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Republican_Man
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How do you pronounce certain words that are often pronounced differently?
For instance, Iraq. I sometimes pronounce it "I-raq," but usually pronounce it "Ear-aq."
"Permit" I pronounce "purr-mit" when it is a noun and "per-mit" when it is a verb. Pronouncing them both the same, IMO, is just wrong and irritating, and I always correct my parents when they pronounce it "purr-mit" when it is used as a noun. It's so frustrating! 
Hmm...What other words are there that I pronounce differently then others, or differently at different times...
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Valathous
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You say tom-mah-toe, I say tom-may-toe?
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Republican_Man
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| Sun Jan 29, 2006 11:49 pm |
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You know, I've never actually heard anyone pronounce it as the former...
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Valathous
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My mom does. She's British, though.
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IntrepidIsMe
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Hmmm, I kind of have a NYC accent. It works for me, though. I can't stand when people pronounce "either" and "neither" and "eether" and "neether."
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*erm*
Toem-EH-toe .... but that's cuz I'm canadian and all...you know...lol
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nadia
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| Sun Jan 29, 2006 11:55 pm |
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Emu, you Americans say E-MOO.
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Valathous
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| Sun Jan 29, 2006 11:58 pm |
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Yeah Squiggy, I'm Canadian, too. I don't have the stereotypical accent! But I do have a sexy French one when I speak French. Although, that language is just sexy in-and-of itself.
Don't worry, Aaron! I say "N-eye-ther" and "eye-ther"
nadia! I say "E-mew!" 
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| Valathous wrote: |
nadia! I say "E-mew!" |
 ! You and Sam are like the only ones I know that say it right!
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Republican_Man
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| IntrepidIsMe wrote: | | Hmmm, I kind of have a NYC accent. It works for me, though. I can't stand when people pronounce "either" and "neither" and "eether" and "neether." |
lol. Usually it's the same for me, but it depends on the context
I don't get the "Emu," "E-MOO," "e-mew" stuff. To what word is that referring?
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| Republican_Man wrote: |
To what word is that referring? |
An emu, you know the animal? My avatar has an emu in it 
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Republican_Man
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| Mon Jan 30, 2006 12:04 am |
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Never heard of it, so meh on the pronunciation
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IntrepidIsMe
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You've never heard of an emu? It's a big bird... almost like an ostrich.
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Republican_Man
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I probably have, but I just don't recall it
Hmm...What other words annoy me when they're pronounced a certain way....
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Valathous
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You've never heard of an emu? *shuns*
They are very similar to ostriches. Their feathers are more like fur, though and they are smaller. They can kick someone across a room, though, .
They're from Australia.
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| Republican_Man wrote: | | Never heard of it |
! Well you pronounce it wrong anyway.
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Seven of Nine
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I say toe-mar-to. I'm English.
I have weird pronunciation of words, because I'm a Scouser, and because I'm absolutely hopeless at pronouncing words I don't know.
The other thing that annoys me is when English people pronounce Lieutenant the American way, when talking about the British rank. It's leftenant then
There's loads more, but I can't think of any at this moment.
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Leo Wyatt
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I am a southerner so mater lol just kiddin. I don't like to sound like that. I just say it like it is spelled, tomatoer  ok tomatoe.
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webtaz99
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I grew up near Houston, Texas, and I can't stand to hear people say "Youston" in instead, or "Yumans" instead of "Humans".
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since i'm from the midlands i have a neutral accent, so my pronunciation is quite good, i say "somethinG" instead of "someFIN"
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I don't have an accent. This is just how things sound when they're pronounced...properly.
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| nadia wrote: | | Valathous wrote: |
nadia! I say "E-mew!" |
! You and Sam are like the only ones I know that say it right! |
I actually didn't get an entire episode of Even Stevens because they kept on saying "emoo" and I wondered what the heck it was. I finally keyed into the fact that they were horribly mispronouncing the word "emu" and the world made sense again.
I pronounce the word colour--with a silent u.
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Seven of Nine
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I say E-mew too
As for Iraq, I say it Ir-aq. So do most Brits. I-raq sounds wrong to me
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| Hitchhiker wrote: | | nadia wrote: | | Valathous wrote: |
nadia! I say "E-mew!" |
! You and Sam are like the only ones I know that say it right! |
I actually didn't get an entire episode of Even Stevens because they kept on saying "emoo" and I wondered what the heck it was. I finally keyed into the fact that they were horribly mispronouncing the word "emu" and the world made sense again.
I pronounce the word colour--with a silent u. |
As for colour- I actually say it slightly different to color- there's a hint of u in there
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Leo Wyatt
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My sister always says the color yellow as yeller. I can't stand that when she does it. It so annoys me.
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