I make a hobby out of fucking up pronunciation on porpoise which, while it's already worthwhile because it amuses me and annoys my friends, also has the benefit of disguising any embarassment like this because, maybe it's just me doing my bit??
Not to get all serious here, but if anyone is interested, https://forvo.com/ is a pronunciation site and has words available in many languages! It is super helpful.
Sigh-neck-doe-sh. That's how I thought it was pronounced growing up, and I still think it should be instead of the complete clown show that is the "correct" pronunciation
A person who mispronounces a word but uses it correctly is probably reading a lot, and reading about things beyond their daily life. Making fun of them for that is like mocking a fat person at the gym.
I think often of the kid who insisted that not being able to hear was death and that when you died it was deaf. Mostly because he's a millionaire off fuckin tree maintenance now, while my dumb ass clicks the start button for a living.
Growing up speaking Portuguese along with English meant I did this a lot. “MACK-a-bre” instead of “ma-CAH-bre” or pronouncing Pontius Pilate’s last name like people pronounce Pilates
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My fave pronunciation story, though, is this Australian comedian- story starts at 4:35. 😂😂😂
https://youtu.be/S02yot4cs2Y?si=Ci2dljuf2JpmFPww