100 most often mispronounced words....

http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/mispron.html


peekaboo

 

And the one that our President has made famous

nucular (should be nuclear) The British and Australians find the American repetition of the between the [k] and [l] quaintly amusing. Good reason to get it right.

So much for that Yale edumacation, eh?

 

...yet another

The one that gets me is "hampster." More often that not I see posts for "Hampsters" on CL.

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=hampster

 

We are all guilty of some on here. I forwarded this to all my friends. "Valentimes Day" and "Birfday" get me to, but my number one pet peeve is "pitcher" instead of "picture."

 

You realize, of course, that Jimmy Carter (who both served on a nuclear sub and worked for Admiral Hyman Rickover in a nuclear engineering project in the Navy) was much more famous for his mispronunciation of "nuclear" during the "Three-mile Island crisis", right?

Nah, it's too much fun to bash Bush, idnit?

 

I am so guilty of many, but the one that a few people have caught me on is wudder or commonly known as water.

 

I have a bit of a Southern Accent. In college I had a professor stop me in the middle of a presentation to explain that he would be deducting a grade point every time I dropped a "g" during the speech - for example by saying goin rather than going.

 

Who in America says "Eh"? I only know of Canadrians. Bush said Nuclir not Nucular.

 

Wal-Marts.... K-Marts

 

If we had to show proof of Citizenship at Wal-Mart. How full would it be on a daily basis?

 

Have to disagree here - Bush didn't make this mispronunciation famous. I never cease to be amazed at how very educated people say "nucular". Same goes for "jewlery". There has to be some kind of regionalism in this.

And what is the deal with this article saying that the "h" in "herb" should NOT be silent - "Initial [h] is always pronounced outside America and should be in all dialects of English." Hello - American English is quite different from British English in many ways. This is just one. I've always been taught that the "h" is silent, and the 2 other online dictionaries I have access to agree. Oddly enough, even yourdictionary.com makes the "h" silent in the first listed pronunciation.

Likewise, I have always been taught that the "suite" in "suite of furniture" is pronounced "suit" as in "suit of clothes". Both dictionary.com and m-w.com make specific exceptions about pronunciation for this usage, and so does yourdictionary.com. Why do their dictionary entries not agree with this article?

 

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=123607&title=moment-of-zen-nuclear

 

Dammit woman.....Why must you be so right all the friggin time!!!

 

So we would be asking all citizens to show their papers without reason? Seems a little un-American to me.

 

Pretty scary!

 

What do you mean "without reason"?

When you buy beer, you are asked to show ID, is that "without reason"?

 

I don't remember Jimmy Carter speaking so I can't address that. And I get no pleasure from bashing Bush. As a proud American, I am saddened and embarrassed that he represents me to the world. These are not pleasurable feelings. And yes, I think he is very poorly educated, despite his advanced degrees. If you are a college grad, I'm sure you remember the so-called "gentleman's C's" given to the privileged and to the football team. Who ever wins the next presidential election, be s/he a Republican or a Democrat, will be a welcomed change.

 

Then ask for a drivers license or other form of ID if they need proof of age to buy alcohol, I don't drink so I don't feel its necessary. Show me your papers smacks too much of Nazi Germany.

Another thing I agree with George Bush on is that we don't need no stinkin ID Cards! 8)

Nice Libertarian commentary on this: http://www.cato.org/tech/tk/010928-tk.html

 

Yeah, sure. The rest of your post gives lots of credence to that statement.

Whoever asks for ID does so to make sure the person is allowed to do what it is they are attemtping to do. Whether or not you approve, the fact remains that it is a reason.

 

Lighten up, Clif. She rarely even gets into the political discussions. I see nothing in the rest of her post that indicates she's enjoying the state of affairs. She states her opinion, with which many agree and many others disagree. It's presumptuous of you to claim to know her feelings on the issues.