100 Most Often Mispronounced Words and Phrases

[Twila]

hmm, the online dictionary says it's just fine...

Etymology: Buoy \Buoy\, noun. [D. boei buoy, fetter, from Old French boie, buie, chain, fetter, French bou['e]e a buoy, from Latin boia. ``Boiae genus vinculorum tam ferreae quam ligneae.'' --Festus. So called because chained to its place.]. (references)

bu⋅oy
   /ˈbui, bɔɪ/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [boo-ee, boi] Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. Nautical. a distinctively shaped and marked float, sometimes carrying a signal or signals, anchored to mark a channel, anchorage, navigational hazard, etc., or to provide a mooring place away from the shore.
2. a life buoy.
–verb (used with object)
3. to keep afloat or support by or as if by a life buoy; keep from sinking (often fol. by up): The life jacket buoyed her up until help arrived.
4. Nautical. to mark with a buoy or buoys.
5. to sustain or encourage (often fol. by up): Her courage was buoyed by the doctor's assurances.
–verb (used without object)
6. to float or rise by reason of lightness.

 

[karrie]

Whenever I see 'quixotic' in print, I always want to say 'kee-otic' for some reason.

as in Quixote? lol.

 

[karrie]

One that really annoys me is adverTISEment, the correct pronunciation is adVERtisement. Another pet peeve is the word "utilize", why use it when "use" means exactly the same thing and sounds far less ostentatious?

funny that so many people get so wrapped up on that one, when I don't know a single person who works in adVERtising. :lol:

 

[JLM]

funny that so many people get so wrapped up on that one, when I don't know a single person who works in adVERtising. :lol:

Yep, Karrie, that's one of the idiosyncracies of the English language, yet adverTISEment just grates on my nerves for some reason...........small potatoes in the great scheme of things........sometimes we just have to laugh at ourselves.

 

[JLM]

No, I don't. Maybe it's just one of those things...I know from my work experience with fishing vessels that fisherpeople (how's that for pc?) say Boo-ee. Not boy.

That brings up another one, often on the news I hear fishermen referred to as "fishers" in an ATTEMPT to be politically correct, while being anatomically incorrect..........a "fisher" is a fur bearing animal.

 

[JLM]

hmm, the online dictionary says it's just fine...

Copied from "Wikipedia"
A buoy is a floating device that can have many different purposes, which determine whether the buoy is anchored (stationary) or allowed to drift. The word, of Old French or Middle Dutch origin, is nowadays most commonly pronounced /ˈbɔɪ/ (identical with boy, also as in buoyancy), although some orthoepists have traditionally prescribed the pronunciation /ˈbwɔɪ/. The pronunciation /ˈbuːi/, while chiefly American, more closely resembles the modern French bouée IPA: [bu.e].[1]

The Americans have bastardized it, just as I suspected.

 

[Twila]

We use the word fishers. It means we don't have to figure out if Kelly is a fisherman or a fisherwoman. Fisherperson is just to awkward. Fisher is easier.

HRDC uses Fisher too.

 

[JLM]

We use the word fishers. It means we don't have to figure out if Kelly is a fisherman or a fisherwoman. Fisherperson is just to awkward. Fisher is easier.

HRDC uses Fisher too.

Fisherman worked well..........."man" besides denoting human gender also just refers to the human species without being gender specific. Thank God we haven't changed "manhole" to "personhole". :lol:

 

[Nuggler]

:lol:Quoting Spade "Another ire-builder is youse, as in "Do youse want more pie?" "Yes, we want more pie, but another waiter will have to serve us, as you are about to bite the dust!"

Used to say "youse", in a mocking red neck sort of way, and now find that it has wormed its' way into me subconscious. Actually have to work at NOT saying it now.
Mocking returns to haunt, n'est pas?.........And using a French interrogative to complete a sentence pisses me off as it smacks of pretentiousness, especially when one is not French.........

And people who divide their thoughts with ".........................." .YAHHHHHHHH:angryfire:


SAID 1:::::::::
My wife ate her veggies tonight, so her hubby is happy..............

hubba hubba happy hubby........

Kinda does want to make one heave, don'it.

 

[VanIsle]

I hate most short forms such as 'veggies' and 'hubby' almost makes my skin crawl. Even typing it made me throw up in my mouth, a little.

WHY? We use the word veggies all the time and actually - most people I know use that term. As for the word "hubby", I use it in place like this because it's easier than typing the whole word husband and sounds less formal. Outside of a forum I refer to my husband as my husband. What I don't like in that regard is THE WIFE! Is there only one wife around period? It's kind of like The White House. I'll have to talk to "the wife". If my husband is referring to me, I am his wife so I want him to say "my wife" as opposed to The wife since I am one of many women referred to as a wife.

 

[VanIsle]

As a Prairie boy, I get the cringes whenever someone pronounces coyote any way except kai yoot! Those who pronounce it coy yoh tay should be strapped to the cowcatcher of a locomotive!

So you want the yout rather than the y owe t )yote) sound? We say cay yote. Regarding Edmonton - would you want people to say Edmuntn or Ed mon ton. A little bit slurred like Toronta rolls off some peoples tongues.

 

[Twila]

man" besides denoting human gender also just refers to the human species without being gender specific. Thank God we haven't changed "manhole" to "personhole".

Now it's just called a sewer hole or sewer cover

Fisher is actually correct for a person who fishes. It's like a hunter...you don't call them huntmen or huntwoman. Its in the dictionary as such so that would make it correct.

 

[VanIsle]

Another one that really used to irk me was people pronouncing it "Fil-um", but I think people are finally wisening up on that one, another one is "buoy" (like boy) pronounced by some as "booey"

Along with buoy sounding like booey is a roof that sounds like ruff. One of my biggest irritants is people calling real tors rea lators. They are realtors not re-la-tors.

 

[TenPenny]

Now it's just called a sewer hole or sewer cover

Fisher is actually correct for a person who fishes. It's like a hunter...you don't call them huntmen or huntwoman. Its in the dictionary as such so that would make it correct.

most manholes aren't for sewers, they're for water and utilities.


Desperately trying to avoid bad jokes based on 'man hole' and 'sewer'.

 

[Spade]

most manholes aren't for sewers, they're for water and utilities.


Desperately trying to avoid bad jokes based on 'man hole' and 'sewer'.

Thanks for saving me, because, bouy, I was tempted!
Hey, I thought it was huntsman.

 

[Twila]

WHY? We use the word veggies all the time and actually - most people I know use that term. As for the word "hubby", I use it in place like this because it's easier than typing the whole word husband and sounds less formal. Outside of a forum I refer to my husband as my husband. What I don't like in that regard is THE WIFE! Is there only one wife around period? It's kind of like The White House. I'll have to talk to "the wife". If my husband is referring to me, I am his wife so I want him to say "my wife" as opposed to The wife since I am one of many women referred to as a wife.

How about "the old lady''? I hate that term.

 

[Twila]

oh, pretty spider, Spade.

 

[VanIsle]

Now it's just called a sewer hole or sewer cover

Fisher is actually correct for a person who fishes. It's like a hunter...you don't call them huntmen or huntwoman. Its in the dictionary as such so that would make it correct.

Could be wrong but I think they are still called a "Man Hole cover". Thank God. I sure wouldn't want them called a woman hole cover or even a person hole cover. Fisher is stupid enough. If I don't mind being called a wo - man then I see no reason to get bent out of shape about being called a fisherman if I was a fisherman.
Then there is the typical "Your going to the dance tonight" rather then the correct
You're (you are) going -----

 

[Spade]

oh, pretty spider, Spade.

Yep, with butter they're better than lobster, though not as big as the ocean variety.

old man = father
old lady = wife
So, does that mean men age more slowly than women? Just wondering.

 

[VanIsle]

How about "the old lady''? I hate that term.

I forgot about that one. I really hate that as much as "the old man".