There's a segment of Philadelphia where they add a syllable to the word "Acme." So, they say they're going to the Ac-a-me market.
It's like wearing a sign that says you never finished 8th grade.
There's a segment of Philadelphia where they add a syllable to the word "Acme." So, they say they're going to the Ac-a-me market.
It's like wearing a sign that says you never finished 8th grade.
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
^ my wife deals with a lot of people (mostly in Kentucky) who, when asked their highest level of education, almost proudly state that they got their GED. Lots of folks in Kentucky get surgery on their 'rotator cup' (cuff). There used to be a sign on the I65 bridge (going south) that read 'Welcome to Kentucky - Where Education Pays'. We used to say, 'yeah, where it pays not to have an education' so you can work in a factory, get hurt and milk the system for worker's comp.
In Virginia the interstates have "no left turn" signs at the bottom of on-ramps. FAIL.
I never understood why some people in south Jersey pronounced 'color' as 'keller' as in Helen Keller. There's actually a lot of stuff about my hometown (Millville) and the vicinity that I never understood. maybe that's another thread.
Crayon pronounced like "crown."
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
That's also a Pittsburgh pronunciation. Another region with their own dialect.Originally Posted by davis
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
And, for the love of all that is holy, it's "soda!" Not "pop," and most definitely not "Coke," unless you're talking specifically about the flagship Coca-Cola flavor.
Sheesh!
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
having never been to Pittsburgh, I was unaware of that. it's kind of a relief. is Pittsburgh generally a blue collar/redneck populace too?
Most definitely.
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
Some British surnames with unbelievably complex pronunciations, often nobility and/or Scottish or Irish, and this is just a short list of the ones I've heard. British and Irish surnames are often amazingly complex
The first group consists of my favz:
Featherstonehaugh = fan-shaw
Wriothesley = rizz-lee
Menzies = ming-eez
Dalziel = D.L.
Ayscough = es-kew
Cholmondeley = chumley
Abercorn = ever-kurn
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Greenhaulgh = green-haw
Carew = kerry
Home = hume
Hulme = hume
Powell = pole
Caius = keyz
Marlborough = mawl-bru
Donne = Dun
Sandys = sendz
Thome (pronounced exactly the same as the Irish name Twomey) = to-me
EDIT: Almost forgot my own mother's West of Ireland, Irish maiden name Ó Gormghaile.
It would be interesting to see if anyone can pronounce that properly.
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15-16 years ago, working at Office Depot, we had a little fridge in the front of the store that we had to keep stocked for sales. One supervisor would always assign someone to "put the cokes out" when she meant 'sodas." I never mentioned that there was also Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper, etc. since I would've been accused of being nit-picky. but I share your pain.
Dubya was the syllable king, add when he wanted, remove when he wanted:
Fav 1 syllable Dubya words
Yourp = Europe
Terr = Terror
Mulit-syllable
Your-peen = European
Tour-ism = terrorism
Nook-you-lur
Pronunciation was the least of his problems.Dubya was the syllable king, add when he wanted, remove when he wanted:
Fav 1 syllable Dubya words
Yourp = Europe
Terr = Terror
Mulit-syllable
Your-peen = European
Tour-ism = terrorism
Nook-you-lur
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
I keep track of a number of bands to see if they're on the road and coming here or nearby. I've always pronounced "tour' as 'tor'. My wife says 'TOO-wer'. I insist that my pronunciation is correct, and she insists hers is. that's a regular source of humor for us.
my wife used to call him Howdy DoodyPronunciation was the least of his problems.
The Gilligan's Island theme should solve this one rather easily: "a three-hour tour....a three-hour tour...."I keep track of a number of bands to see if they're on the road and coming here or nearby. I've always pronounced "tour' as 'tor'. My wife says 'TOO-wer'. I insist that my pronunciation is correct, and she insists hers is. that's a regular source of humor for us.
Tour? A two-syllable word?
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
I'd say it's a southern thing. my grandmother used to call my dad (Ben) 'BAY-yun.' She lived throughout the south while growing up. my wife's mother talks like she grew up in the deep south, but has lived her entire life in central-eastern Indiana. grew up on a farm and, while she has lived inside city limits for many decades, the farm has never left her.Tour? A two-syllable word?
I keep track of a number of bands to see if they're on the road and coming here or nearby. I've always pronounced "tour' as 'tor'. My wife says 'TOO-wer'. I insist that my pronunciation is correct, and she insists hers is. that's a regular source of humor for us.
In Irish, British or American your wife's pronunciation is WRONG. It is one syllable, toor
In Northern Ireland "are" "our" and "hour" are all pronounced in the same way, ahh
BUT
are = ah (England, Wales)
are = arr (Ireland, Scotland)
our = ow-uh
hour = ow-uh
The inimitable Stanley Unwin and the tragic and hilarious Kenneth Williams
Tonic. (a term that seems to be dying out)
Yeah, in an English class or on a test it's wrong. Otherwise it's okay and we have fun with it and other differences.
A towering genius compared to Ear Leader.Pronunciation was the least of his problems.
We say tonic water over here. I've rarely heard soda water over here.
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