Pronunciation poll

[Calichusetts]

I actually thought it was derived from French as well. The "correct" pronunciation is seeping into my speech, but it somehow just sounds more ignorant that way to me.

Its the French pronunciation of the native word...its like the game telephone. It gets changed slightly along the way

Yucatan is funny one. Its actually the spanish word for the answer the mayans gave them when they asked where they were....their answer really was "I dont understand you" in mayan.

 

[nukebrewer]

That's wicked awesome.

I can only imagine you saying that like the lady in the McDonald's Newman's Own coffee ads.

 

[Melana]

I can only imagine you saying that like the lady in the McDonald's Newman's Own coffee ads.

Oh he'll no. She's wicked annoying.

 

[nukebrewer]

I agree, but until I actually hear your voice that's what's going to be in my head any time I read something you post. You brought this upon yourself.

 

[Melana]

I agree, but until I actually hear your voice that's what's going to be in my head any time I read something you post. You brought this upon yourself.

Come up and brew with me Sunday I can guarantee my voice sounds nothing like that!

 

[jbaysurfer]

It's amusing that over half the respondents to this poll are mispronouncing a place name, aka, a proper noun, and a couple of those who have mispronounced it yet been corrected are on this thread arguing why they way they say it is better.

Ego-centrism FTW.

 

[Kittyfeet]

It's wil AM et. dam et.
When in Rome (or talking about Rome) do as the Romans do.

 

[Punity]

It's wil AM et. dam et.
When in Rome (or talking about Rome) do as the Romans do.

Damet Janet

 

[Melana]

Damet Janet

Thanks for putting that song in my head!

 

[Kittyfeet]

Damet Janet

Thankfully I don't know this song, but your location hit one of my top 3 pet peeves like alu-min-ium on a filling.

 

[Melana]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NBjVBbeqf7E&desktop_uri=/watch?v=NBjVBbeqf7E

 

[Brewskii]

I know that its a native American word and that the chinook/kalapuya or other people in the area would not have spoken the word suggested in this post. As a person from Mass, with our amazing pronunciation, I can also attest to the irony of our state. Massachusetts is not what the natives called it, its our interpretation of their word. Some suggest the correct Mass pronunciation is closer to Mos-wet-u-set. (moss weyt u c-et)

WOW! I finally got to use my masters degree! Haha, so worth it. I often tell my students to just take any native american word two or three letters at a time.

"...actually it's pronounced "mealy-wal-Kay" meaning 'the good land'..."

 

[Punity]

Thanks for putting that song in my head!

Anything to help. And what's wrong with warshington that's how its spelled right? Warshing machines warshcloths I'm failing to see a problem here.

 

[Melana]

That wasn't helpful.

 

[Quixoticosis]

See, the thing about that is, although English has silent letters, "al-u-min-ee-um" pronounces letters that aren't there. I don't care if they invented the language, the Brits are wrong on that one

But in British English, the letters are there: aluminium. Us Yanks just came by and said, "What what? Too many "I"s in this word!" And then removed superfluous vowels.

 

[Punity]

That wasn't helpful.

Oh cmon now Lets do the Time Warp Melana

 

[Melana]

Oh cmon now Lets do the Time Warp Melana

Are you just a sweet transvestite?

 

[roastquake]

radiator,

Is is RAY-diator or RAD-iator? I read-ended a Pennsylvanian in a dense fog. He pointed out that my RADDY was steaming.

I always used a long A.

 

[Punity]

Are you just a sweet transvestite?

From transelvaneyaaaaa

 

[BreezyBrew]

It's not a Belgium Dubbel, Damn it!

 

[Melana]

From transelvaneyaaaaa

It's just a jump to the left...

 

[Kittyfeet]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NBjVBbeqf7E&desktop_uri=/watch?v=NBjVBbeqf7E

Thanks for that. Can I have my 2:47 minutes back now?

 

[Punity]

Thats where this thread has gone haha

 

[Punity]

Thanks for that. Can I have my 2:47 minutes back now?

Never and you are better for it.

 

[Melana]

Never and you are better for it.

Exactly.

 

[Kittyfeet]

No time warps for me, eh? Fine. Maybe I'll just have to do myself in and watch the whole movie this weekend.

 

[Melana]

No time warps for me, eh? Fine. Maybe I'll just have to do myself in and watch the whole movie this weekend.

It's better with beer.

 

[Hello]

Well, I've been pronouncing it wrong but worse than that, I've been butchering the **** out of Hallertau.

 

[Kittyfeet]

It's better with beer.

Beer is a good option, but I was thinking a girlie froofroo drink would do as well. You know, something where your pinkie naturally rises as you take a sip. ... well, a gulp if you're watching this movie.

Y'know what? I'll just sip on a bottle of gin instead. That way I can say I 'watched' the movie, but won't remember enough of it to tell the tale.

 

[GrogNerd]

watching it on DVD at home lounging on your couch is boring

you have to see it at a midnight movie along with a couple 100 other maniacs bringing props, acting it out, singing along & responding to lines

the way it was meant to be experienced

 

[drainbamage]

But in British English, the letters are there: aluminium. Us Yanks just came by and said, "What what? Too many "I"s in this word!" And then removed superfluous vowels.

I didn't realize that. Sounds about right though.

While we're criticizing each other's grammar, who pronounces Amarillo phonetically vs. the Spanish pronunciation?

 

[Melana]

watching it on DVD at home lounging on your couch is boring

you have to see it at a midnight movie along with a couple 100 other maniacs bringing props, acting it out, singing along & responding to lines

the way it was meant to be experienced

Yes!

 

[nukebrewer]

Come up and brew with me Sunday I can guarantee my voice sounds nothing like that!

Probably working that day. I haven't seen the schedule, but since I have Saturday off I more than likely am on the schedule for Sunday.

I didn't realize that. Sounds about right though.

While we're criticizing each other's grammar, who pronounces Amarillo phonetically vs. the Spanish pronunciation?

Depends. If I'm referring to the city in Texas, it's phonetic but if I am using the Spanish word for the color yellow, then it's as the Spaniards say it.

 

[drainbamage]

Oops, I meant the hops.

 

[Nightshade]

wil-LAM-it, which is also how the people who live in the Willamette Valley say it.

Spent the last twelve years in the Willamette and it is pronounced this way

 

[nukebrewer]

Oops, I meant the hops.

In that case I say it like the city. Not sure why, but probably because I am from Texas and so that was the most common usage for me growing up.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

just got back from a road trip. took my cor-UH-vit to wil-LAM-it to get some SEE-gar-its. then I put some feesh on a deesh.

 

[Anelda]

I pronounced it Wil-am-ET before visiting the area and overheard locals saying Wi-LAM-et.

It's all good. People mispronounce Kissimmee all the fricken time. Myself included before I moved to Orlando.
It's Kis-SIM-mee not KISS-i-mee.
"Come ovah heah and kiss a mee."

 

[ArcaneXor]

Almost as bad as people pronouncing Di-Acetyl and Ass-a-Taldehyde wrong. Especially the latter. there is no acetyl in acetaldehyde.

 

[jakenbacon]

you need to swing by my work if that's the lamest thing you heard all day.

Haha you poor bastard....