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Comment on: Squiddy's Sane World

BIGGEST PET PEEVE EVER!

42 Comments
Thursday, August, 09, 2007 3:53 PM Madeline's Dad writes:

I have a co-worker..

Who pronounces the word "picture" as "pit-chur".

Drives me freaking nuts.
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Thursday, August, 09, 2007 4:09 PM Paulie writes:

Cute kids, BTW


Back in grammar school, I had a nun that enjoyed doing class spelling bees.

The one word that tripped EVERYBODY up (remember, this is the sixth grade here) was "mortify".

The reason why? The Boston accent, of course.

The sound from the mouth of the nun: "modify".

The memory is seared, seared I tell you, in my brain.

And you wonder how we got this way in MA...
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Thursday, August, 09, 2007 5:09 PM SquiddyPopPerkyJean writes:

'Seared'

Heh heh, Paulie, you're funny, why no blog? (And man, that Boston elitist/Jane Fonda Kerry/Teddy Kennedy accent bugs me!)

Mad's Dad: Maybe that coworker just wants a pitcher of something to drink! Har har. (I know people who say it that way too...)
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Thursday, August, 09, 2007 5:10 PM davecatbone writes:

I could care less

NOOOOO! It's I COULDN"T care less. That drives me insane. I don't know why, I really shouldn't care.
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Thursday, August, 09, 2007 5:13 PM Nee writes:

hahaha

My pet peeve is two-fold...one is the word Michigan. I have a friend whos says "Mish e Kin"
Not "Mish i gan!!"
The other word, and my bad...I say statute wanting to add an a sound "sta choo at". I am always having to correct myself!
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Thursday, August, 09, 2007 7:45 PM Jimmy Carter writes:

As I've stated elsewhere..

...My Southern accent for "get" is "git" or "giyet" (with two syllables). Or so I'm told, because I don't hear it.
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Thursday, August, 09, 2007 7:46 PM Jimmy Carter writes:

By the way,

how do You pronounce "either[?]"
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Friday, August, 10, 2007 9:03 AM Virginia Daddy writes:

I'm from Missoura, originally

Try the accents in South County, St. Louis. That will drive you insane. Talked about it at Scarlets, but man, its Highway forty for, not Farty Far.

And the whole coke/pop/soda thing. Coke is sufficient, even if its Seven Up.
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Friday, August, 10, 2007 9:04 AM Virginia Daddy writes:

Jimmy

Exactly how many syllables are in the word "No," too?
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Friday, August, 10, 2007 11:53 AM BrianR writes:

A couple of mine

"Joo-lery" for "jewelry"(joo-el-ree)

"Reel-a-tor" for "realtor" (ree-al-tor)

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Friday, August, 10, 2007 3:53 PM SquiddyPopPerkyJean writes:

Glad I'm Not the Only One

who cares about pernuncee-ay-shun!

BrianR: I hate those too! Reel-a-tor... just heard this the other day on TV.

VA Daddy: Yeah, 'Coke' should be fine to mean any carbonated beverage, I agree... like calling all jeans 'Levis'. (The word 'jeans' sounds too girly for a man to wear, I think.) You're from Missoura? I hope you're not a descendant of Lilburn Boggs! 'No' should be one syllable, do you agree?

Jimmy C: 'ee-thur' seems less pretentious to me than 'eye-thur'. But either one works!

Nee: Where'd ya learn to say 'stat-choo-at'???

Davecatbone: You really shouldn't care less about it! Ha ha.
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Friday, August, 10, 2007 4:11 PM Purplegimp writes:

Mainiac heyah

I'm not even going to staht! Anyone want to talk about Hebrew with a Maine accent? I have a pal from Bangah who speaks bad Hebrew with an even worse Maine accent.
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Friday, August, 10, 2007 5:50 PM Virginia Daddy writes:

Squiddy

I wear jeans. No problem on that one. But it is definately coke.

No relation to a Mr. Boggs. My fam is from VA, partly why I came back... From Norfolk and Richmond, respectively. (BTW, I pronounce Norfolk as Nahfek-- there is no R or no L).
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Saturday, August, 11, 2007 11:08 AM davecatbone writes:

Jimmy

Do you say tar, or tie-er?
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Saturday, August, 11, 2007 11:16 AM davecatbone writes:

Does anybody

know what happen to Mudgeon. His blog is gone, just like that, it's strange, he was SOOO verbose.
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Saturday, August, 11, 2007 11:26 AM Jimmy Carter writes:

tie-yer

.
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Saturday, August, 11, 2007 11:36 AM Jimmy Carter writes:

This reminds me..

..anybody Here familiar with "tump[?]"

One time when I used that word, in the past tense (tumpt), I thought this woman was going to die laughing....
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Saturday, August, 11, 2007 1:33 PM The Crawfish writes:

tump

ya gonna tump that barrel over an' git that there dirta wata outta it?

I went to a private school from 5th grade on up, and many of the instructors were priests from the monestary next door...and most of 'em were refugees from the 1956 Hungarian Revolt. Talk 'bout some screwed up accents.....
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Saturday, August, 11, 2007 4:30 PM Greg England writes:

Post

Thanks for your comments on my post squiddy - I appreciate the support. That's why I visit Townhall ... to communicate with like minded people.

As for speaking the Queen's English ... well I couldn't possibly comment!

:oD

(stirring the pot with my transatlantic friends.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation
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Saturday, August, 11, 2007 4:33 PM Greg England writes:

According to wikipedia ...

... this is your equivalent:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_American
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Saturday, August, 11, 2007 4:38 PM Greg England writes:

Incidentally

Why do Canadians say aboot instead of about?

I thought it was just an in-joke between the US and Canada, but my brother has been to Canada and he says it is for real.
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Sunday, August, 12, 2007 8:00 AM davecatbone writes:

Greg England

You should hear the Cornish accent in upper Wisconsin, Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Yah?
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Sunday, August, 12, 2007 8:02 AM davecatbone writes:

Here in Cincy

People don't say no. They say no-ooooeewww. And instead of saying, "excuse me", they say "please?"
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Sunday, August, 12, 2007 1:54 PM Greg England writes:

Squiddy

I tend to keep my identity anonymous for the internet ... so I won't say exactly where I'm from.

However, my accent is fairly non descript. Not posh enough to be received pronunciation, but it is difficult to place me in a UK region.

In other words, quite boring!
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Monday, August, 13, 2007 12:49 PM ShiningCity writes:

Mispronunciation doesn't bother me

I'm from Texas. Everything, rather: evrythang is bastardized in the English language.

I am peeved at injudicious use of exclamation points. I am not an EPU really (exclamation point user). I hate the !!! or the (!!). I hate it!!!!!


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Monday, August, 13, 2007 1:27 PM ScarletPimpernel writes:

i love accents

from all over. Anything an Australian man says sounds like he's being funny.

Nor'eastern accents are wonderful. Except for Kennedys. "Funny Farm" cracks me up.

I have a "grevious" mispronounciation or two I'm sure.

I say "in-ter-resting" now. Someone made fun of me when I used to say "inner-esting". Scarred for life on that one...

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Monday, August, 13, 2007 2:04 PM BrianR writes:

Okay

a small running stream of water, a creek:

"crick"

or

"creeeek"?

Here's one a lot of people get wrong: "Iran" or "Iraq"

It's not "I-raan" like "I ran from the dog", it's "ear-ahn" and "ear-ahk".
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Monday, August, 13, 2007 9:04 PM SquiddyPopPerkyJean writes:

ScarletP/Brian

Scarlet P: You wrote 'grevious' -- GREE-VEE-OUS -- instead of 'grievous' -- I am appalled!!!

Brian: My dad always said 'crick' for 'creek' -- I thought it was just a Utah thing. He also said 'warsh' for 'wash'. That's hick talk!

And I will annoy you by saying that I pronounce
'Iran' like 'Uh-RAN'. HA HA HA!!! I also say "Eye-RACK" for Iraq. You may wince now.
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Tuesday, August, 14, 2007 11:02 AM ScarletPimpernel writes:

a crick

is what you have in your neck.

Eyetalians live in Eyetaly.

"Warsh" is the correct pronunciation for "wash" in any region with hills or mountains.
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Tuesday, August, 14, 2007 1:47 PM BrianR writes:

Hahahaha, Squiddy

We'll have to sit at different tables if we ever meet for dinner.


I can't possibly be seen in public with such a hick... I do have an image to maintain, ya know.
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Wednesday, August, 15, 2007 1:09 PM BrianR writes:

Okay!

Time for my usual shameless plug.

I just posted my long-awaited new essay at the Island. Come on down.....!
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Thursday, August, 16, 2007 4:33 PM The Interface writes:

So, does anyone change...

...the earl in his car? Or warsh behind his ears?

Fun with language indeed!
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Friday, August, 17, 2007 10:22 PM SoldierOfTruth1 writes:

Pet Peeves

Misuse and mispronunciation of words is high on my list of pet peeves, too.
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Monday, August, 20, 2007 2:34 PM SLW writes:

How about grammar?

One of my pet peeves. Here in Texas I hear a lot of people say, "I had went there."
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Thursday, August, 23, 2007 6:17 PM Greg England writes:

Erm ...

Speaking of English, you may like my latest blog.
Please agree with me. I like it when someone agrees with me.

I know, I know, we're not all fitted with an agreement chip. At some point someone is going to disagree with me.

But I hope we can still be friends ... well, fellow bloggers in any case.

:oD
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Friday, August, 24, 2007 3:11 AM Greg England writes:

Thanks Squiddy

Thanks for the comment.

Ooops, that last post sounded a bit desperate ...

I wrote the blog after I found out that my little brother had done well in his exams.

I told my middle brother that I was really pleased, especially given his initial problems with reading.

I then told him about the flashcards. My middle brother didn't see what the fuss was all about.

My blog is a weekly refuge from all the craziness thta is going on in my society.

----------------------------------

Here's a typical Larry David moment in my life ... they are not all as neurotic as this:

If someone sneezes at work, my instincts are to say 'bless you'. It used to be good manners.

However, I have noticed that some non-religious people react defensively to the words (which are just a traditional custom).

However, if I confine my 'blessings' to religious people, I'm discriminating against non-religious people.

This can be seen as an opening to preach atheism at me. Best not to sneeze!
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Friday, August, 24, 2007 3:13 AM Greg England writes:

Sincerity

I know you are sincere.

My pleading was a bit embarrasing ... half tongue in cheek, half genuine.

:o)
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Friday, August, 24, 2007 1:59 PM SquiddyPopPerkyJean writes:

Sneezes

Or you could use the recommendation from the show Seinfeld -- when someone sneezes, tell them something they want to hear: "You're so good looking!"

And Greg, I knew your 'pleading' was in a joking tone, so don't be embarrassed! :)
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Friday, August, 24, 2007 5:21 PM Greg England writes:

Sneezing

I'll remember that - excellent!

I've seen all of the Curb your Enthusiasms on DVD, but I've only seen a couple of series of Seinfeld.

(although I have seen a few episodes on TV from later series e.g. the Soup Nazi)

:o)

According to the intergeek, it's The Good Samaritan", episode #36, in the third season of the show.

I've got series 1 & 2, so it's a natural progression.

George ... I mean Greg.
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Friday, August, 24, 2007 5:31 PM Greg England writes:

How's this for a link ...

http://www.seinfeldscripts.com

Someone has transcribed all of the scripts!

Anyway, I need a glass of wine.
Catch you later.
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Saturday, August, 25, 2007 11:18 AM mgraves writes:

Gesundheit

is the response I always use for someone who has sneezed. Most people just say thank you and don't ask.

In lieu of "nevermind" I usually use "mox nix", which I translate for those who ask as "makes no nevermind".

Those exceptions aside, I'm with Greg.

Except for the "aboot" (and not the boot of your car). Has anyone ever been oot and aboot in a boot? (Out in a boat).

That and aggressively pronounced terminal consonants of a certain sound ("d" and "t", such as, I needed to get a haircut--try it pronouncing the terminal consonants)--that was pointed out to me an acquaintance from Massachusetts.

Anyhow, to the gist of your essay: there's a fine line between vernacular and just mangling pronunciation, i.e. supposably vs supposedly. The former is annoying to no end.
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Tuesday, September, 18, 2007 10:30 PM Countryman writes:

Nuptials

I have yet to hear someone on TV pronounce this correctly - they always say nuptuals.
I don't know how they get a u out of an i, but there it is.
Anyways, as you say, there are more important things to get upset about, and that CAN be fixed.

http://www.countrymanscorner.blogspot.com
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