Words you can't pronounce

[gamer416]

I can't really think of any off the top of my head. I find it very easy to pronounce most words after simply reading them once or twice over and saying them in my head. Though I know I've encountered words I just couldn't figure out. Usually on a packaging for food or drink. D< Why is this shit in my foodstuffs? Though I do have a bit of an odd habit of elongating my S sounds. Ssoundss. xD

I get the opposite, if i keep saying the word over and over even at normal speed I mess up the word and start to believe it's not real.

 

[Sindaine]

My brother can't say Audi. he calls it 'Aw-dee'.

 

[Vern]

"vase"...people nag me no matter how I say it! Is it like "vayze" or "vahze"? I have no idea! Make up your minds people!!

It's vahze. I've always had a weird ability to pronounce words correctly, particularly names. People will look at a name and say they can't pronounce it, I'll say it and say it perfectly. The biggest shock is people who live in Texas, Florida, California, who think that Jorge is pronounce George. And I'm about as far removed from Mexican culture in the US as you can be. The only thing that gives me problems are Vietnamese and Chinese names. Do you pronounce it new-yen, or neu-yen, or nu-in, or shin-sheng, or zin-sheng, or zen-shang, or shen-zhang, or sen-jang, etc... Always seems to vary between the person as well. Damn j's, x's, y's, and z's.

 

[Xanadeas]

I can't really think of any off the top of my head. I find it very easy to pronounce most words after simply reading them once or twice over and saying them in my head. Though I know I've encountered words I just couldn't figure out. Usually on a packaging for food or drink. D< Why is this shit in my foodstuffs? Though I do have a bit of an odd habit of elongating my S sounds. Ssoundss. xD

I get the opposite, if i keep saying the word over and over even at normal speed I mess up the word and start to believe it's not real.

It's because I enunciate. I rip the words into their syllables and if it's a one syllable word I go off the prefix/suffix. It's also how I define words. If I can't figure out how to define it in context I use prefixes and suffixes to figure out what it LIKELY means. I'm not always right though. D:

 

[Altorin]

My friends used to laugh at me when I said Stanima

 

[la-le-lu-li-lo]

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??

 

[Zorg Machine]

I am extremely proud of the fact that I recently managed to pronounce the word Popocatépetl (mountain in mexico) after three years of trying.

 

[Kinguendo]

Anonymity... holy crap, I did it... thanks guys!

 

[Kinguendo]

Bollucks, and I guess pretty much all other words British people make up

Hey... its spelt "bollocks" and we will make up any words we want to... Its OUR language! >

 

[lwm3398]

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??

epic cookie for you.

 

[SomeLameStuff]

otorhinolaryngologist

My cousin bet me I couldn't pronounce it. That word cost me $10!

 

[Sun Flash]

well, this is a name ut when my cousin was born my aunty named him ruaridh. except, as she was living in Canada, we learned this via email.

it's pronounced "roory", but for the love of me I can't understand why.

I have a tendancy to say Hopstipal and Tuigar from time to time

 

[neoontime]

Bollucks, and I guess pretty much all other words British people make up

Hey... its spelt "bollocks" and we will make up any words we want to... Its OUR language! >

[HEADING=1]Well sorry princess[/HEADING] but seriously i guess i was being a dick there
Peace out my nigga

 

[Heart of Darkness]

I have trouble saying "corollary" and "indubitably."

 

[TheMatt]

I'm Canadian so apparently I cannot pronounce "about." Don't get me wrong, I think I pronounce it just fine, but according to my yankee buddies on vent it comes out aboot, just like the stereo type says...

it's sad really...

 

[Skeleon]

Since I study medicine, I learn new words I can't really pronounce every day. Joy.

 

[TopHatTim]

hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia = fear of long words

What the fuck? are they taking the piss or what.

 

[TopHatTim]

I'm Canadian so apparently I cannot pronounce "about." Don't get me wrong, I think I pronounce it just fine, but according to my yankee buddies on vent it comes out aboot, just like the stereo type says...

it's sad really...

no.nononononononnonononononnononono.
im canadian too.
Are you from Nova scotia?
becuase thier probably just being dicks
Ive only met Nova scotians that say aboot.