Jewelry, because I'm trying to not pronounce it like "jewlery".
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Jewelry, because I'm trying to not pronounce it like "jewlery".
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I shorten it to two syllables - joolree.
but then realized that Americans just pronounce it like the space station Mir.
Demilitarization.
Always been a tough one
I love his avatar. It has so much potential.
It was never my intention, but I suppose it works
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For a long time I had a hard time with "mirror", but then realized that Americans just pronounce it like the space station Mir.
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Watch out, Zy's getting multi-syllabic on us...
Literally can be difficult word.
For a long time I had a hard time with "mirror", but then realized that Americans just pronounce it like the space station Mir.
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For a long time I had a hard time with "mirror", but then realized that Americans just pronounce it like the space station Mir.One European to another, I have literally no idea why they do that either.
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Just say what we all say: Mass o' two shits :P
Words like 'library' and 'arbitrary' are pretty difficult for me. Luckily I don't speak English in my daily life.
Febry? Febury? I *always* say "Feb-ru-ary" :-\Words like 'library' and 'arbitrary' are pretty difficult for me. Luckily I don't speak English in my daily life.
What about February? That one's an awkward one.
The worst part is that if you actually pronounce it clearly and properly, it sounds wrong, because it sounds clunky, and nobody actually pronounces it like it's phonetically written. Most people just say something more like Febry or Febury.
"I'm wrong"
Pneumonultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis
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Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia). Go figure.
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia). Go figure.
Thank you for that. Just put it in a story I wrote, worked perfectly.
I think it's supposed to sound like mass o chew sits/setsJust say what we all say: Mass o' two shits :P
That still doesn't sound right! But close. Can we get a closer one?
Quick question for all of you whose primary language isn't English: is the "th" consonant cluster the most difficult one to pronounce? I notice a lot of people pronounce it as more of just a "t" sound.
For a long time I had a hard time with "mirror", but then realized that Americans just pronounce it like the space station Mir.no we don't.
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Most people that I've encountered say "Febuary."Words like 'library' and 'arbitrary' are pretty difficult for me. Luckily I don't speak English in my daily life.
What about February? That one's an awkward one.
The worst part is that if you actually pronounce it clearly and properly, it sounds wrong, because it sounds clunky, and nobody actually pronounces it like it's phonetically written. Most people just say something more like Febry or Febury.
Yeah, a few do, but certainly not all.For a long time I had a hard time with "mirror", but then realized that Americans just pronounce it like the space station Mir.no we don't.
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I do alternate between "Feb-roo-airy" and "Feb-ya-ree." It's not a matter of not being able to pronounce it as much as being a slangy lad. Likewise I drop the T in "water," "rattle," "petty" half the time, and pronounce it the other half... I do veer wildly from precision to laze. I don't think I've found a word I can't pronounce, though - not in English. "Ecureuil" is a bastard in French.Most people that I've encountered say "Febuary."Words like 'library' and 'arbitrary' are pretty difficult for me. Luckily I don't speak English in my daily life.
What about February? That one's an awkward one.
The worst part is that if you actually pronounce it clearly and properly, it sounds wrong, because it sounds clunky, and nobody actually pronounces it like it's phonetically written. Most people just say something more like Febry or Febury.
I've got the R - W speech impediment going on slightly, so there are quite a few words I have trouble pronouncing. It was adorable when I was little but now it's just annoying.See, this is where I always get very embarrassed, because it must seem like I'm massively taking the piss with my username. It must look like a sort of taunt. I'd offer to change it to wobwebwer, but I have the feeling that's just swapping to a completely different brand of offensive.
I sometimes get tongue tied around words like "particularly" if I'm not careful.
I say divorce "divorice" (div-or-is)
I say divorce "divorice" (div-or-is)
Marriage not going all that well?
I apparently said 'Lozenges' wrong my entire life
Thought of another one: risks.What puzzles me is the difficulty native English speakers have with those types of words actually.
Most people that I've encountered say "Febuary."This too.
What about when people say " Nuke ya Lur " instead of " Nu Clear "
I hear a lot of people who can't even say "facts". It turns into "facs".
I use a "t" quite easily when I pronounce it... and it sounds better because of it.What about when people say " Nuke ya Lur " instead of " Nu Clear "
Our previous president was a big fan of this particular mispronunciation.
I hear a lot of people who can't even say "facts". It turns into "facs".
"Facs" is a valid pronunciation. I don't know why someone would want to shoehorn a "t" in there.
I struggle with getting my t's to sound different from my d's.
Sometimes I struggle to get a solid L sound, and it comes out like a w.
How do you get a clear T sound without sounding like Heath Ledger's Joker? I just can't do it at a normal talking speed.
Yeah, I have a friend that always pronounces words like "mitten" like "midden".
Quick question for all of you whose primary language isn't English: is the "th" consonant cluster the most difficult one to pronounce? I notice a lot of people pronounce it as more of just a "t" sound.The 'th' sound doesn't exist in most languages (that I'm aware?) and so non-native speakers may have a bit of difficulty picking up on it when speaking English, so it can come out as 't' or 'd'. :)
Yeah, I have a friend that always pronounces words like "mitten" like "midden".
I tend to pronounce that without an actual consanant sound in the middle I cut of the airflow with the back of my throat for a second. Kind of like the stereotyped "bri'ish accent" thing.
For a long time I had a hard time with "mirror", but then realized that Americans just pronounce it like the space station Mir.no we don't.
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This is called a glottal stop. "Mi'en" is in fact the normal American pronunciation of the word. Congratulations!