Mispronunciations

[Loveinamist]

The best one by a country mile (in my opinion) is Julie Bates being unable to say "flowers"

Flaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaars, is what she sells apparently.

That pronunciation is more to do with her mouth anatomy than blindness to the written word and deafness, lazily or otherwise, to the shenanigans of the Q presenters.

 

[SisterBliss]

my 'favourite'... ******* Daisy's 'nels' (instead of nails, of course)

 

[Twilight]

Not really a mispronunciation, just incoorect use of a word - fabrication, meaning a lie. Silly me, that's their stock-in-trade.

 

[shopperholic]

Not really a mispronunciation, just incoorect use of a word - fabrication, meaning a lie. Silly me, that's their stock-in-trade.

Imagine the looks you'd get T, if you went in to Marks and Sparks and said to the shop assistant "excuse me, what's the fabrication of this top please?" You'd probably hear the reply "security!! over here!!" as you were gently, but firmly escorted to the door :mysmilie_17:

 

[Twilight]

Imagine the looks you'd get T, if you went in to Marks and Sparks and said to the shop assistant "excuse me, what's the fabrication of this top please?" You'd probably hear the reply "security!! over here!!" as you were gently, but firmly escorted to the door :mysmilie_17:

Hehehe. I'm not much better, wrote incoorect, not incorrect

 

[shopperholic]

Hehehe. I'm not much better, wrote incoorect, not incorrect

:mysmilie_19: you're allowed, you're not on telly. :mysmilie_3:

 

[Lemonpop]

Mebbe for maybe, it just makes me want to scream.

 

[China Girl]

It used to amuse me when AY presented shows with Liz Earle herself.
She used to say instant boost skin toner, Liz would then immediately say instant boost skin TONIC.

The next time it was mentioned, AY would be calling it instant boost skin toner again.
This went on for the entire show, Liz's face gave away her disdain, although partly camouflaged by a fake smile.

As Shopperholic has said, Ay always knows best.

 

[Akimbo]

Pronunciation isn't the main problem for me; poor diction is a bigger bugbear of mine. Regional accents are fascinating but lazy diction is a real let down.

 

[shopperholic]

It used to amuse me when AY presented shows with Liz Earle herself.
She used to say instant boost skin toner, Liz would then immediately say instant boost skin TONIC.

The next time it was mentioned, AY would be calling it instant boost skin toner again.
This went on for the entire show, Liz's face gave away her disdain, although partly camouflaged by a fake smile.

As Shopperholic has said, Ay always knows best.

Yes she does CG, and woe betide anyone who tells her otherwise (which they obviously wouldn't dare :mysmilie_17 It's like longevity, instead of pronouncing it the right way lon-jevity, nope, it's AYs way and it's pronounced long-evity, even though the people she's with say lon-jevity, the right way.

 

[Julius]

It used to amuse me when AY presented shows with Liz Earle herself.
She used to say instant boost skin toner, Liz would then immediately say instant boost skin TONIC.

The next time it was mentioned, AY would be calling it instant boost skin toner again.
This went on for the entire show, Liz's face gave away her disdain, although partly camouflaged by a fake smile.

As Shopperholic has said, Ay always knows best.

That must have been before she got her mini-me doppelganger Caroline Archer to deputise.

 

[Julius]

How about when they pronounce the word "you" as "yew" (as in a yew tree). "

"This supersize is added value for yew to use on yer face area for yerrrs."

Also how about the word "hour" (one syllable) being pronounced "ow-ah?" (Two syllables). "Hour" should be more correctly pronounced in the same way as Julie pronounces "flaaahs." I bet she could talk about her flaaaaahs for aaaaahs!

 

[loveallthingsitalian]

The one I listen for is JR saying the Numba is...:mysmilie_17:

She substitutes any word ending in er to a. Orda numba

The ones which makes me scream are ink instead of ing (somethink, anythink] and the top teeth grinder is the awful Katy “stoilist” where oil is pushed into the middle of random words.

Gatling gun AK is probably the best but she talks such ***** about her family/honeybees/book/jewellery from previous relationships etc that I turn off so she could be speaking in double Dutch for all I know.

 

[Petespants]

I cannot remember who the presenter was.(possibly CH ?)All I know was annoying repeated pronunciation of the words' lilac'- 'li-lack and
'pastel' -''pastell' to describe colours.I remember it because it sounded so put on.

 

[Evie]

I cannot remember who the presenter was.(possibly CH ?)All I know was annoying repeated pronunciation of the words' lilac'- 'li-lack and
'pastel' -''pastell' to describe colours.I remember it because it sounded so put on.

That would be Julia Roberts!

 

[ERICS MUM]

I cannot remember who the presenter was.(possibly CH ?)All I know was annoying repeated pronunciation of the words' lilac'- 'li-lack and
'pastel' -''pastell' to describe colours.I remember it because it sounded so put on.

Craig Rowe is guilty of this.

Julia Roberts gets on my wick with CaRIB -ian. I know it’s how the residents pronounce it but it assaults my ears to hear it said with an English accent.

 

[QuiteVacuousChat]

My pet hate is "paintented" (AY, the main offender again)

 

[SisterBliss]

It used to amuse me when AY presented shows with Liz Earle herself.
She used to say instant boost skin toner, Liz would then immediately say instant boost skin TONIC.

The next time it was mentioned, AY would be calling it instant boost skin toner again.
This went on for the entire show, Liz's face gave away her disdain, although partly camouflaged by a fake smile.

As Shopperholic has said, Ay always knows best.

That would have been fun to see.....

She substitutes any word ending in er to a. Orda numba

The ones which makes me scream are ink instead of ing (somethink, anythink] and the top teeth grinder is the awful Katy “stoilist” where oil is pushed into the middle of random words.

Gatling gun AK is probably the best but she talks such ***** about her family/honeybees/book/jewellery from previous relationships etc that I turn off so she could be speaking in double Dutch for all I know.

The JR numba shows us all what a big faker she is - pretending to have this saarfvern twang when she's from fecking Nottingham.

Reminds me of when I was at school aged 9 & this wanabee 'gal' (ha) went to the US for 2 weeks (max) & whadda you know? She came back with an American accent.!!!! If, dear reader you're thinking New York/Bwonxy accent (kinda cool, although I accept annoying to many)..... even Chicagoesque..?. NO!!! She went to Disneyland!!!!!!.....and returned with a generic pretend US asscent

My gang & I all muttered 'silly cow' etc, but probably cos we were in fact well jel that we didn't go to Disneyland (DURING term time)

#Rant over#

Pronunciation isn't the main problem for me; poor diction is a bigger bugbear of mine. Regional accents are fascinating but lazy diction is a real let down.

I totally agree. I love most regionals. bet where I live everyone's is the same. ;-) Bummer that.

 

[Julius]

How about when people seem to have problem pronouncing the letter "o" as in "go" or "no?! Instead they pronounce it like an "a" as in "play," "tray" or "gay." So the word "radio," sounds something like: "raydeeyay" and "closed" becomes: "klaysed."

 

[Lemonpop]

I cannot remember who the presenter was.(possibly CH ?)All I know was annoying repeated pronunciation of the words' lilac'- 'li-lack and
'pastel' -''pastell' to describe colours.I remember it because it sounded so put on.

Americans say lilac and pastel that way.