How do you pronounce....

[cee-dee]

How do you pronounce the word Subaru?

Do you say "Soo-bah-roo" or is it "Soo-bar-oo" with emphasis on the "bar"?

For an on-going thread, what other words can you think of which have questionable or alternative pronunciations?

[al**bear]

I see that

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@cee-dee wrote:

If we're moving in to misused words, you missed out "they're", frequently people write "there" instead. Same with "you're" and "your".

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Into that I'll throw a word I hate, no matter how it's spelt    Youse / yous

Bad enough, but it is now frequently spelt

USE    online  (text speak spreading ?)

[cee-dee]

People are using the word "program" when they mean "programme" and don't seem to know (or care) about the difference?

[mustard-tree]

How many time do you hear in B&B establishments

"We had 40 breakfastses to cook this morning"

The plural of breakfast is breakfasts

[jd.linklater]

It's surprising how many people miss the t out altogether and say brekfusses.

[mustard-tree]

And the chap who thought he had mastered English quite well until he came to England and saw a theatre poster which stated

"Mousetrap,  pronounced success"

And a male friend of mine is terrible at spelling, which is why I proof read for him.

His latest spelling howler?

Auquard

[*.*..lola..*.*]

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@cee-dee wrote:

So, how do you say it Lola? 

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Wrongly  

Mis-chee-vee-ous suits the meaning of the word better I think but I do use both pronounciations.

[marshallhouse]

The word is spelt mischievous so where does the extra ee come from before the ous?

[*.*..lola..*.*]

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@marshallhouse wrote:

The word is spelt mischievous so where does the extra ee come from before the ous?

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I know how it's spelt and the ee is there because i put it there  

[fallen-archie]

Hello, I have an appointment with the Otorhinolaryngologist 

[fallen-archie]

Or perhaps one of our Welsh speakers can explain how to pronounce unenthusiastic?

In Welsh of course anfrwdfrydig 

[marshallhouse]

Oh I see!

[marshallhouse]

Rather you than me.

[jd.linklater]

It's been raining somewhere unpronounceable for 81 days.

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-35324205

Any ideas anyone?

[suzieseaside]

eggloysoroo

?

[fallen-archie]

Sounds more like a Japanese Omelette 

[vamo48]

Going back to the aitches (I've only just read this thread), the word "aitch" is in the dictionary as meaning "the letter H".  "Haitch" is not in the dictionary.  Haitch has always bugged me; however, I have learned that this is the way H  is pronounced in Northern Ireland, so I have become more tolerant of it.  Loose instead of lose is still annoying though.

[cee-dee]

In the news today Bombardier are making thousands redundant but how do you pronounce Bombardier?

The company name is being pronounced Bom-bar-dee-ay but a Bombardier was always pronounced Bom-bah-deer.

Has the original word been corrupted over time by..... well, who?

[suzieseaside]

According to the Cambridge dictionary online the word is pronounced just as it it spelt

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/bombardier

[evoman3957]

Is it just me, or has anybody else noticed that black people ( almost every one I've heard ) say " Arksed " instead of asked........ie. " I arksed him a question ". As I understand exactly what they mean, I've never bothered saying anything.......but why the problem with THAT particular word.

[aernethril]

I think that's not quite right.

The soft g is only pronounced (generally) when followed by either an 'i' or an 'e'.

It follows the same rule as what comes after a 'c'.