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Yankee  +  810689 Tue, 07 Jul 09 11:15 PM
Hi Alex


Well, let's hear how you say those words, then. Just make a short recording and post it here.

Use our audio feature!

Here is my recording of those three words:



By the way, you seem to be starting to make the types of spelling errors that will outwit a spell-checker. Congratulations.


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Gabish  +  810839 Wed, 08 Jul 09 01:45 AM
I would have to say serie and settling 
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MrPernickety  +  815085 Sat, 11 Jul 09 12:33 PM

Hi, Amy

 

 

I've just recorded my way of pronouncing them, feel free to comment

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Yankee  +  815291 Sat, 11 Jul 09 03:44 PM

I'd say you've got a pretty good handle on those three words already, Alex.




MrPernickety  +  818350 Mon, 13 Jul 09 08:35 PM
Thank you for your positive feedback, Amy !

Doing my dead level best to sound as American as possible, trying to get the Russian out of the way to clear the way for American, sort of 

 

Anonymous, 130 days ago
Do you mean onomonopoeia? or onomatopoeia?
Anonymous, 122 days ago

Phthlenylaline

Anonymous, 121 days ago

Hello,

I personally have a problem with "breakfast". I continually pronounce it "brekfist".

A word that I have NEVER heard someone pronounce correctly the first time (even when reminded first) is my last name, "Alford". Seems simple enough, but everyone says "Alferd or Alfred". When I got married the first time, I took the priest aside and made a point of asking him to ensure he pronounced it correctly. I pronounced it for him twice; emphasis on Al_Ford, Alford. Just like the car brand I told him. He mauled it repeatedly through out the ceremony.

Not sure if this counts, but I often hear people say, "podium" when what they are trying to describe is "lectern".

Robert Alford – 41

Tracy, CA

 

Anonymous, 105 days ago
I think the hardest word to pronounce and say is DNA in long. which is Deoxyribonucleic

here is a little trivia for you people.

did you know that douglas Adams' initials were actually DNA

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