Pronunciation and Other Vocabularian Oddities

[Veal]

i always thought it was The-ard-vaark-lung-ez-past-the-luv-ers-hime-en.

[Thyme]

"Don't raise your hopes up."

[Thyme]

Oh, my. It seems I really can't pronounce February.

Feh-boo-weh-wee.


On a side note, I know it may look like I'm trying to advertise this thread by bumping it so much, but it's really just because I feel like posting it here when I can think about another thing I pronounce strangely.

I'm not really sure I want to have to triple-post, though.

[bluaki]

Oh, my. It seems I really can't pronounce February.

Feh-boo-weh-wee.

Everybody I know pronounces it like fehb-you-air-eee. Despite the word containing nothing to hint at the y sound.

[Daddy]

Everybody I know pronounces it like fehb-you-air-eee. Despite the word containing nothing to hint at the y sound.

what about the letter u?

usage Dissimilation may occur when a word contains two identical or closely related sounds, resulting in the change or loss of one of them. This happens regularly in February, which is more often pronounced \\ˈfe-b(y)Éâ,,¢-ËÅ'wer-Ã,,“\\ than \\ˈfe-brÉâ,,¢-ËÅ'wer-Ã,,“\\, though all of these variants are in frequent use and widely accepted. The \\y\\ heard from many speakers is not an intrusion but rather a common pronunciation of the vowel u after a consonant, as in January and annual.

[Classic]

I think I'm the only Texan that says February with an 'r' in the month.

Everyone says "Febuary". 

[bluaki]

what about the letter u?

I was more directing that comment at the letter r being replaced with the y sound but okay that works I guess the u can take place of the entire "you" syllable.

[YPrrrr]

I think I'm the only Texan that says February with an 'r' in the month.

Everyone says "Febuary". 

I think you're the only American that says February's first r

[Nyerp]

I think you're the only American that says February's first r

uh no

february is a really weird word

[YPrrrr]

uh no

I wasn't being serious... I just like to worry Tyler sometimes

[Thyme]

...THAT'S how you guys pronounce Coraline?!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA *explodes*

oh wait forgot my garfield

[Nyerp]

...THAT'S how you guys pronounce Coraline?!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA *explodes*

oh wait forgot my garfield

lol how did you think it was pronounced

[Thyme]

lol how did you think it was pronounced

Coraleen.

[ncba93ivyase]

Coraleen.

that's how i say it

[Veal]

For some reason i've never looked closely at JMV's latest screenname and always thought it was Ray-kwan, like a black girl.