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ProfessorGAC

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50. Others Have Disagreed...

Tue Feb 17, 2026, 12:01 PM

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...and I do too, I do agree on regional pronunciation differences.
I'll add one that bugs me (personal interest); GIT-ar, instead of gi-TAR.
I live in NE Illinois and I've never heard anyone from around here pronounce it with the accent on the first syllable. But, I've heard it down south.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] wcmagumba Yesterday OP

Guilty as charged! Tasmanian Devil Yesterday #1

Yes, I mispronounced the word for many years PatSeg 14 hrs ago #47

I'm with you Devil. Without thinking about it, I mispronounce it. Polly Hennessey 13 hrs ago #54

People pronounce words as they hear them iemanja Yesterday #2

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave 23 hrs ago #9

Yup, exactly -- it could hardly be otherwise (nt) William Seger 13 hrs ago #65

Jimmy Carter did it, too dpibel Yesterday #3

And Jimmy Carter was a nucular engineer in the US Navy! Munu 15 hrs ago #46

Jimmy Carter pronounced "nuclear" as "NOO-kyuh-luhr" Brother Buzz Yesterday #4

Southern style Easterncedar Yesterday #6

There's something about the Southern style Brother Buzz 23 hrs ago #8

That's old NY Italian Polybius 20 hrs ago #15

My husband's dad, born and raised on "Lon-GUY-land"... 3catwoman3 18 hrs ago #34

My neighbor pronounces oil as "awl" Jersey Devil 17 hrs ago #37

they say ALL Skittles 20 hrs ago #18

That was it Brother Buzz 12 hrs ago #68

I heard him pronounce it as nookeyur. That lazy southern tongue at work. generalbetrayus 23 hrs ago #10

Don't get me started! Easterncedar Yesterday #5

Gifted annoys the hell out of me róisín_dubh 19 hrs ago #22

Easier for many to pronounce, because the tongue and mouth parts don't have to move as much tblue37 23 hrs ago #7

Because there is this concept called "having an accent". FascismIsDeath 22 hrs ago #11

nope Skittles 20 hrs ago #17

Um... YEP, its can be an accent thing. FascismIsDeath 13 hrs ago #61

I grew up as a GI brat Skittles 13 hrs ago #63

That has zero to do with accent róisín_dubh 19 hrs ago #23

You don't know what you're talking about. FascismIsDeath 13 hrs ago #60

my other pet peeve is when people say "calvary" when they mean "cavalry" eShirl 21 hrs ago #12

supposably, realitor, infastructure, febuary, Don't get me started. lamp_shade 20 hrs ago #13

Love your tagline, too Easterncedar 19 hrs ago #25

Liberry for Library, Pitcher for Picture Diamond_Dog 13 hrs ago #64

Jewlery, ekspecially, mischevious, expresso, ekscape.... STOP ME! lamp_shade 13 hrs ago #66

My husband says mischevious. Diamond_Dog 13 hrs ago #67

Because after a while, pronouncing a certain word differently becomes our trademark Polybius 20 hrs ago #14

why do people say JEW-LER-Y instead of JEW-EL-RY Skittles 20 hrs ago #16

And Reelator instead of realtor! Easterncedar 19 hrs ago #26

My Wife Had That Habit ProfessorGAC 14 hrs ago #49

Pronunciation can get tricky... Joinfortmill 14 hrs ago #52

I guess if they hear George W Bush* (and admittedly Jimmy Carter before) say it that way hlthe2b 20 hrs ago #19

Drove me nuts every time he did it. tavernier 19 hrs ago #27

I believe certain regions in this country have traditional pronounciations. no_hypocrisy 19 hrs ago #20

The OP is about pronouncing it "new kew ler". That isn't regional. Mariana 16 hrs ago #43

Sort of like PEWWWlitzer not pullitzer. GreenWave 19 hrs ago #21

It is one of the things I cringe at Bettie 19 hrs ago #24

Regional pronunciation differences. Dulcinea 19 hrs ago #28

It is not regional. Mariana 15 hrs ago #44

Others Have Disagreed... ProfessorGAC 14 hrs ago #50

I only accent the first syllable... Soul_of_Wit 13 hrs ago #58

Axe instead of Ask MichMan 19 hrs ago #29

LOL - that particular mispronunciation has always irked me. Where does the extra "u" come from??? Vinca 18 hrs ago #30

New Clear J_William_Ryan 18 hrs ago #31

I wish people would speak proper. Doodley 18 hrs ago #32

Same reason people use the nonword "anyways" instead of "anyway." valleyrogue 18 hrs ago #33

The same way people say ask as axe. That is what they heard from other people. n/t Jacson6 18 hrs ago #35

My dad corrected me when I was a boy. He said, say New Clear. Emile 18 hrs ago #36

It's an innocent mispronunciation for most Johnny2X2X 16 hrs ago #38

That 'nice-to-have-a-beer-with' equinophobic silver spoon cowboy Ilsa 16 hrs ago #39

This message was self-deleted by its author DUMember24 16 hrs ago #40

I believe that Lex Luthor pronounced it that way in Superman IV Orrex 16 hrs ago #41

Pacifically.... odins folly 16 hrs ago #42

One of my good friends pronounces it this way fujiyamasan 15 hrs ago #45

Its ridicalous! maxsolomon 14 hrs ago #48

Riddikulus! :-) Ilsa 13 hrs ago #55

regional accents? Just a guess. Joinfortmill 14 hrs ago #51

Ike stahted it. yorkster 13 hrs ago #53

Ambience is another head-scratcher to me Torchlight 13 hrs ago #56

Thank you for Traildogbob 13 hrs ago #57

It is not Dee-troit (n/m) Soul_of_Wit 13 hrs ago #59

There Are Some Who Would Beg To Disagree, Big Time! ...... ColoringFool 13 hrs ago #62

DEE is often used for emphasis Soul_of_Wit 9 hrs ago #70

My pet peeves JustAnotherGen 12 hrs ago #69

Don't Rebl2 8 hrs ago #71