Words that you consider are commonly mispronounced?

[DJ_DEnM]

Topic. It can be anything.

I'll start. Square-enix, pronounced square ee-nix. Other's (Such as Jim Sterling) pronounce it Square-eh-nix

Your turn Escapists

 

[lacktheknack]

Flauccinauccinihilipilification.

For heavens sakes, people, there's an "h" in it!

(Note: This is, in fact, a real word, and people who try to say it ALWAYS miss the "h". This is only partly a joke post.)

 

[FuktLogik]

Probably. Most people just can't seem to be bothered with adding that "ab".

 

[Total LOLige]

Melee. I think it's pronounced Mel-eh others think it's Me-lee

 

[Speakercone]

I suppose the British pronunciation of the word 'schedule' (like 'sheh-jool')

I wouldn't mind so much except it's inconsistent when pronouncing words like 'school' which should be pronounced 'shool' if the example of the former is to be followed.

'sch' followed by a vowel should be pronounced the same way all the time.

It's not something I lose sleep over though, really.

 

[SckizoBoy]

I suppose the British pronunciation of the word 'schedule' (like 'sheh-jool')

I wouldn't mind so much except it's inconsistent when pronouncing words like 'school' which should be pronounced 'shool' if the example of the former is to be followed.

'sch' followed by a vowel should be pronounced the same way all the time.

It's not something I lose sleep over though, really.

It's more of a class-based variation in pronunciation. Most pronounce it the 'normal' way (sked-yool, or whatever), while 'shed-jool' is quite a toffish way of saying that word.

The only one that really comes to mind is when English (or rather, English speaking) people try saying 'shit' in German i.e. Scheisse/Scheiße. It's a double s, please pronounce it as such.

 

[Speakercone]

I suppose the British pronunciation of the word 'schedule' (like 'sheh-jool')

I wouldn't mind so much except it's inconsistent when pronouncing words like 'school' which should be pronounced 'shool' if the example of the former is to be followed.

'sch' followed by a vowel should be pronounced the same way all the time.

It's not something I lose sleep over though, really.

It's more of a class-based variation in pronunciation. Most pronounce it the 'normal' way (sked-yool, or whatever), while 'shed-jool' is quite a toffish way of saying that word.

The only one that really comes to mind is when English (or rather, English speaking) people try saying 'shit' in German i.e. Scheisse/Scheiße. It's a double s, please pronounce it as such.

Absolutely right. I should have made that distinction but I accidentally 2:30am. Thanks for pointing that out. Also, how exactly do you pronounce a double s in German? I always pronounced the word "shai-sa" or thereabouts. It's possible that's the only word of German I know...

 

[SckizoBoy]

Absolutely right. I should have made that distinction but I accidentally 2:30am. Thanks for pointing that out. Also, how exactly do you pronounce a double s in German? I always pronounced the word "shai-sa" or thereabouts. It's possible that's the only word of German I know...

Unless the speaker was German, I've only heard it pronounced 'shai-za'. It should be pronounced 'shai-sseh' (with a hard 's' sound, basically as unlike the English 'z' sound as possible). I make the distinction because the German 'z' is 'ts' in English.

 

[Speakercone]

Absolutely right. I should have made that distinction but I accidentally 2:30am. Thanks for pointing that out. Also, how exactly do you pronounce a double s in German? I always pronounced the word "shai-sa" or thereabouts. It's possible that's the only word of German I know...

Unless the speaker was German, I've only heard it pronounced 'shai-za'. It should be pronounced 'shai-sseh' (with a hard 's' sound, basically as unlike the English 'z' sound as possible). I make the distinction because the German 'z' is 'ts' in English.

Fantastic! I shall add that to my list of swear words in foreign languages that I can correctly pronounce. Right up there with Cauliss from Quebec

 

[SckizoBoy]

Fantastic! I shall add that to my list of swear words in foreign languages that I can correctly pronounce. Right up there with Cauliss from Quebec

Don't forget to stress the first syllable! =P
And for something milder: 'verdammt' (kinda obvious, 'damnit'), stress on the 'dam'!

What a start to your education in the German language...(!)

 

[Zeema]

Trezu

some people say Tr-za and its pronounced 'Tree-Zu'

 

[HerbertTheHamster]

Philistine

It's not philistyne, you philistines.

 

[Dranae]

It's realtor, not realitor.
It's nuclear, not nucular.

 

[Liberator XIII]

Turret.

There is no 'n' in it.

Also, I only found out recently that I'd been mispronouncing 'epitome'. I pronounced it 'epi' as in 'epic', then 'tome' as in... well, the book-y kind of tome. But it should sound like 'epi-tom-ee'.