You ought to hear me say Worcestershire sauce.
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06-09-2007, 07:02 PM #1
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06-09-2007, 07:21 PM #2
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Shoot, I don't usually even TRY that one.
However, maybe you all will be amused to know that, with a former Navy sub captain for a father in law, I still seem to have trouble saying "Admiral" when I intend to, and have several times called my father in law's good friend "Admirable Long". And I'm sure he is.
Originally Posted by Veronica
You ought to hear me say Worcestershire sauce.
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06-09-2007, 07:57 PM #3
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You're making it too complicated.
Worcestershire = wers - te - sher. Accent on the first syllable.
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06-09-2007, 08:06 PM #4
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Oh, and if I hear our president say, "noocyeelur" instead of "nuclear," one more time, I may tear hairs out of my head. And not just the grey ones, mind you.
fides quaerens intellectum (faith seeking understanding) - St. Anselm of Canterbury
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06-10-2007, 04:23 AM #5
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Originally Posted by SadieKate
You're making it too complicated. Worcestershire = wers - te - sher. Accent on the first syllable.
It's pronounced
Woostershire sauce depending on where in England you come from. Some pronouce it Worseter sauce.
Playing on family words one of my cousins when she was little would call an umbrella a "Humbee-eddy".
I had a habit of calling my elder brother (6 years older than me - and the one who's hopefully donating a kidney to my son) a "Higoramus" instead of an "Ignoramus"
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06-10-2007, 04:34 AM #6
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Nahhhh... you got it all wrong.
You change the letters around, add some and get...
War chest er sauce.
Totally wrong - but communication occurs in the mind of the listener. At least my husband knows what to get.
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06-10-2007, 05:19 AM #7
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It's one that's pronounced in all different ways. Think we all know what to get
Certainly adds flavour.
Ever tried it on toasted cheese? A few drops on toasted cheese...YUM
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06-10-2007, 06:50 AM #8
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Python, thanks. I've discovered that depending on where you learned English (the Queen's or otherwise) some folks just don't hear an R. I've definitely heard an R from some UK-born folks but I couldn't tell you where in the UK. Just like North America, we run the gamut of the pronuciation spectrum. Library, liberry - case in point.
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06-10-2007, 07:36 AM #9
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More family words -- shocks - shoes and socks, and one I've heard from more than one person baskettie - spaghetti.
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06-10-2007, 09:07 AM #10
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I know this isn't really about hated words (sorry for the thread hijack) but seeing the spaghetti one brought this to mind.
When my son was about 4 years old, he asked what was for dinner. I said "Pork". He thought for a minute then said "Oh. Dead pig"
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06-10-2007, 11:42 AM #11
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We have two local roads called Pierroz Rd. and Jacquier Rd. You should hear all the different pronunciations! I really have no idea how you're supposed to say either. Many people call Jacquier "Jay-Quay", while others say "Jack-wire". Pierroz runs the gamut from "Pierre-rose" to "Puh-rahhs" to "you know, that road over between Placerville Drive and Cold Springs with the funny name."
I don't really want to type my last name here on the forum, but I'll tell you this much...it's one of my most hated words! No one can pronounce it or spell it. And I've had people laugh out loud when I say it. At least it's easy to tell when it's a telemarketer calling on the phone. They murder the pronunciation and I just hang up on them.
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