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My Husband's Funny English Pronunciation

November 27, 2008 04:04 PM EST

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Ok I am making fun of my husband's English pronunciation because he should know how to say words correctly in his native language.

Instead of ex-PEN-di-ture, he says "ex-pe-DEN-ture". Apparently he doesn't know how to spell the word either.

Instead of RE-pu-table, he says "re-PU-table" - and every time when he says that, I always think of "puking".

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Leah Christensen Nov 27, 2008, 4:30pm EST

They say some of the best English-speakers are foreigners, and I agree. They take the time to learn the language in all it's glory, not worrying about slang, and slippery punctuation.

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CyberGwen ! Nov 27, 2008, 4:36pm EST

And pronunciations change depending on the area that you live in and grew up in. I know when I lived in Washington, everyone said sang-witch, instead of sandwich. It drove me nuts and they asked me to leave. I was ready to go anyway:)

Oh, and they said wash funny too. I won't even try to spell it out, they just said it funny!

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☆ ƒåitĥ ☆ Nov 27, 2008, 4:39pm EST

Both my biological dad and step-dad say 'futther' instead of 'further' or 'farther'. Isn't that weird? They both grew up in Fort Bragg, California.

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Maggie Y. Nov 27, 2008, 4:43pm EST

LOL, thanks for sharing :)

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Peter Joseph Swanson Nov 27, 2008, 4:51pm EST

How any of us learned to spell with the way we learned to talk ...

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tammie p. Nov 27, 2008, 5:08pm EST

that's cute

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Alison H. Nov 27, 2008, 5:34pm EST

Sometimes it's dialect, sometimes it's dyslexia or another learning issue. Some people struggle mightily with the written (or spoken) word. So don't be too hard on him. I bet he has some other fabulous qualities! I like to think we are all geniuses (or at least talented) at something.

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Alison H. Nov 27, 2008, 5:35pm EST

My hubby and kids have struggled with those issues.

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Melanie S. Nov 27, 2008, 5:40pm EST

A lot has to do with dialect like someone else mentioned.

A few examples: Creek. Do you say it "Creak" or "Crick".

How about barrette: Do you say it "BAR ette" or "BUR ette"

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Princess Spanky Pants ~ The Real, Original, Heather T Nov 27, 2008, 5:44pm EST

Melanie- it's Crick, sweetie ;) We had a nice crick right down the road from our house. I used to catch tadpoles ;)

I'm guessing it's "crick" to you as well, since you are from the GR area, which is the area I grew up in.

My Grandpa always add's an R to wash- it's never washcloth, it's always "Warshcloth" or "warsh" your hands.

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Kim M. Nov 27, 2008, 6:10pm EST

To answer Melanie and Heather's words.....I say Crick, Burette and then Worshcloth slips out every now and then. I grew up in southwest PA.

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~~ Sarina ~~ Nov 27, 2008, 7:17pm EST

You say tomato I say tomahto

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~~ Sarina ~~ Nov 27, 2008, 7:18pm EST

I have a couple of clients who insist on correcting me when I say something that they find isn't correct. I just smile and let it be.

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Chelsea R. Nov 27, 2008, 7:21pm EST

10 for you! Happy Thanksgiving

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Selene N. Nov 27, 2008, 8:19pm EST

LOL.... Thanks everyone for sharing your stories.

I say "creek" but my cousin says "crick" (NJ).

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Larry H. Nov 27, 2008, 8:43pm EST

I bet you sound funny speaking english,

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Selene N. Nov 27, 2008, 9:48pm EST

Larry - Yup I bet I do!

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Janet "Jax" B. Nov 27, 2008, 11:12pm EST

My husband says certain words different from me too....my husband says 'ruff' and I say 'roof'....I'm say creek...and he says crick.

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Beth - Doing God's work Daily J. Nov 27, 2008, 11:13pm EST

Thanks for posting on Getting to 3000 Together

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Jennifer G. Nov 27, 2008, 11:31pm EST

I say reputable like him. :)
Apparently I say Sorry and Minnesota strangely (as well as Soda and antifreeze). I have no idea what is wrong about how I say them, though. Everyone just tends to giggle and make me say it again... lol.

I also spell colour, favourite, etc with a u, though.... so I'm kind of a special case.

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Ishbel R. Nov 28, 2008, 4:31am EST

What about the British 'shedool' and American 'skedule'? Or British AlUminium and American 'aloominum'? Or the fact that the British, Canadians, New Zealanders and Aussies ALL spell words like colour, favourite etc with a 'u'. Only the US takes it out!

Dialects and accents account for many perceived 'innacuracies' in pronounciation.

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denise e Nov 28, 2008, 11:02am EST

thanks for sharing :)

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Marge H. Nov 28, 2008, 3:10pm EST

My husband pronounces peony (the flower differently than I do.) He learned his pronunciation from his father.

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Shannon R. Nov 29, 2008, 10:27pm EST

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Chris E. Nov 29, 2008, 10:30pm EST

It all about the dialect.

By the way I say creek too.

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Chelle M. Nov 30, 2008, 12:52am EST

It's funny to listen to the different ways people pronounce the same words!

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Walker Bennett, SF Author Dec 2, 2008, 8:23am EST

He would get along very well with my ex-wife. She had a fabulous vocabulary (could finish the Sunday Times Crossword in under 2 hours), but couldn't pronounce most of the words.

The one that always affected me like fingernails on a blackboard was "chaos", which she consistently pronounced "chai'-os".

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