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Sashadroogie
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| But I must note a certain peeve inefficiency. Why post a goodly number in one go, when each one deserved its own post? Aw! |
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Sashadroogie
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| Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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Still, 160~!!!!!!!
URA! URA! URA! |
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smithrn1983
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| Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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| People who have nothing to say in their own language, but yet insist on learning a second...or third....or fourth.... |
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Jbhughes
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| Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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jewlery - usually pronounced as jew-ler-ree whereas it should be pronounced as jew-el-er-ree
comfortable: often mispronounced as though it had three syllables: comf-ta-ble
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I�m going to have to respectfully query the extent to which the following words are �peeveworthy�:
jewellery � BrE - /�dʒu: əl ri/ � I�d actually pronounce a slight /w/ between the long u and the schwa, although I think that�s due to living in Wales too long!
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/jewellery - the American �jewelry� sounds like /�dʒu: lɜr ,ri/ to me (how does one represent the American / Scottish �r� on the end of syllables using IPA?)
comfortable � Cambridge does have this as having 4 syllables, but am I the only one that can�t hear the /fə/?
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/comfortable_1
The American clearly has 4 syllables, which I assume has to do with the �r� in �or�.
I�m going to stick my neck out here and say that I DO pronounce it as: /�kʌmf tə bl/
Are there any other BrE speakers who consider this to be correct? Cutting Edge states both as correct.
I suppose it would be appropriate to add my own peeves, so I�ll also include pronunciation related ones, too:
�is�, pronounced as �ease� or simply �e� as in /i:z/ or /i/.
ok, on a roll now � �have� pronounced as �ha ver�
I�m not sure if it�s acceptable to peeve about sts habits, but they are so damn peeving!
MASSIVE peeve � pronunciation books that represent English pronunciation using L2, resulting in insanities (that I hear in classrooms) such as:
�Wha eee zi-or faye-vor-i(rising intonation on final syllable for good measure) sir pore?�
is not 'What is your favourite sport?'
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| Film' pronounced 'filim' .. Some colleagues had to be re-educated. |
Are they Irish? You should watch Father Ted if you haven't: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KRRulMboPE&NR=1 |
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johnslat
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| Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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Dear Jbhughes,
I'll concede that jew-ler-ry is a very common pronunciation, but how about this: jewl-ry, the two syllable version?
I'm comfortable, however, standing by com-for-ta-ble as the right way to say that word.
Father Ted is hilarious (four syllables.)
Regards,
John |
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Sashadroogie
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| Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| hic! |
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Sashadroogie
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:40 am Post subject: |
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This isn't a word peeve as such. It is a time peeve. I have so many books gathering dust on my shelves, millions of perfectly good words, yet not enough time to read them all. I am PEEVED that I can't read them all faster.
Ah the sacrifices we must make for the coming glory.... |
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Sashadroogie
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 12:39 pm Post subject: |
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Just saw this on another post - it peeves! Not the post itself, but this: 'sawed-off shotgun'. Peeeeevvvveeee! When the battalions of liberating shock troops strike a blow for peevers everywhere, they'll be toting sawn-off shotguns, and none of this sawed business. Hurrrummpphhh!
Hic! |
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Sashadroogie
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'Prescribe/proscribe'.
Can be more than peeving, can be disastrous to mix up these two. Can you imagine how I felt when my doctor told me he was going to have to proscribe vodka for me?!!! Poor man didn't quite know what had hit his office that day....hic! |
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