Words that you don't know how to pronounce

[Iguana]

I think the word SEGUE is ridiculous. First of all why is it spelt like that, and secondly it does NOT look like 'segway' and I refuse to pronounce is thus.

Also tourniquet. Is it like Courtney Cox ArquETTE or like segue -- oh FFS.

PS. Linguistics forum NOW

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Do you pronounce it SEEG?

 

[Iguana]

Do you pronounce it SEEG?

I do and people laugh at me but really they should be ASHAMED of their conformism

 

[Sardonicus]

HYPERBOLE

 

[ZenGiraffe]

I always fuck up DIVISIVE.

I make it sound like Division, rather than Divide. Apparently the only other person that does that is GEORGE W BUSH

 

[Sardonicus]

And while I'm here I believe that @cwej ISN'T pronounced as KWEDGE?

 

[Pingu]

I think the word SEGUE is ridiculous. First of all why is it spelt like that, and secondly it does NOT look like 'segway' and I refuse to pronounce is thus.

I think you've fallen into that trap while I've been in your company and I took great joy in taking the piss out of it, so I'm astonished that you haven't learnt from the experience.

 

[Iguana]

I always fuck up DIVISIVE.

I make it sound like Division, rather than Divide. Apparently the only other person that does that is GEORGE W BUSH

How do you pronounce NUCLEAR and ALUMINIUM?

 

[Pingu]

I think the word SEGUE is ridiculous. First of all why is it spelt like that

Anyway the answer is because it's an Italian word.

 

[Iguana]

I think you've fallen into that trap while I've been in your company and I took great joy in taking the piss out of it, so I'm astonished that you haven't learnt from the experience.

You were absolutely one of the people who laughed at me!

 

[Iguana]

And while I'm here I believe that @cwej ISN'T pronounced as KWEDGE?

It's actually pronounced CWEJWAY.

 

[Pingu]

"Poignant" has given me grief in the past.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

How do you pronounce NUCLEAR and ALUMINIUM?

FREEDOM ENERGY and FREEDOM METAL

 

[lolly]

TWELFTH

I know how it should be pronounced, obviously. I just have trouble actually doing it.

 

[Sheena]

I struggle with "segue" too. It's GOT TO BE "seeged" not "segwayed" as well. CUNTS.

 

[Sardonicus]

It's actually pronounced CWEJWAY.

I just can't with that, to me it'll always be KWEDGE

 

[Sheena]

TWELFTH

I know how it should be pronounced, obviously. I just have trouble actually doing it.

Same as me and...PRODIGY. I have real trouble saying it.

 

[Sheena]

And let's not forget, loves, I'M THE EMPRESS OF ENGLISH

 

[Iguana]

The "f" and "th" in "twelfth" are utterly incompatible unless you're from, say, Essex, when it's just TWELFFFF either way

 

[jivafox]

Ophthalmology.

Although remembering the spelling is more of a bastard

 

[jyxz]

Ophthalmology.

Although remembering the spelling is more of a bastard

Remembering it’s OFFTH and not OPHTH

 

[jyxz]

I daily hear my lift in work call it the SICKTH floor and I’m never sure if she’s right and I’m wrong

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Sicksth surely!?

 

[Suomi]

I think the word SEGUE is ridiculous. First of all why is it spelt like that, and secondly it does NOT look like 'segway' and I refuse to pronounce is thus.

What! I’ve been saying ‘seeg’ all this time??

 

[Sheena]

OMG at the SIXTH discussion

CLOSE THIS THREAD, IT'S MESSING WITH MY HEAD.

 

[Suomi]

I learnt the hard way about hyperbole during an argument with my dad when I shouted: THAT’S HYPERBOWL AND YOU KNOW IT. It stopped the drama though because everybody laughed.

I can’t say iron/ironing and squirrel and have just accepted that I’ll never pronounce it correctly.

In Swedish, I can’t say the word for hair - hår -with the right inflection so it just comes out as whore, much to the delight of those who know.

 

[Tisch]

I literally say "sixth" as "six" thinking about it.

I absolutely cannot say "lure" it comes out like "liiiiiuyyyyuuurrrr"

 

[jyxz]

I assumed that the lift lady would be in RP, but apparently not (according to my handy AI lookup)

 

[jyxz]

And spookily today is……. the SIKTH of August

 

[GNL]

Also tourniquet. Is it like Courtney Cox ArquETTE or like segue -- oh FFS.

PS. Linguistics forum NOW

It's pronounced like a french word because it's french. Some people pronounce the t but I think that's because they're American, or common

 

[floppet]

I purposely say paradijum for paradigm to annoy Mr F. He says paradime

 

[Iguana]

It's pronounced like a french word because it's french. Some people pronounce the t but I think that's because they're American, or common

Are you calling Courtney Cox Arquette common??

 

[Iguana]

I purposely say paradijum for paradigm to annoy Mr F. He says paradime

This somehow reminded me of pajamas.

Is it PIDGEamas or PUHjamas? And is it AMAS or ARMUS?

What a minefield.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

ARMUS

Where the fuck has that R came from?

 

[jyxz]

This somehow reminded me of pajamas.

Is it PIDGEamas or PUHjamas? And is it AMAS or ARMUS?

What a minefield.

Ewwww

PYJAMAS. With a Y.

 

[Iguana]

Ewwww

PYJAMAS. With a Y.

You say PIE-JAMAS?

 

[Iguana]

Where the fuck has that R came from?

Don't forget I'm POSH

 

[Iguana]

"The term originates from the Persian word "payjama", meaning leg clothing".

Well that doesn't help much.

 

[jyxz]

You say PIE-JAMAS?

No - that’s how it is spelled

 

[jyxz]

Also - spelled vs spelt