Currently on a quest to create 365 blogs entries in a single year. While I've already failed in the time period specified I'm still going to complete my goal, eve if it's late.
Son of Delmar and Sharon Derricott of Preston, Idaho. Spouse of Tara McLean Derricott of Murray, Utah. Father of Jacob Anthony of Logan, Utah; Erik Bryson of Brigham City, Utah; and Emily of Hamilton, Montana.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Supposebly Nucular
I heard someone today use the word "supposebly". It grated on me, as do many others. I have a whole list of what I call "mispronouncers".
counsole
expecially
farmiliar
foryer
jaguire
nucular
pronunciate
reoccurring
realator
supposebly
I know I should possibly just learn to live with it. Perhaps I'm the one who can make a difference, though! Join with me! Add to the list!
Great list. A common mispronunciation out west is "mow-un" = mountain
Although technically interchangable it grates my ears to hear people say "disorienTATed" = disoriented (Bear Grylls says this at least once per episode)
Finally the ebonic "aks" = ask can be grinding.
A bad habit that I am trying to exorcize right now is saying the incorrect "There's (There is) more eggs in the fridge" instead of the correct "There ARE more eggs in the fridge". I hate that one because I catch myself everytime but it is always too late. I can't catch myself BEFORE I say it. It is also hard to enunciate "there are" compared to "there's" so I have developed a lazy habit that is very hard to break.
That reminds me of another one that Tara uses often, "needs fixed" rather than "needs TO BE fixed". I don't know if the former is proper as well as the latter but it does grate on me slightly.
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Great list. A common mispronunciation out west is "mow-un" = mountain
Although technically interchangable it grates my ears to hear people say "disorienTATed" = disoriented (Bear Grylls says this at least once per episode)
Finally the ebonic "aks" = ask can be grinding.
A bad habit that I am trying to exorcize right now is saying the incorrect "There's (There is) more eggs in the fridge" instead of the correct "There ARE more eggs in the fridge". I hate that one because I catch myself everytime but it is always too late. I can't catch myself BEFORE I say it. It is also hard to enunciate "there are" compared to "there's" so I have developed a lazy habit that is very hard to break.
That reminds me of another one that Tara uses often, "needs fixed" rather than "needs TO BE fixed". I don't know if the former is proper as well as the latter but it does grate on me slightly.
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