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What words are regularly mispronounced? Spell out the sound of your pet peeve mispronunciations.

Mine: IH-meed-ee-ahte-lee (Immediately)

I've heard UH-meed-ee-uhte-lee, and AH-meed-ee-ahte-lee

Also: Axe. (Ask) "I will axe her if she wants to go." Most people who mispronounce "ask" can say the word "ass" with no problem, but have trouble hanging the k on the end of it.

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windinhishair · 61-69, M

You don't hear it as much now that Bush isn't president, but he had a bad habit of saying nuke-u-lar instead of nuke-lee-er.

rickfreeman15 · 22-25, M

@windinhishair Trump says nuke-u-lar sometimes too

4meAndyou · F

@windinhishair I remember that!!! It was a riot.

DreamyCrush · F

@windinhishair Yes! That grinds my gears! 🤨

SW-User

"Lieberry." I had a friend that always said that when she meant "library." 🙄

4meAndyou · F

@SW-User I've [i]heard[/i] that one. I think it's a lazy mouth thing.

SW-User

@4meAndyou It's a lazy something! Drove me nuts.

pennynoodles · 56-60, F

I say the word ask as if it's got an r in it. As in arsk but people from the north of the country say is as assk.

4meAndyou · F

@pennynoodles Most Americans say it as "assk"

DreamyCrush · F

Ambulance sometimes sounds like 'amma-lamps'. 🙄

4meAndyou · F

@DreamyCrush Now, that sounds a little bit like a Southern accent.

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@4meAndyou Yep. Pronounced AM-bu-LAYANCE.

4meAndyou · F

@windinhishair 😂

canusernamebemyusername · M

Do you get angry about it though?

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4meAndyou · F

@canusernamebemyusername 😂

iamnikki · 31-35, F

@4meAndyou I think that's an older people thing...adding r's where they don't belong. Old church lady told me I could have some purnch (punch) in the back. lol

4meAndyou · F

@iamnikki My Mom told me she picked it up when they were living in Maryland, near DC. She said most of the people she met there added "r" to words like squash and wash and Washington.

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4meAndyou · F

@Bootsiebaby Usually American mispronunciations.

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Lilnonames · F

People will say i loose things instead of i lose things

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Lilnonames · F

@4meAndyou ive met people down south who still cant read or write.i think thats sad

4meAndyou · F

@Lilnonames Well, it is sad. Some folks just don't have the aptitude, and some parents can't teach their children what they don't know. My own son doesn't write much. He is a very bad speller, but he is still an IT projects researcher.

Lilnonames · F

@4meAndyou thats awesome i never put any one down for what they cant do

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