Words that Sound Wrong to Say Right
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GIF. That is supposed to be prounounced like "I'll be there in a jiffy." However, everybody I have ever known has pronounced it like "I bought you a gift." I either actively choose to pronounce it wrong, or make a point to pronounce it both ways with a small explanation about the correct pronunciation. Are there any words you can't stand to pronounce correctly?
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I used to know somebody named that in school. We played a ton of ping pong.
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Then it should have been "jif" not "gif". It's just pretentious bollocks to pronounce it like "jiffy"
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mark merrens wrote:
Then it should have been "jif" not "gif".
So, how do YOU pronounce "giraffe" ? Marc
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GIF. That is supposed to be prounounced like "I'll be there in a jiffy." However, everybody I have ever known has pronounced it like "I bought you a gift." I either actively choose to pronounce it wrong, or make a point to pronounce it both ways with a small explanation about the correct pronunciation. Are there any words you can't stand to pronounce correctly?
There are tonnes of place names that sound wrong when pronounced right. Like Altrincham where the "cham" bit is pronounced like the "gham" in Birmingham (the one in the UK, that is!). Or Sirencester which is pronounced Sirenster. I had a classmate who wanted to go to University of Derby and was very confused when she received correspondence from the University. She thought Derby was spelled Darby. I get confused with the use of "arch". Archangel is pronounced Ark Angel. How about archrival? Or archchancellor?:confused:
Almost, but not quite, entirely unlike... me...
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GIF. That is supposed to be prounounced like "I'll be there in a jiffy." However, everybody I have ever known has pronounced it like "I bought you a gift." I either actively choose to pronounce it wrong, or make a point to pronounce it both ways with a small explanation about the correct pronunciation. Are there any words you can't stand to pronounce correctly?
AspDotNetDev wrote:
"I'll be there in a jiffy."
That's how I've heard in pronounced since the days of CompuServe. Marc
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GIF. That is supposed to be prounounced like "I'll be there in a jiffy." However, everybody I have ever known has pronounced it like "I bought you a gift." I either actively choose to pronounce it wrong, or make a point to pronounce it both ways with a small explanation about the correct pronunciation. Are there any words you can't stand to pronounce correctly?
SQL We say (mostly) Sequel, but it's es-qu-el
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SQL We say (mostly) Sequel, but it's es-qu-el
I used to say S-Q-L, but it's sequel. :)
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I used to say S-Q-L, but it's sequel. :)
AspDotNetDev wrote:
I used to say S-Q-L, but it's sequel.
Oh... See wikipedia definition,
SQL (/ˈɛs kjuː ˈɛl/ "S-Q-L")... This version, initially called SEQUEL (Structured English Query Language),...The acronym SEQUEL was later changed to SQL
And so was the pronuntiation... :laugh:
AspDotNetDev wrote (in his signature):
Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!
Cn't help, it's a funny Shakespearan quote, but AFAIK, it is, - "Thou puking ill-breeding giglet!"... Though I haven't read all of his books.
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GIF. That is supposed to be prounounced like "I'll be there in a jiffy." However, everybody I have ever known has pronounced it like "I bought you a gift." I either actively choose to pronounce it wrong, or make a point to pronounce it both ways with a small explanation about the correct pronunciation. Are there any words you can't stand to pronounce correctly?
I've always pronounced it with a J sound, and so has everybody else I know.
I love go-o-o-o-ld!
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GIF. That is supposed to be prounounced like "I'll be there in a jiffy." However, everybody I have ever known has pronounced it like "I bought you a gift." I either actively choose to pronounce it wrong, or make a point to pronounce it both ways with a small explanation about the correct pronunciation. Are there any words you can't stand to pronounce correctly?
"quiche" looks like "quickie" and sounds like "keesh". :doh:
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mark merrens wrote:
Then it should have been "jif" not "gif".
So, how do YOU pronounce "giraffe" ? Marc
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GIF. That is supposed to be prounounced like "I'll be there in a jiffy." However, everybody I have ever known has pronounced it like "I bought you a gift." I either actively choose to pronounce it wrong, or make a point to pronounce it both ways with a small explanation about the correct pronunciation. Are there any words you can't stand to pronounce correctly?
Beware of beard A terrible word It looks like heard But sounds weird
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GIF. That is supposed to be prounounced like "I'll be there in a jiffy." However, everybody I have ever known has pronounced it like "I bought you a gift." I either actively choose to pronounce it wrong, or make a point to pronounce it both ways with a small explanation about the correct pronunciation. Are there any words you can't stand to pronounce correctly?
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There are tonnes of place names that sound wrong when pronounced right. Like Altrincham where the "cham" bit is pronounced like the "gham" in Birmingham (the one in the UK, that is!). Or Sirencester which is pronounced Sirenster. I had a classmate who wanted to go to University of Derby and was very confused when she received correspondence from the University. She thought Derby was spelled Darby. I get confused with the use of "arch". Archangel is pronounced Ark Angel. How about archrival? Or archchancellor?:confused:
Almost, but not quite, entirely unlike... me...
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GIF. That is supposed to be prounounced like "I'll be there in a jiffy." However, everybody I have ever known has pronounced it like "I bought you a gift." I either actively choose to pronounce it wrong, or make a point to pronounce it both ways with a small explanation about the correct pronunciation. Are there any words you can't stand to pronounce correctly?
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mark merrens wrote:
Then it should have been "jif" not "gif".
So, how do YOU pronounce "giraffe" ? Marc
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Latest Article: User Authentication on Ruby on Rails - the definitive how to
My Blog:)
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