OT: Mispronunciations you hate

[storrsroars]

I think it may be a mid-west thing, but I've heard a fair amount of people just eliminate "to be" for something that needs to be done. "Shoes need shined", "House needs painted"

Not unique to Pittsburgh, but that is part of "Pittsburghese". Drove me nuts for years after moving here. I though everyone was illiterate.

 

[BlueDogs]

In regards to! I hear so many professionals use this as a go to expression to sound intelligent.

“with regard to the economy”
“Give my regards to John”

with respect to that, I must agree.

 

[tentoes4rings]

The dictionary folks cave in and add stuff like that that's in common usage even though it's wrong, all the time. The one that bothers me is factoid. It was a perfectly good word with a real meaning. (an incorrect statement that's repeated so often it gets mistaken for the truth). Then USA Today usurped the word, and used it as a title for trivial facts they featured. And now the original and real meaning of the word has been virtually lost, as the USA Today corruption of its meaning is listed first in the dictionary, ahead of the original meaning.
I know that lnguage evolves with usage, but to me, factoid's meaning (new) is kind of a factoid (old).

Right, like anyways. It’s not a word but because so many people use it they caved and put it in the dictionary as an alternate use.

 

[SugarHillGang]

“Peenalized” instead of penalized
“Lickwish” instead of licorice
“aksed” instead of ask
Also the whole “data” debate.

 

[MDHusky]

I misremembered the question.

 

[87Xfer]

Right, like anyways. It’s not a word but because so many people use it they caved and put it in the dictionary as an alternate use.

Similarly, so many people misused "literally" that Merriam Webster updated the definition to basically mean it's exact opposite - figuratively. That pisses me off. ("It literally blew my mind." Ugh)

 

[Conndog]

What makes me boil is when people end sentences with "at" or even partial sentences ending the same way. For example, "let's go over where we're at", or "I'm not sure where we're at", etc.

 

[B1GEast]

Real a tor. It's realtor

 

[Edward Sargent]

Fricken (or frickin)- It's not really a word. Be a man and buy the vowel u.

It was friggin' at one time

 

[Edward Sargent]

Real a tor. It's realtor

and in the commercials its realTOR

 

[Slasher]

Lose and loose are used incorrectly every single day on social media.

Don't be such a looser.

 

[browndog319]

I hate it when people pronounce the word "from" as if it were "than." Example: "A horse is different than a cow." Oh, really? Is that to say a horse differs than a cow?

I also hate it when people misspell their given names, as, for example, the pro golfer who spells his name "Jhonattan" instead of "Jonathan." People say, "Hey, it's your name. You can spell it the way you like." Oh, really? Does that mean you can spell your name B-O-B and pronounce it "Jack?"

The second is my biggest pet peeve. My daughter and I have a game called “Idiot Spelling Bee”. She found some website with stupid kid names with parents who bend the rules of phonics. She then has me try to spell them. I’m a pretty great speller. I have spelled 0% right. We used to play a lot but we have passed many, many hours during the pandemic with this game.

If you name your kid “Knaghtahleigh” (and I’m not kidding), you deserve to get punched in the face. It’s also why we started only writing “Love, Emily”on Valentines in elementary school. Because I won’t acknowledge your kid’s name.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Also the whole “data” debate.

As a scientist, I can tell you that "dah-ta" is what people say when they want to sound smart, "day-ta" is what people say when they're actually smart.

 

[PChoops]

Kinda

 

[Spaceman213J]

I'd go with axt, axe and aks for 'ask'. I cringe every time Ray Romano says this on "Everybody Loves Raymond".

It reminds me of my students who say this all the time.

Also, I'm returning the book to the 'libary'.

 

[UKemba15]

This likely isn’t widespread at all, but I have a cousin who used to pronounce “breakfast” as “breakfRast” and “beginning” as “begEnning” and it would frustrate me to no end.

 

[Palatine]

I hate "supposably" for supposedly.

 

[QDOG5]

Not unique to Pittsburgh, but that is part of "Pittsburghese". Drove me nuts for years after moving here. I though everyone was illiterate.

A person might be illiterate if they went to a certain school in the area. I believe I saw the word in the Merriam Webster dictionary. The word is Pittilliterate. It can be used like this - Ankles need braked.

 

[wheelerdog]

Except when it is. Shaved ice and shave ice are both concepts that exist.

Not in my world....

 

[Old school]

Liberry instead of library

 

[Kitaman]

"In-tres-ting" 3 syllables for a 4 syllable word. So guilty here.

I know I should I be saying 'In-ter-est-ing' but I'm too damn old now.

 

[tentoes4rings]

Hard to imagine nobody has said fustrating yet.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Fricken (or frickin)- It's not really a word. Be a man and buy the vowel u.

Friggin A. Really?

 

[Bliss]

Nucular rather than nuclear. And......"Three painters spoke with each other about it's color."

 

[Jimdish255]

Irregardless is a word. Not complicated. It's in the dictionary. You can say it's redundant in its meaning or means the exact same thing as regardless. You can say it's nonstandard or irregular. You can say it's awkward and doesn't read well. Those would all be opinions and are valid.

But it is a word.

Definition of IRREGARDLESS

regardless… See the full definition

www.merriam-webster.com

Didn't think this was a word either, but clearly Webster has given up on challenging made up or blended words.

History and Etymology for irregardless

probably blend of irrespective and regardless

I just hate the abomination "road to hoe" used by so many sports announcers. It's both a mispronounciation, a made up word choice and an indication they have no idea what comparison they are attempting.