hittites”

I’ll let you guys figure out where this one can go when you let a middle schooler read a passage in Judges…
 
otrrl said:
using a double negative in a sentence is usually considered incorrect
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A clause opposed to a sentence.

“I don’t know and I don’t care” is not a double negative.
“I don’t know not to care” is a double negative.

“I don’t care if I never get back” is not a double negative. Two clauses and are the actual words to the song.
“I don’t care if I ever get back” is not perhaps what the writer or singer intends.
“I don’t care to ever get back” is perhaps what the writer intends.
 
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I’ve heard “pictures” mispronounced as “pitchers” more times than I could count.
 
We have a lot too. Isn’t it is commonly shortened to init. That does vary from county to county though, sometimes from town to town, town can also be mispronounced as tarn. Very strange, but true.

I once stopped my car to ask for directions in Cornwall and was told quite clearly for several minutes exactly where to go. He seemed friendly enough but I had no idea what he was saying at all.
 
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