Skycaptain Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 What must drive people unused to English to distraction is when the same word has different pronunciations and meanings according to the context. Bow being a case in point Link to post Share on other sites
Celyn: The Lutening Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 17 hours ago, daveb said: I think the stress is on the a (not long a though, more like "uh"). A turny So is "uh TUR nee" right? Link to post Share on other sites
daveb Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 6 hours ago, Celyn said: So is "uh TUR nee" right? yeah, that's right (I may have misspoke in my post) https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/attorney Link to post Share on other sites
Anthracite_Impreza Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Judging by D&D chat I've been pronouncing @Celyn wrong. Link to post Share on other sites
daveb Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 9 minutes ago, Anthracite_Impreza said: Judging by D&D chat I've been pronouncing @Celyn wrong. Is it like Kellen? Link to post Share on other sites
Anthracite_Impreza Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 6 minutes ago, daveb said: Is it like Kellen? I heard say-lin and see-lin, I say seh-lin. Link to post Share on other sites
Celyn: The Lutening Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 3 hours ago, daveb said: Is it like Kellen? @daveb is correct Link to post Share on other sites
Firefly8 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 I have to think twice with the brand Chanel (sha-nell). I always think "channel" (like a waterway or TV station). Link to post Share on other sites
Anthracite_Impreza Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 11 hours ago, Celyn said: @daveb is correct You'll always be seh-lin to me Link to post Share on other sites
Celyn: The Lutening Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 9 hours ago, Anthracite_Impreza said: You'll always be seh-lin to me Close enough Link to post Share on other sites
Skycaptain Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 The American pronunciation of "mobile" always sounds weird to many Brits. We pronounce it "Moh-byle", not "Moh-beel", so when your talking about the city in Alabama we're looking for a different spelling Link to post Share on other sites
Anthracite_Impreza Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 7 minutes ago, SkyenAutowegCaptain said: We pronounce it "Moh-byle" We add an extra syllable - moe-bye-ul - to counteract our lack of h's and the's Link to post Share on other sites
Ashmedai Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 There's probably a small handful of words I've read but never heard. I think one recently though may have been diaspora though. Link to post Share on other sites
daveb Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 7 hours ago, SkyenAutowegCaptain said: The American pronunciation of "mobile" always sounds weird to many Brits. Ha! The British pronunciation of mobile sounds quaint to many Americans. (as does using that word to refer to your phone) Link to post Share on other sites
pickles. Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 1 hour ago, CBC said: I laughed at Zoids for saying "MO-bull" the other day. Like, rhyming with 'noble'. Mobile and noble rhyme where I come from. I pronounced archipelago wrong in my head for a long time before I heard it spoken. I have to slow down when saying "social security." I can say social just fine, and security just fine, but if I don't concentrate when saying them together, it comes out as "shocial security." Why?!? Link to post Share on other sites
Anthracite_Impreza Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 15 minutes ago, pickles mcgee said: I have to slow down when saying "social security." I can say social just fine, and security just fine, but if I don't concentrate when saying them together, it comes out as "shocial security." Why?!? Can you say Irish wristwatch? That's a funny one Link to post Share on other sites
pickles. Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, Anthracite_Impreza said: Can you say Irish wristwatch? That's a funny one Oh, wow, that is a tricky one. Luckily it has never come up in conversation. 😋 Whereas social security...all the time (and I should have written that it comes out "show-shull security"). Link to post Share on other sites
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