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RobbieFTW …is Being Fitted For a Crown.
Join date : 2010-01-31 Location : Dearborn Posts : 4152 Rep : 145
| Subject: When someone mispronounces a word around you. Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:03 am | |
| Do you correct people when they mispronounce words? | |
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Cheaps ...is a 20G Chamber DIETY.
Join date : 2010-11-17 Posts : 25876 Rep : 252
| Subject: Re: When someone mispronounces a word around you. Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:25 am | |
| sometimes my cuzns growin up, they are about 7 to 9 years younger than i am (they are brothers) an ever since they were young they always pronounced pepsi, as pesbi... they still to do this day, i think its cute | |
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CeCe …is a Chamber DEITY.
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| Subject: Re: When someone mispronounces a word around you. Thu Mar 10, 2011 12:49 pm | |
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DanaShelbyChancey …is Significant.
Join date : 2011-03-01 Location : Collingswood New Jersey USA Posts : 366 Rep : 10
| Subject: Re: When someone mispronounces a word around you. Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:41 pm | |
| I do not, because someone did it to me once, and I haaaaated it!
I said 'species' and I pronounced it 'spee-sees'. The corrector told me it was supposed to be 'spee-shees'.
I don't know what is right.
Here at work, this girl said the suit grooms wear at weddings is a 'tuck'. We did not correct her, that it is a 'tux'.
Oh well. | |
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Shale ...is a Chamber Royal.
Join date : 2010-09-27 Location : Miami Beach Posts : 9699 Rep : 219
| Subject: Re: When someone mispronounces a word around you. Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:50 pm | |
| If it was just me and another person I would, and would not mind learning a proper way to pronounce a word.
But never in a group - that should be considered impolite and causes hard feelings.
The English language is very difficult and illogical - so you have to hear words pronounced because you cannot decipher them by spelling (ghoti = fish)
So many ppl, especially with English as a second language may need help with pronunciation. I work with many who will ask if they pronounced the word correctly. | |
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Alan Smithee ...is a 20G Chamber DIETY.
Join date : 2010-09-03 Location : 40º44’18.33”N 73º58’31.82”W Posts : 25792 Rep : 381
| Subject: Re: When someone mispronounces a word around you. Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:03 pm | |
| I've been known to call attention to typos I think are funny but I don't correct the speech of people I don’t know unless they’ve mangled something so badly that I can’t understand them. | |
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Nystyle709 ...is a 20G Chamber DIETY.
Join date : 2010-03-16 Location : New York Posts : 27030 Rep : 339
| Subject: Re: When someone mispronounces a word around you. Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:15 pm | |
| If they didn't totally fuck it up, then I don't bother. | |
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Marc™ …is a Chamber DEITY.
Join date : 2010-01-30 Location : Michigan Posts : 12006 Rep : 212
| Subject: Re: When someone mispronounces a word around you. Fri Mar 11, 2011 3:20 am | |
| - Nystyle709 wrote:
- If they didn't totally fuck it up, then I don't bother.
Agreed. I'm not gonna do the ToMAYto/ToMAHto thing with people, but if they completely butchered the word then I will throw out the correct pronunciation. | |
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