by AGuest 89 Replies latest jw friends
excetera.... when it is supposed to be etcetera
expecially....when it's supposed to be especially
mash potatoes.... when it's supposed to be mashed potatoes
That is so fun.... when it's supposed to be....that is so much fun
It's a losing battle though... The mistakes become part of the norm.
Coffee
crinamal instead of criminal
chimley instead of chimney
raver instead of rather
neever instead of neither
tently instead of tentatively
MACdonalds instead of Mcdonalds
tree instead of three
ax instead of asks
all of the above are regularly said by an acquaintance
I've never been one to get my panty hose in a twist if somebody calls it joo-lery but I have been known to raise an eyebrow. Another eyebrow raiser is Ma-suh- too- suhts instead of M a-suh-CHOO-suhts but maybe that is just a southern thang.
Brits also say "Al-loo-MIN-ee-um" for "Aluminum" and "BAZ-il" for "Basil". I've always heard it pronounced "BAY-zil".
"Expresso" instead of "Espresso"
Is it NevAda or NevAHda?
Is it Callahrahdo or Calarado or Calahrado?
I can't spell it phonetically but the difference between how Brits and Americans say "garage"
Brits also say "Al-loo-MIN-ee-um" for "Aluminum" and "BAZ-il" for "Basil". I've always heard it pronounced "BAY-zil".
"Expresso" instead of "Espresso"
LMAO! I pronounce all those words you way you have spelt them! Lol
difference between how Brits and Americans say "garage"
Round here we say ''garedge''
Peace
It's just the vernacular, Shelby. You American folks call the last letter of the alphabet zee while the rest of the world calls it zed. Who's right and who's wrong?
I was down in SE Texas a number of years ago on a capital construction project and was being toured through by the project manager, who was a native Texan. It was then I learned that in Texas left and right are two syllable words: "To yar lay-yuft y'all gonna see thuh preecipertater and ta yar rye-yut y'all gonna see thuh pie-up-lie-un thut carrys thuh efflu-unt."
I can't spell it phonetically but the difference between how Brits and Americans say "garage"
The Brits say gare-aj, vs the US grodge.
The Brits say gare-aj, vs the US grodge.
Yea... that's it... 'ceptin us down South put two syllables in it. More like ga-rodge
