I give wrong directions to tourists on purpose if they can’t correctly pronounce the destination.

And here in Cornwall some place names are Celtic rather than standard English.

If you’ve found a clear patch on a busy beach, thank me. And if you’re the unfortunate tourist who never found the beach, thank me.

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darcdragosen · 36-40, M

it is insulting when someone comes into your world and doesn't pronounce correctly. it's like their not even trying.

i'm from Newfoundland and lots of people get it wrong. it really doesn't get annoeying at first, but it's like no ones trying after awhile. so yeah i get it.

turnedtostone · 56-60, F

@darcdragosen Just like improper sentence structure,what an annoyance.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@darcdragosen So it’s better to be “proper” than kind to people.

darcdragosen · 36-40, M

@cherokeepatti i still believe in being kind, i just mean that it's annoeying when someone is mispronouncing your place name and they keep doing it even after you try to correct them and they just keep mispronouncing it like they've decided their way of saying it trumps the actual one. .. actually, if someone just started with "i can't get it down, sorry" i would understand completely ... but maybe it would be a better world if we were all nice and understanding and let all this slide... I know I got stuff to work on, especially when something sticks in my craw .. i guess the most understanding conversation would be them misprouncing, me kindly saying that hurts my feelings and then them saying sorry i'll try harder .. that would be an ideal encounter in my opinion.