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Christy and Miel… you two will like this (and other franco/anglos in the audience…) the other night I asked husband, “would you like some chicken thighs for supper, like with rice and tomatoes and...
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The thing that struck me about this was not that he was sensitive about your correcting him, but that he brought up the ex. I dated a guy who did this (in that case it was an ex-wife and not an...
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@Astronomer- FWIW, I have heard it both as bi oh pick and bi ahh pick, so I think both are right because it IS a portmanteau! It’s actually a HUGE thing between me and a few of my friends because I’m...
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@Imsostartled – I try not to say ‘aluminium’ or ‘cinnamon’ as both words catch me out, too many syllables or something. But I still speak with a slightly bastardised Canadian accent and after awhile,...
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@Jessibel- Yes! This happens to me, too. I’ve also noticed that people who read a lot but who aren’t currently in school or haven’t formally studied what they’re reading about tend to mispronounce...
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“It always made me think he wasn’t really listening to what I was saying, rather that he was listening to me for signs of something incorrect that he could show his intelligence and how much smarter...
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Also, the “you’s” I used above were the general “you” and not “you” specifically to the Original Poster. Just to clarify, I re-read what I wrote and was like, wow, that comes across snotty! Sorry...
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A lot of times people who are intelligent mispronounce words because they’ve read them rather than heard them, and likely have no idea how they are pronounced correctly. They know what they mean, and...
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@Nookie If you don’t mind me asking how do you pronounce “aluminum” now that you’re over there? That is one of the words that makes me freak out when I hear the English pronunciation of it (I know...
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@Fabelle, I totally understand what you meant. I forgot or never knew the word ‘capsicum’ so I used ‘caspian’ its place when making dinner for us many moons ago, that was only the beginning....
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I mispronounce everything because my brain goes a lot faster than my mouth. My worst offense is continually saying pint (as in pinto) instead of the correct way. But, I don’t really care and...
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@Nookie I do that too (as a native English speaker who also, um, majored in English…haha). Like, the other day I asked my boyfriend if the “milk was whole” when I meant to ask if it was full.
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Generally, let it go. As long as he doesn’t pronounce “nuclear” nuke-you-ler. I just can’t abide that one.
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Generally it doesn’t bother me when the Cockney corrects me, it’s actually kind of a surprise how badly I speak my native English as I’ve never really noticed it before. If I can’t think or say I...
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I’m a native french speaker and my boyfriend is american. It’s very hard for him to correct my pronunciation without it killing the mood. There are things I know I can’t pronounce (like “th” sounds....
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Ah, memories. I’m reminded of an ex – German guy, grew up in South Africa, spent the previous 10 years in Holland, I met him in a big international city in the US. He spoke 5 languages, 4 of them...
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My grandma has always had trouble with her left/right. She always knows which way she means, but will often say the opposite when giving directions. My grandpa, who she’s been married to for 60 years,...
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I have a (minor!) speech impediment, and I occasionally mispronounce words because of it. He might have the same issue, and bringing it up just causes more stress and more problems. I have a very mild...
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America is a big place, and we all speak differently. I grew up in central PA and I say “pellow” instead of “pillow”. I think it would be rude to correct him, especially now that you know his ex did...
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Oh man, my gf mispronounces stuff all the time. It used to grate on me at first, and while it’s not endearing, exactly, it doesn’t bother me anymore. I’ve even started pronouncing “chevre” shev-REE...
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Is the mispronunciation due to an accent, or a incorrect idea of how the word/words are supposed to be pronounced? The latter would irk me, & I would definitely correct, but if it’s because of an...
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Hm, well I guess the question is, does it bug the crap out of you, or do you think it’s endearing? I briefly dated a guy who would always repeat stories. To the point where I would say, “Oh, you’ve...
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Don’t correct him. Accept him as he is, let him accept you as you are, and the ease will come back (as vizslalvr said). Life’s too short to worry about small things like that.
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I agree that you should just ignore it. He says he knows about it and can’t help it, so continuing to point it out is a not going to help anything and will just hurt his feelings. Just ignore it and...
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Just ignore it, everybody has things they’re sensitive about, and he’s clearly sensitive about it. As long as it’s not hurting anyone, learn to love it as one of his quirks, and I don’t see how it...
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Hi everyone, I don’t post often but ready every day. For the past two months, I have been dating a wonderful guy. He is funny as hell, smart, and incredibly sweet. Just a really good person....
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