Pronunciations that irrationally trigger you

Started by Josquius, October 03, 2022, 12:20:06 PM

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Josquius

Quote from: Berkut on October 03, 2022, 11:51:15 PMThat was cool Yi.

I actually did not know that the English were incapable of properly speaking the word!

There is an 'r' right there on the end! Clear as day!

Says the land that doesn't know the difference between a d and a t :p
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HVC

Quote from: Berkut on October 03, 2022, 11:51:15 PMThat was cool Yi.

I actually did not know that the English were incapable of properly speaking the word!

There is an 'r' right there on the end! Clear as day!

Just one more thing they invented, but suck at. Tennis, cricket, soccer. It's a trend :D
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Syt

Quote from: Tamas on October 03, 2022, 04:38:17 PMYou realise I hope that if your language had some semblance of rules on how the writing of words should relate to how they are pronounced this wouldn't be a problem.

Yes and no. German is fairly consistent in pronouncing things consistently based on spelling, but you will find variances due to local dialects. E.g. g and the end of words - usually pronounced like in "go", but where I'm from it's often turned into a soft "ch" sound like in German "ich". I've known folks who pronounce the ending "-er" always as "ä" (like in "air") due to their local dialect.

Similar, in Vienna B/P, T/D, G/K at the start of syllables are often pronounced pretty much the same t the point that when spelling your name out you often have to specify whether it's hard T or soft D for example.
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Tamas

As if the letters written ever had more than a vague relation to the sounds pronounced.

Admiral Yi

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garbon

Quote from: Admiral Yi on October 04, 2022, 02:19:58 AMBack on topic, libary for library and axe for ask grate on me.  In ebonics.

So racist. :(
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Quote from: Tamas on October 04, 2022, 02:03:49 AMAs if the letters written ever had more than a vague relation to the sounds pronounced.

 :lol:

There's an entire past grammatical concept in french that only exist because some asshole went to Italy and decided french needed the same thing; 700 years ago.
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Quote from: Grey Fox on October 04, 2022, 05:15:04 AM
Quote from: Tamas on October 04, 2022, 02:03:49 AMAs if the letters written ever had more than a vague relation to the sounds pronounced.

 :lol:

There's an entire past grammatical concept in french that only exist because some asshole went to Italy and decided french needed the same thing; 700 years ago.

L'accord du participe passé.  :smarty: If there were no exceptions, that would be not so bad.  :P
I would say the rule is likely to fall in disuse in 50 years or less. Don't known if people still know the rule, lots of mistakes around here.

Yet I must say mistaken past participle agreements with object grate my ears.

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Quote from: Josquius on October 04, 2022, 01:37:46 AM
Quote from: Berkut on October 03, 2022, 11:51:15 PMThat was cool Yi.

I actually did not know that the English were incapable of properly speaking the word!

There is an 'r' right there on the end! Clear as day!

Says the land that doesn't know the difference between a d and a t :p

Says the land that doesn't know the difference between a land and a person.  :P
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One that irrationally triggers me is "iss-yoo" for issue.

They don't annoy me because just different countries but I'll never not marvel at the American pronunciation of, say, squirrel, buoy or niche :blush: :lol:
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HVC

Being lazy is bad; unless you still get what you want, then it's called "patience".
Hubris must be punished. Severely.

grumbler

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HVC

Thanks!  Their say is odd. Really close but not enough. The uncanny Valley of words
Being lazy is bad; unless you still get what you want, then it's called "patience".
Hubris must be punished. Severely.