weird words

[michigancat]

relatedly the way people pronounce "chest of drawers" made me think it was a single weird ass word when I was a kid. I still struggle to pronounce it

[Spracne]

basically any -nt- words because nearly everyone just does a glottal stop and swallows the -t-. E.g., mountain.

[mocat]

basically any -nt- words because nearly everyone just does a glottal stop and swallows the -t-. E.g., mountain.

Nearly every downgrade maybe

[Benja]

Foil. It sounds like 12 other words when you say it. Never sounds cool.

[ben ji]

Foil. It sounds like 12 other words when you say it. Never sounds cool.

Reminded me of an old co-worker from Texas and how he and alot of other Texans pronounced oil. I asked him how he ended up working for the railroad and he said "Well where I'm from in Texas you either work for the railroad or for the ohl companies" Me..... "Ohl"? Him "Yeah the black stuff that comes out of the ground you dumbass"

We spent the next 5 minutes debating whether Oil had 1 or 2 Syllables and how to pronounce it. Ohl vs Oi-l

[bucket]

Tasks is a word that I really have to focus on before pronouncing it and I still feel like an idiot after saying it. I put a lot of emphasis on the sssss at the end.

[Benja]

Oh tasks is a good one.

[mocat]

asks is like a glitch in the English language that African Americans have fixed

[mocat]

Foil. It sounds like 12 other words when you say it. Never sounds cool.

What other words does it sound like?

[Benja]

Foil. It sounds like 12 other words when you say it. Never sounds cool.

What other words does it sound like?

Foiled? Like was prevented from doing something. Oil. Soil. Spoil. I'm sorry if you were trying to do a joke and i ruined it. great thread btw. I'm having a weird day.

[Benja]

asks is like a glitch in the English language that African Americans have fixed

yes

[mocat]

Foil. It sounds like 12 other words when you say it. Never sounds cool.

What other words does it sound like?

Foiled? Like was prevented from doing something. Oil. Soil. Spoil. I'm sorry if you were trying to do a joke and i ruined it. great thread btw. I'm having a weird day.

No i just don't get why the fact that it rhymes with other words makes it weird

[Benja]

Foil. It sounds like 12 other words when you say it. Never sounds cool.

What other words does it sound like?

Foiled? Like was prevented from doing something. Oil. Soil. Spoil. I'm sorry if you were trying to do a joke and i ruined it. great thread btw. I'm having a weird day.

No i just don't get why the fact that it rhymes with other words makes it weird

Well, give me your definition of what a weird word is. To me, foil is weird cuz it's weird to say and I have an air fryer so I'm asking people to hand me foil almost daily.

[BIG APPLE CAT]

asks is like a glitch in the English language that African Americans have fixed

i'm not sure i ever pronounce asterisk correctly i just end up saying asterix

[cfbandyman]

asks is like a glitch in the English language that African Americans have fixed

i'm not sure i ever pronounce asterisk correctly i just end up saying asterix

I just go astrix. i think I'm pretty bad at just running through words and not sounding out fully.

Also like second, I more or less pronounce it sec'nt.

On the flip side is crap like in Canada with them pronouncing asphalt ASH-falt. It drives me crazy cause it's not even remotely close. it's clearly as-falt. 

[BIG APPLE CAT]

asks is like a glitch in the English language that African Americans have fixed

i'm not sure i ever pronounce asterisk correctly i just end up saying asterix

I just go astrix. i think I'm pretty bad at just running through words and not sounding out fully.

Also like second, I more or less pronounce it sec'nt.

On the flip side is crap like in Canada with them pronouncing asphalt ASH-falt. It drives me crazy cause it's not even remotely close. it's clearly as-falt.

or like how europeans say al-u-min-i-um like guys, we can all agree 5 syllables sounds sexier but you can't just go adding an I whenever you feel like it

[Spracne]

asks is like a glitch in the English language that African Americans have fixed

i'm not sure i ever pronounce asterisk correctly i just end up saying asterix

I just go astrix. i think I'm pretty bad at just running through words and not sounding out fully.

Also like second, I more or less pronounce it sec'nt.

On the flip side is crap like in Canada with them pronouncing asphalt ASH-falt. It drives me crazy cause it's not even remotely close. it's clearly as-falt.

or like how europeans say al-u-min-i-um like guys, we can all agree 5 syllables sounds sexier but you can't just go adding an I whenever you feel like it

Why did we drop the Latinite spelling?

[BIG APPLE CAT]

asks is like a glitch in the English language that African Americans have fixed

i'm not sure i ever pronounce asterisk correctly i just end up saying asterix

I just go astrix. i think I'm pretty bad at just running through words and not sounding out fully.

Also like second, I more or less pronounce it sec'nt.

On the flip side is crap like in Canada with them pronouncing asphalt ASH-falt. It drives me crazy cause it's not even remotely close. it's clearly as-falt.

or like how europeans say al-u-min-i-um like guys, we can all agree 5 syllables sounds sexier but you can't just go adding an I whenever you feel like it

Why did we drop the Latinite spelling?

that's a great question. All the other elements that end in -um end in -ium, I have no idea why aluminum had to go be different.

[Sandstone Outcropping]

I really like the way the Britiuse the word “kit” to refer to a uniform or the gear you need for an activity.

[mocat]

attempt

[Stevesie60]

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Man, Wacky really took this one to the top.