Short rant

[ratsapprentice]

I'm fairly sure it only get's pronounced that way by americans who think it's a french word.

 

[JayB]

haha remember the devildriver song "I Could Care Less"

 

[006]

I have only ever heard black people use "aks," and it is so annoying. I'm pretty sure the T in often should be pronounced...

+1 on hating nucular

No idea on herb, I always say it with the silent H.

 

[ratsapprentice]

It should be, but often isn't.



lulz

 

[JayB]

haha this also reminded me of the whole " amber lamps" thing

 

[Line666]

Or how about the people that pronounce the "t" in "often" or the "h" in "herb" (unless it refers to a guy's name which the "h" is not silent).

You pronounce herb as "erb"?

Man, thats some ooh arr farmer shit right there.

"Look at me 'erbs'"

 

[JayB]

haha I think most people in the US say herbs with a silent H.
I can't picture someone saying "I'm gonna go smoke some Herb"

 

[006]

haha I think most people in the US say herbs with a silent H.
I can't picture someone saying "I'm gonna go smoke some Herb"

exactly

 

[Chris_P_Critter]

They would think you're trying to do a drive by on some dude named Herb then...

 

[El_Gato]

I hate false friends in English-Spanish.

Words that have a different meaning than expected, eg. Constipated looks in Spanish like constipado (catch a cold) but it's obviously something more "delicate". Or sensible (sensato in Sp) and sensitive (sensible in Sp).

Using, for example, constipated in the wrong way may put you in a difficult position in certain situations.

 

[>>>GENZ<<<]

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

Pronouncing "car-A-mel" as "carmel" or neglecting to pronounce the first "c" in "ArCtic" DIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

You pronounce herb as "erb"?

Man, thats some ooh arr farmer shit right there.

"Look at me 'erbs'"

Hahahaha, as funny as that characterization was, it's pretty much universally accepted in these parts that that is how it's pronounced, interestingly enough

haha I think most people in the US say herbs with a silent H.
I can't picture someone saying "I'm gonna go smoke some Herb"

They would think you're trying to do a drive by on some dude named Herb then...

+1

And I don't necessarily think it's bad to pronounce the "t" in "often"; in fact, I kinda think it's better to, as to me saying "offen" seems about on the same level as pronouncing "probably" as "prolly" :Spin:

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

And one that makes absofuckinglutely no sense at all "aks" instead of "ask", seriously how retarded do you have to be. I can't even say it that way.

Dude, growing up in NYC, you cannot fathom how many people I heard "axe someone a question" as a lad

 

[DanLights]

I've seen more than once on this forum people who type "defiantly" when they meant "definitely" what the fuck is wrong with you guys? they are totally different words, do you not read your own posts in your head while typing? I do

 

[GarethSE]

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ERBS
WITH A HUH
HUH?

HUUUUUUUUUUUUH

 

[Morgan C]

At our highschool our vice principle pronounced difficult Diffi-Cult. Not diffi-coult, but cult as in a cult. With extra emphasis on the cult. DiffiCULT.

Our principle had a 3-4 second pause every time he said the word 'the'.

 

[Skinny Viking]

At our highschool our vice principle pronounced difficult Diffi-Cult. Not diffi-coult, but cult as in a cult. With extra emphasis on the cult. DiffiCULT.

kinda how I say it too

except the stress is more on the 1st ... so .. DIF-fi-cult

whatever

 

[DanLights]

is there a pronunciation difference between cult and coult? I get the stress on the last syllable part, but I personally don't differentiate the "u" from the "ou"

 

[Harry Hughes]

Saw "Whose coming?" on Facebook today.
Really, you'd think people would know the difference between whose and who's by now, fuck.