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Title: Wow
Post by: strongbad on September 27, 2009, 02:47:13 PM
Until we talked about it in ap psychology, I thought that "placebo" was pronounced "place-bo" instead of "pla-ce-bo"

ITT common mispronunciation that you once had
Title: Re: Wow
Post by: Travis on September 27, 2009, 02:48:47 PM
i have no mispronunciations
Title: Re: Wow
Post by: YPrrrr on September 27, 2009, 02:50:57 PM
I used to call the pokemon Rattata Rat-uh-tat
Title: Re: Wow
Post by: ME## on September 27, 2009, 02:59:21 PM
Also, I misread the question at first, I didn't realise that it was about mispronunciations you had.   n_u

Quote from: YPR on September 27, 2009, 02:50:57 PM
I used to call the pokemon Rattata Rat-uh-tat


That's how I pronounced it too when I was little.  O_0
Title: Re: Wow
Post by: Thyme on September 27, 2009, 03:09:54 PM
CA-BEE-NAY. giggle;

I still pronounce bear like beer.

I pronounce colonel like it's written. goonish
Title: Re: Wow
Post by: Mando Pandango on September 27, 2009, 03:15:40 PM
Quote from: Thyme on September 27, 2009, 03:09:54 PM
I pronounce colonel like it's written. goonish
I hope you know that doing that makes you sound retarded.
Title: Re: Wow
Post by: Thyme on September 27, 2009, 03:17:05 PM
Quote from: Man of Popsicle on September 27, 2009, 03:15:40 PM
I hope you know that doing that makes you sound retarded.


It's not my fault. giggle;

Having an accent makes me sound retarded in general anyway.
Title: Re: Wow
Post by: YPrrrr on September 27, 2009, 03:17:49 PM
Quote from: Man of Popsicle on September 27, 2009, 03:15:40 PM
I hope you know that doing that makes you sound retarded.
It's not so easy for everyone to speak two languages flawlessly
Title: Re: Wow
Post by: ME## on September 27, 2009, 03:18:33 PM
Quote from: Thyme on September 27, 2009, 03:09:54 PM
I pronounce colonel like it's written. goonish


Isn't that the proper French pronunciation?  n_u
Title: Re: Wow
Post by: Thyme on September 27, 2009, 03:18:52 PM
Quote from: Дави́д on September 27, 2009, 03:18:33 PM
Isn't that the proper French pronunciation?  n_u


Oui. hocuspocus;
Title: Re: Wow
Post by: Mando Pandango on September 27, 2009, 03:18:57 PM
I had no idea Thyme was bilingual.

Ops.

Still not great.
Title: Re: Wow
Post by: Travis on September 27, 2009, 03:19:56 PM
Quote from: Man of Popsicle on September 27, 2009, 03:18:57 PM
I had no idea Thyme was bilingual.

Ops.

Still not great.
that's pretty surprising, most of his posts are in french
Title: Re: Wow
Post by: ME## on September 27, 2009, 03:29:35 PM
Quote from: Thyme on September 27, 2009, 03:18:52 PM
Oui. hocuspocus;

baddood;


Also, on the subject of French, it always amazes me that most of the kids don't make at least a small effort to mimic the French pronunciation of words like 'impossible', 'centre' or 'France'.  n_u
Title: Re: Wow
Post by: Daddy on September 27, 2009, 03:31:11 PM
Quote from: Man of Popsicle on September 27, 2009, 03:18:57 PM
I had no idea Thyme was bilingual.

Ops.

Still not great.
He lives in Quebec baddood; baddood; baddood;



I pronounce everything properly, accents aside (as in some words have mergers that some accents don't or i say coffee like a damn newyorkfagit;_;)
Title: Re: Wow
Post by: Thyme on September 27, 2009, 03:33:29 PM
Quote from: Дави́д on September 27, 2009, 03:29:35 PM
baddood;


Also, on the subject of French, it always amazes me that most of the kids don't make at least a small effort to mimic the French pronunciation of words like 'impossible', 'centre' or 'France'.  n_u


I'm not sure what you mean. befuddlement
Title: Re: Wow
Post by: ME## on September 27, 2009, 03:40:31 PM
Quote from: Thyme on September 27, 2009, 03:33:29 PM
I'm not sure what you mean. befuddlement


Meaning when they're saying something with those words in them, they automatically switch to the general American pronunciation. Like im-ˈpä-sÉ,,-bÉ,,l as opposed to É›Ì'pÉ”sibl or  fräⁿs instead of fÊ,É‘Ì's.  n_u
Title: Re: Wow
Post by: Thyme on September 27, 2009, 03:44:33 PM
Quote from: Дави́д on September 27, 2009, 03:40:31 PM
Meaning when they're saying something with those words in them, they automatically switch to the general American pronunciation. Like im-ˈpä-sÉ,,-bÉ,,l as opposed to É›Ì'pÉ”sibl or  fräⁿs instead of fÊ,É‘Ì's.  n_u


I can't read IPA and I've never really seen non-fluent kids trying to speak French, but okay. n_u
Title: Re: Wow
Post by: ME## on September 27, 2009, 03:48:15 PM
Quote from: Thyme on September 27, 2009, 03:44:33 PM
I can't read IPA and I've never really seen non-fluent kids trying to speak French, but okay. n_u


Yeah, I forgot about that until after I posted it.  n_u
Title: Re: Wow
Post by: Wrench on September 27, 2009, 04:21:01 PM
Quote from: YPR on September 27, 2009, 02:50:57 PM
I used to call the pokemon Rattata Rat-uh-tat

WHAT

I STILL CALL IT THAT
Title: Re: Wow
Post by: Hiro on September 27, 2009, 04:33:02 PM
Quote from: YPR on September 27, 2009, 02:50:57 PM
I used to call the pokemon Rattata Rat-uh-tat
I still say Rat-a-tat-a because i have no idea how do say it  akudood;
Title: Re: Wow
Post by: Travis on September 27, 2009, 04:35:04 PM
rat-a-tuh
Title: Re: Wow
Post by: Hiro on September 27, 2009, 04:41:24 PM
Quote from: Travis on September 27, 2009, 04:35:04 PM
rat-a-tuh
yeah i guess  :(
Title: Re: Wow
Post by: KonohaShinobi on September 27, 2009, 04:59:04 PM
THERE CAN'T BE ANOTHER "A" ON RATATA?! WAIT, WHAT?! SON OF A BITCH!

fuck you YPR ;-;
Title: Re: Wow
Post by: the shortest route to the sea on September 27, 2009, 05:01:13 PM
Quote from: Дави́д on September 27, 2009, 03:29:35 PM
baddood;


Also, on the subject of French, it always amazes me that most of the kids don't make at least a small effort to mimic the French pronunciation of words like 'impossible', 'centre' or 'France'.  n_u


The biggest problem in my french class isn't lack of ability, but lack of effort. So many kids use fake cognates or don't bother with the accent, and it irritates me.

A friend of mine actually traveled France thinking that "J'aime fumer les cigarettes d'"American Spirit" parce qu'ils n'ont pas de preservatifs." meant what he thought it did.

[spoiler]you do turn the "des" into "de" in that situation, right?  :([/spoiler]
Title: Re: Wow
Post by: ME## on September 27, 2009, 05:10:54 PM
Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on September 27, 2009, 05:01:13 PM
The biggest problem in my french class isn't lack of ability, but lack of effort. So many kids use fake cognates or don't bother with the accent, and it irritates me.

A friend of mine actually traveled France thinking that "J'aime fumer les cigarettes d'"American Spirit" parce qu'ils n'ont pas de preservatifs." meant what he thought it did.

[spoiler]you do turn the "des" into "de" in that situation, right?  :([/spoiler]


Yes, it would become 'de'.  hocuspocus;
Title: Re: Wow
Post by: YPrrrr on September 29, 2009, 03:47:42 AM
Quote from: KonohaShinobi on September 27, 2009, 04:59:04 PM
THERE CAN'T BE ANOTHER "A" ON RATATA?! WAIT, WHAT?! SON OF A BITCH!

fuck you YPR ;-;
We can still say it the old way, we don't have to change ;__;