Laura Corin Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I've noticed that 'ordered' tends to be pronounced 'ordred' or 'ordrerd' in this part of Scotland, and is then spelled those ways. My home town tends to add an 'l' or 'w' sound to terminal vowels, so 'idea' would be spelled 'ideal'. How about near you? L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Pikal mango instead of pickled mango. I see this all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Acrost instead of across. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrookValley. Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Sale instead of sell. For example, I see people write things like "I'm going to sale my 2010 Toyota..." or, "we really need to sale this house" all the time. It makes me awful twitchy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Sale instead of sell. For example, I see people write things like "I'm going to sale my 2010 Toyota..." or, "we really need to sale this house" all the time. It makes me awful twitchy. Are these two words not homophones to you? Just curious. They've always been homophones to me, so I am not surprised that people confuse the spellings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicAnn Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Sale instead of sell. For example, I see people write things like "I'm going to sale my 2010 Toyota..." or, "we really need to sale this house" all the time. It makes me awful twitchy. Yes! "Garage Sell" or "for sell by owner". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Are these two words not homophones to you? Just curious. They've always been homophones to me, so I am not surprised that people confuse the spellings. You pronounce "sale" and "sell" the same?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicAnn Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Are these two words not homophones to you? Just curious. They've always been homophones to me, so I am not surprised that people confuse the spellings.[/quote Not at all! Sale, the a says its name. Sell, short e like egg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 You pronounce "sale" and "sell" the same?? Yep. Short e sound for both. Sail is the same as well. And well, whale, mail, tell, tail, tale, pail, pale, smell, rail, fell...they all rhyme with each other :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Yep. Short e sound for both. Sail is the same as well. And well, whale, mail, tell, tail, tale, pail, pale, smell, rail, fell...they all rhyme with each other :) Huh. Nope, all of those sound different to me. Bell, sell, well, fell, tell all have a short e; bail, sale, tale, all have long A's. There's your local pronunciations messing with your spelling. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Are these two words not homophones to you? Just curious. They've always been homophones to me, so I am not surprised that people confuse the spellings. Not at all! Sale, the a says its name. Sell, short e like egg. Ah, now egg--that one gets a long A sound. So does leg. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalmia Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Maize! Now Miss Ellie is going to come to your house and use Spalding on you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian summer Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 We have a good mix of French and English here, so a lot of words get butchered, in both languages. We tend to pronounce t in the middle of words like d, so I see that one sometimes. For example, we pronounce Betty - Beddy and Congratulations is often spelled congraDulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Maize! Now Miss Ellie is going to come to your house and use Spalding on you! This is probably one of the reasons I don't like Spalding, it's got all the pronunciations wrong! :d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 Are these two words not homophones to you? Just curious. They've always been homophones to me, so I am not surprised that people confuse the spellings. Not for me. Sale sounds like 'say-ll'. Whereas we use a different vowel for sell. It's difficult to describe (and I know it doesn't exist in parts of the US) but here's someone saying it in a British accent. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexigail Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 For me, sell rhymes with bell, well, fell and dell. Sail rhymes with hail, rail, mail and tail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Not for me. Sale sounds like 'say-ll'. Whereas we use a different vowel for sell. It's difficult to describe (and I know it doesn't exist in parts of the US) but here's someone saying it in a British accent. L That's exactly how Mrs. Spalding would pronounce both. And so do I. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athomeontheprairie Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Egg, get, pin/pen. Lots of e/i words :-) and in words like "ordered" consonants might be dropped in the pronunciation but the words are seldom misspelled by adults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 We have a good mix of French and English here, so a lot of words get butchered, in both languages. We tend to pronounce t in the middle of words like d, so I see that one sometimes. For example, we pronounce Betty - Beddy and Congratulations is often spelled congraDulations. I'm good with Beddy, but that other word, it's really pronounced congraJulations. I love regional variations in pronunciation. FWIW, when I first moved here people told me I had a funny accent. They don't say that anymore so I must have adapted... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I honestly cannot think of a single thing. Many people in the US do not pronounce the "t" in words like butter. So it sounds like budder, but I can't say that I've come across anyone spelling it incorrectly. (I see this has already been mentioned.) I suppose there is Niagara Falls. Most pronounce it "niagra" (nye ag rah) and probably this causes spelling issues. In the state I grew up in we lived near a "New Britain". We pronounced it in a way I can't even possibly type out to explain. It still didn't cause spelling confusion. Well, around here Britain is properly pronounced Bri'n, with the ' representing a glottal stop. Given the very British tendency to ignore medial consonants in place names (I'm thinking of Worcester here...) I don't see how they could possibly object :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie4b Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 In this area, natives tend to pronounce both short i and short e words like short i words were in the area in which I grew up. So yes, it affects kids' spellings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian summer Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I'm good with Beddy, but that other word, it's really pronounced congraJulations. I love regional variations in pronunciation. FWIW, when I first moved here people told me I had a funny accent. They don't say that anymore so I must have adapted... Ok, now that I see it spelled with a J, I realize I hear that here too. But I see it spelled congrads all the time. (and now I've just retrained my autocorrect to make me look like an idiot at the next Facebook celebration) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie4b Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Are these two words not homophones to you? Just curious. They've always been homophones to me, so I am not surprised that people confuse the spellings. No sale and sell are not close to homophones anywhere I've lived. Very different pronunciations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Mitten, kitten, written, satin, flattened, Martin, carton, glutton...these all get a glottal stop in the place of the T as well. We need a local version of Spalding with a rule for knowing when to pronounce T as ' Seems it has to do with the subsequent N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 Well, around here Britain is properly pronounced Bri'n, with the ' representing a glottal stop. You'd find it pronounced like that in the south east of England too. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 You'd find it pronounced like that in the south east of England too. L Makes me wonder if we had a lot of immigrants from that region? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I have no idea if it's regional, because I didn't realize until just a few years ago that sophomore has 3 syllables. And I've *been* a "soph-more"! Does ANYONE pronounce the middle syllable??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 I have no idea if it's regional, because I didn't realize until just a few years ago that sophomore has 3 syllables. And I've *been* a "soph-more"! Does ANYONE pronounce the middle syllable??? I do, but I didn't come across the word until I was adult and probably read it before hearing it. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I have no idea if it's regional, because I didn't realize until just a few years ago that sophomore has 3 syllables. And I've *been* a "soph-more"! Does ANYONE pronounce the middle syllable??? I've always heard it pronounced with two syllables. Maybe because freshman, junior and senior each have two? It fits in better that way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Maize! Now Miss Ellie is going to come to your house and use Spalding on you! Sounds kinky... J/k!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in IL Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 How about New Orleeens, vs: Neworlans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 You pronounce "sale" and "sell" the same?? Yep. I have no idea if it's regional, because I didn't realize until just a few years ago that sophomore has 3 syllables. And I've *been* a "soph-more"! Does ANYONE pronounce the middle syllable??? Never heard it with 3 syllables! My kids have trouble spelling fire.. it is fier (fi-er two syllables) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bree Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Crayon. We say it like crown so sometimes the y is left out :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Crayon. We say it like crown so sometimes the y is left out :) Definitely a hard one to spell. We say cren. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 For me, sell rhymes with bell, well, fell and dell. Sail rhymes with hail, rail, mail and tail. For me too! However, bell also rhymes with mail! (I do realize I have a strong accent with many words that people outside my region would consider to be improperly pronounced.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OH_Homeschooler Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I don't think this is necessarily regional since I see it all over the internet, but "of" instead of "have." As in, "You really should of been there." :cursing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I don't think this is necessarily regional since I see it all over the internet, but "of" instead of "have." As in, "You really should of been there." :cursing: hmm, I hadn't thought of that one. "Have" gets shortened to 'v all the time hear, but if I were trying to write it out I would do it as a contraction-- should've, might've, could've, etc., following the model of I've, you've, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Not exactly regional but the word 'mauve' which I grew up saying as 'moave' (like the o sound in mow) along with the rest of the country I grew up in, Canada to be exact, but everyone here says it as maw-ve. Also folks not from Canada pronounce Toronto with a strong second 't', Canadians pronounce almost without that second 't'. I've lived here long enough that I pronounce with the strong second 't'. Also Worcestershire sauce here is pronounced something like worse-ter-shyer or instead of how I learned to pronounce it which was something like 'wuss-ter-sher'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I meet montly with some friends for cropping, as in scrapbooking. All of them, with the exception of the woman who is Japanese. say pitchers instead of pictures. They spell it correctly, so not exactly what the OP was asking. Just a very huge pet peeve of mine. They make fun of my Minnesota accept and I say "pitchers" back at them. :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 Also Worcestershire sauce here is pronounced something like worse-ter-shyer or instead of how I learned to pronounce it which was something like 'wuss-ter-sher'. My MIL (Dallas) used to pronounce it in full - happy to get every last syllable in: war-sess-ter-shire. I never said anything. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 My MIL (Dallas) used to pronounce it in full - happy to get every last syllable in: war-sess-ter-shire. I never said anything. L Ah, a chance to practice your diplomacy skills :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Love threads like this. Just north of here - where a lot of almonds are grown - people pronounce them "amonds." Not only do they omit the "l" but the "A" is pronounced as in "apple." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I can never figure out how to say that word! I know it's wrong, but I sometimes (jokingly) say werchester sauce. Well, it really doesn't matter which way you say it in terms of how it tastes :D The pronunciation I grew up with is how I continue to say it but as Laura pointed out her Dallas MIL is just as happily wedded to her reality of the word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Definitely a hard one to spell. We say cren. maize, in what region/country do you live? I am trying to figure it out, based on the pronunciations you've listed, but I just don't know. Are you comfortable sharing? Another one I used to hear, when I lived in the US south, was "pre-shate it" ... for "I appreciate it." I wonder if that caused spelling confusion for kids growing up there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I don't think this is necessarily regional since I see it all over the internet, but "of" instead of "have." As in, "You really should of been there." :cursing: That's not bad spelling. That's just atrocious grammar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 That's not bad spelling. That's just atrocious grammar. I think it is actually a spelling issue. Grammatically, what they are doing is using a contracted form of "have" which sounds like "uv" so becomes a homophone to of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Here, there are francophones and English and then pockets of German immigrants. Things get confusing and few people can spell any town names correctly. Mostly, they seem to go with whatever they think sounds phonetically accurate. Thankfully, the post code system doesn't care how you spell the town, just as long as your letters and digits are right in the post code, most mail will get there (as long as the horse doesn't go lame that week ;) ). No one misspells the important things though, like poutine, hockey and bargain sale. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Been is a big one here. It's pronounced "bin" here and is a source of much confusion for little kids. Get=git, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thessa516 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Chest of drawers is always something else here. Jester doors, anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Been is a big one here. It's pronounced "bin" here and is a source of much confusion for little kids. Get=git, as well. I say 'been' and everyone comments on my Canadian roots when I do. I assumed 'bin' was a universally American pronunciation of the word but perhaps not? And I won't go into the 'oot and aboot' comments :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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