Words you can't pronounce

[Polarix]

If were on the topic of words people can't pronounce, try saying these tongue twisters 5 times fast: Irish Wristwatch, Unique New York, and everyone's favorite Toy Boat.

Difficult, don't you agree?

What about Selfish Shellfish.

That is also a very good tongue twister and speaking of seafood (while still on topic), long sentances like She sells seashells by the sea shore and Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers can also be quite hard. Although I will admit that they aren't as bad for me as the three I said in my first post.

 

[magicaxis]

if im reading out loud, i always say "Form" instead of "From"

 

[Jolan_BG]

I would say...coup de grace and deus ex.It's mostly words that come from a different language, and since English isn't my mother's tongue, I often get confused with the pronunciation of such words.

 

[nokelso]

Man, I was the kid that had to be in speech classes for 2 years. The day I ever say a full sentence correctly is the day I can die.

 

[5stringedbandit]

hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia = fear of long words

How ironic.

 

[dallan262]

anyways anyone whos american should be saying:

duty
dew
aluminium
leisure
herb

and many many others



let the flame wars begin

 

[Colinberan]

anyways anyone whos american should be saying:

duty
dew
aluminium
leisure
herb

and many many others



let the flame wars begin

It really confuses me when listening to someone with an english accent say "aluminium."

 

[G1eet]

I cannot pronounce dour. Why the fuck can't it just have the same pronunciation as sour (but with a d instead of an s, of course)?

I looked it up in the dictionary (OED, of course) and it supposedly rhymes with 'poor'. Right. Except I pronounce 'poor' the same as I pronounce 'pour', but that would mean 'dour' sounds the same as 'door'.

Fucking stupid word.

I say it like it rhymes with sour.

When I was little, I used to pronounce "mahogany" like "maa-ho-gaa-knee"

I still laugh at my younger brother because he can't pronounce aluminum. He usually ends up saying something like "a-loom-lum-lum".

FYI, he's 14.

 

[FISHFINGERS]

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

Could some Welsh person tell me how pronouce this, I have absolutly no clue.

 

[The Last Parade]

Gauss as in Gauss Warthog... I never figured out how it was pronounced

 

[The Random One]

Realm.

No, really.

 

[thenumberthirteen]

Ecclesiarchy

I don't know where to start

 

[SpyderNynja]

i spent most of my child hood being unable to pronounce "dracula" properly.

if you still can't pronounce that, just say bird of Hermes. epic cookie for reference.

Hellsing FTW

I have yet to read a word I can't pronounce

Oh, I used to say Vinyl wrong

 

[Fingerprint]

Phenomenon. Every time I try to say it it sounds like I'm saying "flob-a-dob-a-dob" or something similar from Bill & Ben the flowerpot men. I just can't get my tongue around it; too many "nom's" and "non's".

 

[Dunn159]

Well I'm from Yorkshire (in England) so according to most people, almost anything with a 'T' in it!

 

[Sark]

Melancholy

 

[SecretTacoNinja]

American city names, Japanese words and any Welsh word EVER. I was in a Welsh club a few years ago and I can't remember a single bloody word I was taught. I struggle on quite a few words but I just had a brain whoopsie and forgot them all.

 

[kemosabi4]

Gauss as in Gauss Warthog... I never figured out how it was pronounced

Gauss Warthog? That's the first example that popped into your mind? You, my friend, play too much Halo.