The Pronunciations Thread!

[BPahl88]

Well, I didn't procrastinate! I just hope I spelled the title right...

[xStarr_x3]

Okay. Let's see.
How do you say pronounciation?
1.) Pro-noun-see-(na)tion
2.) Pro-nuns-ee-ation
Or.. are you special and say it a different way?

[Hazel]

Number 2! The first doesn't sounds right.....at all....

Ok an easy one
envelope? or
onvelope?

for me, envelope

[xStarr_x3]

Envolope. c:

Lesseee... this isn't really pronunciation, but eh.
When you're looking for your...
Sorry, I can't say the word without implanting it in your mind. So, picture!
Or any other kind..
Do you call them:
1.) Shoes.
2.) Sneakers.
3.) Tennis shoes.

[Hazel]

Um......I use all three terms often......I guess I'd just say shoes......unless they tie then I call them running shoes......

[Holleh]

It should be "pronunciations", just saying. =P

I call them shoes, unless they are tennis shoes, of course. xP

How you pronounce pwn?
I say it as "pawn".

[Hazel]

pwn? well since it was derived from owned, I always thought it was pronounced, poned.

And this one isn't pronunciation, but it's spelling so same category:
do you spell......grey or gray?

Me personally, grey. It just looks better

[BPahl88]

Hmm... well, #2, and I guess it is spelled wrong. Drat.

Well, I either say shoes or tennis shoes. I never say sneakers.

I say it as "pone" as well. "pawn" is a ches piece.

Ohh... I've honestly never noticed this. Hmm... I think I use "gray". According to Crayola, it's.. "gray". Now Webster's has it as...

Gray: 1) Of a color gray
Grey: 1) A variation of gray

So... I guess "gray" has the official def., but grey would still be right. Of couse, this is according to Webster's.

Well... Here's something: When you see "lol", do you say it in your mind as:

1) L-O-L
2a) Lol
2b) Lul

I, actually, say it like "loul". I don't know why; it's like a variation of 2a and 2b.

[Hazel]

Now that I think about it....I never say sneaker much either....lol

Grey just seems right.....I don't know why.....hmmm

Um when I see lol.....I'm actually saying the letters like l o l. I don't say it like a word

Do you say Aunt.....like
Aunt (ont with an o like on.)or
Ant?

I always say ont and everyone looks at me funny....or they say ant....I don't think I've ever met another person to say aunt except my mom

[2bAgen.]

Pro-noun-see-a-tion

I call them trainers. Everyone here says that

I say lol together. Guess I'm much too lazy to say each letter one by one

I say pwn as pawn. /shrug/ I probably do 'cause I played too much chess

I use both greys/grays. Whatever feels right.

I say aunt like... the word aren't.

[xStarr_x3]

I spell it as gray. Grey looks wrong to me.

Aunt.. said as Ant.
Said as 'ont' if I want to sound refined. xD
But mostly ant.

LOL? Depends on the way it's being typed.
Lol, LOL, lul/z, lol/z, lawl/z
Lul/z would be pronounced as "lull".
Lawl/z, law-l-z
Lol.. Loll, possibly. Loul?

[Holleh]

I say the letters in 'lol'. =P

Gray and grey depend on what mood I'm in and how I feel like typing it.

I say Ant.

Rofl? Roffle or ar-oh-eff-ell? Or something else?

[xStarr_x3]

I say roffle. xD

Lessee.. how do you say..
Really?
Ree-lee or Ruh-lee.
Or different?
I say ree-lee.

[Hazel]

I say roffle too

Definitely reelee....I don't think I've ever heard it any other way.

When you say probably do you so pronounce the whole word or say it like prolly?

I pronounce the whole thing

[Holleh]

I say the letters in rofl. xP

Ree-lee.

And I either pronounce each syllable in "probably" or say "probly".

Average? Av - ridge or av -er - edge?

[Hazel]

Hmm I just say it av-ridge

Um since I can't think of any good ones.
Tomato with a long a or short a? I actually don't think I've ever met anyone who said it with a short a

[2bAgen.]

Tom - ar - to


ree-lee. Never heard it any other way.

And I think I say it av-ridge.

(Am I the only person pronouncing aunt arnt?)



Oh, bro-cco-li or bro-co-lie? I do it the first way, but my teacher says it the other.

[xStarr_x3]

I agree with Holleh.. each syllable or "probly". xD

Av-ridge.

Uhm. Long a? As in, "ah"?
Tom-ah-toe? That sounds funny.
Toe-may-toe is how I say it.

Brock-lee for me. xD

[BPahl88]

Wow, I have so much to catch up on.

Ree-lee
rofl as a word
maybe i said this. but lol as a word
av-ridge
aunt as in "ant"
bro-cco-li

Hmm... hairdryer or blowdryer? I guess i would say hairdryer.

[Holleh]

Tomato with the long A.
And I agree with Starr about broccoli.
Blowdryer.

[Hazel]

Brocollee
hairdryer....

Oh and this one just came to me:
Do you say woods or forest?

[2bAgen.]

Woods sounds more... public and neat. Forest to me sounds like big.

But usually woods.


Tom-ah-to tom-may-to. That used to be a chant at my primary school.
Whenever someone pretended to be American they used to emphasise the AY so much.
You say tom-may-to here, people look at you funny and ask if you're from somewhere else.



Hairdryer.

[xStarr_x3]

I say woods.

Lessee.. cauliflower.
Call-ee-flower.
Caul-y-flower.
I say the first way.

[Hazel]

Those look like they're pronounced the same

I say cal-i-flower (with a short i as in is)

[2bAgen.]

Col-lee-flower

aluminium or aluminum? I prefer the first.

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