I'm curious if folks have had experiences with words they were familiar with from reading but didn't know how to pronounce. I was somewhere around 20 before I made the realization that the spoken ad written word "epitome" were the same word. I also had a well-read friend who was in his mid-20s who pronounced "gnarled" as "guh-narled". Anyone else want to confess their wordy shortcomings?
Segue. I always thought that the transition was spelled "segway," or "seg-way." Only in the past year have I figured this one out, and I'm midway through Freshman year in college.
I'm curious if folks have had experiences with words they were familiar with from reading but didn't know how to pronounce. I was somewhere around 20 before I made the realization that the spoken ad written word "epitome" were the same word. I also had a well-read friend who was in his mid-20s who pronounced "gnarled" as "guh-narled". Anyone else want to confess their wordy shortcomings?xaos
Are you saying epitome is pronounce epi-tome and not eh-pit-oh-me (but saying it fast)?
[QUOTE="xaos"]I'm curious if folks have had experiences with words they were familiar with from reading but didn't know how to pronounce. I was somewhere around 20 before I made the realization that the spoken ad written word "epitome" were the same word. I also had a well-read friend who was in his mid-20s who pronounced "gnarled" as "guh-narled". Anyone else want to confess their wordy shortcomings?xTheExploited
Are you saying epitome is pronounce epi-tome and not eh-pit-oh-me (but saying it fast)? When I would read the word, I'd think "epi-tome" yeah, and one day BAM epiphany; I immediately tried to remember if I had ever said "epi-tome" in conversation but didn't remember if I had or not.
All the time. My most recent one was "Ontario." I was pronouncing it "On-tar-io." Come to find out, it's pronounced "On-tare-io." The Canadians made a fool of me.
All the time. My most recent one was "Ontario." I was pronouncing it "On-tar-io." Come to find out, it's pronounced "On-tare-io." The Canadians made a fool of me.Theokhoth
I'm with you there. I didn't know the correct pronunciation for "epitome" until probably 18 or so. I've heard the word before, but I never linked it to the written word. I can't say the word "rural" either. I know how to pronounce it. I just can't seem to say it.
Segue. I always thought that the transition was spelled "segway," or "seg-way." Only in the past year have I figured this one out, and I'm midway through Freshman year in college.
what transition? i only know of the one with 2 wheels. :shock:
A segue refers to a rhetorical device of "smoothly" moving from one topic to another, generally based around finding a sentence or two that somehow bridges the two, rather than abruptly changing subjects.
Schedule, I used to pronounce it as the sound of "sch" in Schneider, something like shedule, I learned how to pronounce it correctly a few years ago but until that moment I never heard the word just read it.
Schedule, I used to pronounce it as the sound of "sch" in Schneider, something like shedule, I learned how to pronounce it correctly a few years ago but until that moment I never heard the word just read it.dragon7x2k
The softer "sch-" sound is an accepted pronunciation of the word in British English
[QUOTE="dragon7x2k"]Schedule, I used to pronounce it as the sound of "sch" in Schneider, something like shedule, I learned how to pronounce it correctly a few years ago but until that moment I never heard the word just read it.xaos
The softer "sch-" sound is an accepted pronunciation of the word in British English Yeah, but in America we speak REAL English.
im normally pretty good with words, the only one thats got me stumped is 'meme' fortunately i dont think i have come accross it in conversation.. im guessing its mem - e? ? lol
im normally pretty good with words, the only one thats got me stumped is 'meme' fortunately i dont think i have come accross it in conversation.. im guessing its mem - e? ? lol
i thought of one i pronounce the word "queue" and "que" as kway not as cue i got confused when i heard someone say it that way. to me if its spelled cue as in a pool cue its pronounced that way but if its que or queue its kway.
i have a few other excentricities where it dependshowthe word isspelledhow ipronounce it. ill come back if i think of any more.
EDIT: that was quick just posted and found one. "meme" is me-me when i say it, its only "meem" when spelled "meem" as in the website imeem.
i thought of one i pronounce the word "queue" and "que" as kway not as cue i got confused when i heard someone say it that way. to me if its spelled cue as in a pool cue its pronounced that way but if its que or queue its kway.
i have a few other excentricities where it dependshowthe word isspelledhow ipronounce it. ill come back if i think of any more.
i thought of one i pronounce the word "queue" and "que" as kway not as cue i got confused when i heard someone say it that way. to me if its spelled cue as in a pool cue its pronounced that way but if its que or queue its kway.
i have a few other excentricities where it dependshowthe word isspelledhow ipronounce it. ill come back if i think of any more.
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I used to pronounce "queue" as "quayway." :lol:
I have no idea how to pronounce queue now that I thought about it lol.
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis I mean really who thought it was ok to have this "word" as a single word. Also floccinaucinihilipilification. Mostly the first bit.
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