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Brought or Bought - what do you say?

I have grown out of this one. "Wash your hands, they're greezy." A southern thing I know, but my yankee husband refuses to let it get by, ever. Except when we were in NY last week, I had to use it to refer to the pizza we had!

I never noticed I did this until a couple of months ago, a client pointed it out. I say "pitures" instead of "pictures!" I've been working on it, but this one seems to be a little more difficult for me.
 
One that's always got me - the past tense of 'dive'? Is it "I dived into the pool", or "I dove in"?

And who here says "febuary" instead of "february"?
 
millar876 said:
another good one, especially near voting time;

Polital canvisser (PC) - "can I ask you who you'll be voting for?"
me - "Yes"
PC - bemused/befuddled look on face and dramatic pause... "can I ask you who you'll be voting for?"
Me - "yes, certainly."
PC - more puzzled look on face... "can I ask you who you'll be voting for?"
Me - "yes."
PS - walks away looking thoroughly confused and muttering to themselves.

well they never actualy asked me whom i would vote for!
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:p I love it. Exactly the kind of annoying pedantry I'd use!!

The other one that gets me is when sportsmen/women are interviewed just after they've finished an event; and you'd think the interviewer would give them a nice leading question, but no.

"So, that was a really tough race, but you performed really well out there."
<points the microphone at sportsman>
"errrr... was there a question?"
 
Bought.

Who on earth say's brought in place of bought? I mean really, not silly made up people/people who didn't go to school.

MacboobsPro said:
Holycrapflaps that one really gets me too.

Here in Sheffield UK we get a lot of 'k's instead of 't's. I don't know if it's a region dialect thing or whether it's nationwide but LOADS of people say Kekkle, Digikal, Hospikal and bokkle.

:mad::mad::mad:

Infact that's just pushed me over the edge, where's my gun?
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That's quite widespread amongst west Yorkshire and east Lancashire. Here in Oldham the older folk use kekkle, bokkle. Hospital changes when used in a sentence to "going th'ospital". "th'ills" for hills too. It's all rather daft! But certainly extends beyond Sheffield.
 
Me: Bought
Girlfriend: Brought

Hilarity ensues whenever we have a conversation about our recent purchases, it's like a bad 90's American sitcom...

So I understand where your coming from OP..
 
I hate it when someone refers to a sprite as a coke...

"I would like a coke."
...when what they meant is...
"I would like a sprite."

I worked the drive-through at Dairy Queen in High School...and this annoyed me to no end. I would fix a coke (because we carried coke products, and that's what they said into the drive-through microphone) ..I handed it to them and they stare at the dark liquid in their cup, and hand it back. I would ask what was wrong with it, and their answer would be... "I wanted a sprite."

Like anyone can read your D9mn mind. :mad:
The crazy part is it would happen atleast 10x a day to different drive through people.
Sometimes I wonder if it is just the southern way. (...being from up north) :p
 
As for fish/fishes, both are acceptable, in fact, as in "five loaves and two fishes". My own pet dislikes are pronouncing dissect to rhyme with bisect, confusing uninterested with disinterested, foment with ferment, flout with flaunt, and on behalf of with on the part of.
 
Argh, I work at Subway, and every goddamn day, I have to deal with people who have the most hickish accents (no offence to them), and who have no grasp on ANY English, it seems, let alone structured conversation.

"Hi, what can I make for you today?"

"I want your herb (with the "H" pronounced :eek:) cheddar bread."

"And for you?"

"I'll have the Monetary (It's Monterey) cheddar bread."

"All right, and what's it gonna be?"

"Uhh...the sweet and sour teriki chicken"

"Would you like that toasted?"

"Sure, I'll have it roasted."

Later...

"What kind of veggies would you like?"

"Um..I'll have these Jalapenos (with an "N" sound instead of "Ñ")"

God, it just drives me up a goddamn wall.

"I'll have your provoloney cheese"

IT'S PROVOLONE!

Goddammit...

Edit: That's actually pronunciation, and not mixing up words, but my rant would be too long if I got into that. :eek:
 
Shopping cart...buggy.

We're about to leave...We're fixin' to leave.

Both of these repulse me.
 
Oooo...

Over yonder I hate that...when I first moved to Alabama, I was like, "Where's that?"
 
robbieduncan said:
You realise that the H is meant to be pronounced: it's just you Americans who have dropped it for some reason best known to yourselves. Personally I find the whole 'erb thing deeply annoying.
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Meant...is harsh.

Considering the different tendencies/pronunciations/grammar between British English and American English.
 
oh yeah...

So, is it pronounced "bologna" or "boloney"...I've always pronounced the a, and everyone always looks at me funny.

This one's always bugged me.
 
Nicolecat said:
Meant...is harsh.

Considering the different tendencies/pronunciations/grammar between British English and American English.
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No, I think it's perfectly fair. This is the first Google result for "pronunciation herb": common mis-pronunciations.

I quote in case you can't be bothered scrolling:

'erb
herb
Does, ''My friend Herb grows 'erbs,'' sound right to you? This is a US oddity generated by the melting pot (mixed dialects). Initial [h] is always pronounced outside America and should be in all dialects of English.
 
robbieduncan said:
You realise that the H is meant to be pronounced: it's just you Americans who have dropped it for some reason best known to yourselves. Personally I find the whole 'erb thing deeply annoying.
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Normally, I would agree with you, since i'm an avid supporter of using British English rather than American English (and do as much as I can), but I have a personal vendetta against the "Herb" pronunciation. It sounds terrible. A question I have, though, is: In general, English people speak a lot faster than Americans and tend not to enunciate as much. Why, then, would they want to say Herb instead of erb? It's nearly impossible to say herb without enunciating..

And actually, yes, "My friend Herb grows 'erbs" sounds better to me than "My friend Herb grows herbs." :p
 
ZiggyPastorius said:
Why, then, would they want to say Herb instead of erb? It's nearly impossible to say herb without enunciating..
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Because pronouncing the H follows normal rules of English? I can't think of a single word that starts with a silent H. And how do you pronounce herbaceous? I think both words probably have the same root...
 
In the case of someone's name Herb would be short for Herbert...and I would hope the 'h' would be properly emphasized.

I've heard the word herb pronounced both ways...it just sounds funny to most when the 'h' is pronounced because it simply isn't common enough to mundane knowledge.

Like salmon...is the 'l' pronounced.

in the case of the fish, I don't like to use the 'l' sound...but I have a friend who's last name is Salmon and gets very upset when you don't pronounce the 'l'
(but it simply isnt common knowledge)
 
Nicolecat said:
I hate it when someone refers to a sprite as a coke...

"I would like a coke."
...when what they meant is...
"I would like a sprite."

I worked the drive-through at Dairy Queen in High School...and this annoyed me to no end. I would fix a coke (because we carried coke products, and that's what they said into the drive-through microphone) ..I handed it to them and they stare at the dark liquid in their cup, and hand it back. I would ask what was wrong with it, and their answer would be... "I wanted a sprite."

Like anyone can read your D9mn mind. :mad:
The crazy part is it would happen atleast 10x a day to different drive through people.
Sometimes I wonder if it is just the southern way. (...being from up north) :p
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It is a southern thing. Coke has become synonymous with "soda", "pop", or "fizzy drink" so when someone asks for a "coke" you need to be sure to know what kind of "coke" they want... maybe their even seeking a Pepsi "Coke".

robbieduncan said:
I can't think of a single word that starts with a silent H.
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How do you pronounce "heir", "honest", "hour" or "honor"?
 
atszyman said:
It is a southern thing. Coke has become synonymous with "soda", "pop", or "fizzy drink" so when someone asks for a "coke" you need to be sure to know what kind of "coke" they want... maybe their even seeking a Pepsi "Coke".
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Yeah, that's what I've always called any kind of soda; but we're learning to be more proper about it now. And I would NEVER order a Coke when I wanted a Sprite! (That's just stupid!)
Nicolecat said:
In the case of someone's name Herb would be short for Herbert...and I would hope the 'h' would be properly emphasized.

I've heard the word herb pronounced both ways...it just sounds funny to most when the 'h' is pronounced because it simply isn't common enough to mundane knowledge.

Like salmon...is the 'l' pronounced.

in the case of the fish, I don't like to use the 'l' sound...but I have a friend who's last name is Salmon and gets very upset when you don't pronounce the 'l'
(but it simply isnt common knowledge)
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I've heard "herb" pronounced both ways too, but I try to use the "h" because I learned that it was proper.

What about "honorary?"

And, what is the proper pronunciation of "salmon?" I don't pronounce the "l" but my husband does and swears he's right. (Don't they always?:rolleyes:)
 
I encounter these all the time...

A myriad of ___, instead of, myriad ____

Irregardless instead of regardless (ir is a negative and regardless is a negative, so they either mean regarding or regardless-regardless, double regardless)

Dethaw instad of thaw

Bath instead of bathe (people in Utah will say "I'm going to bath the dog" instead of "I'm going to bathe the dog").

Also, people saying forte like "for-tay" when actually, that is only correct with talking about a musical forte, instead it is to be pronounced "fort" like a stronghold.

Salmon - "Sam-mon", although "Sal-mon" is acceptable.

Also, "pop" is mid-west, "soda" is east coast and California, "coke" is for the south, an the Northwest uses all of them, often with "soda" being in a can or from a fountain, and "pop" being in a bottle.

Oh, and who can forget the idiots who say "Wersh" instead of "Wash" and we live in "Washington".

And I pronounce "Worcestershire" with every syllable, get over it. I will not say "wistisher". Same thing with "Lichester" not "Lester".

I worked in a town named "Lake Orion" but they pronounced it like "Or-e-on". I refused until I saw an original sign for the town, and saw the line over the "i" and realized that it looks wrong because of typesetting.

Also, it is "Or-eh-gun" not "Or-ee-GON" for Oregon.

TEG
 
atszyman said:
It is a southern thing. Coke has become synonymous with "soda", "pop", or "fizzy drink" so when someone asks for a "coke" you need to be sure to know what kind of "coke" they want... maybe their even seeking a Pepsi "Coke".
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I know...and yet, that is an extra waste of time. Be specific.

That's like going to a rug store in search of a jute rug, but instead you just ask for a rug. The salesperson is going to take you to their popular selection of rugs...unless you specify upfront you're looking for a jute rug.

I suppose it makes more sense in my head...
This would also be why the southern drawl...and talking so slow annoys me. I don't think it is attractive to sound like you're constantly searching for the next word you want to use.

Granted, I married a good ol' Texas boy...but his mom was an English teacher. :D
 
Nicolecat said:
I hate it when someone refers to a sprite as a coke...

"I would like a coke."
...when what they meant is...
"I would like a sprite."

I worked the drive-through at Dairy Queen in High School...and this annoyed me to no end. I would fix a coke (because we carried coke products, and that's what they said into the drive-through microphone) ..I handed it to them and they stare at the dark liquid in their cup, and hand it back. I would ask what was wrong with it, and their answer would be... "I wanted a sprite."

Like anyone can read your D9mn mind. :mad:
The crazy part is it would happen atleast 10x a day to different drive through people.
Sometimes I wonder if it is just the southern way. (...being from up north) :p
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Yes, that is a southern thing. Being from up north, and now living in Texas, that drives me crazy too.

It's always: "I would like a coke."

and the reply: "What kind?"
 
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