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SallyLou
Beginner August 2014

Words you just can't say?

SallyLou, 1 October, 2013 at 18:43

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A lighthearted thread - do you have any words that for the life of you, you can't pronounce? For example, a word a spotted on another topic, I can not say brewery. I can split it up and say each section but put it altogether and it turns into a brewer-rer-ry. Thankfully a word I don't need often!...

A lighthearted thread - do you have any words that for the life of you, you can't pronounce?

For example, a word a spotted on another topic, I can not say brewery. I can split it up and say each section but put it altogether and it turns into a brewer-rer-ry. Thankfully a word I don't need often!

Anyone else?

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  • ~Peanut~
    Beginner December 2012
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    I think it's meant to be Marry-la-bun, although that may be wrong as well!

    This may be a question for Mrs Kjay, I seem to remember that her new train route goes to Marylebone!

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  • Helenia
    Beginner September 2011
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    I don't think there's a consensus. When I worked near there, most people seemed to say Marley-bone, and I think that's what the Tube announcer lady says, but Marry-le-bun is still acceptable.

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  • kharv
    Beginner March 2012
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    So Marry-le-bone isn't acceptable? *makes mental note*

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  • Kjay
    Beginner August 2013
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    Hehe!

    Peanut I wont be anywhere near that London on my new train route!

    I would say- Marley-bone personally.

    I remember getting laughed at one for saying St Pancreas ?

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  • L
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    I get muddled up with the word specifically . Its comes out pacifically .

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  • M
    Beginner January 2015
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    Sachet - which is embarrassing as I have to say it every day at work Smiley sad

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  • Tray1980
    Beginner July 2013
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    Our dog is called Shea - but its pronounced "Shay" (He's named after the founder of our baseball team, and its first "proper" stadium) and it makes me chuckle the different variations of how people pronounce it - ranging from She-AH, Shay, She-ha, all the way to Seeah

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  • pandorasbox
    Beginner August 2012
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    People say I pronounce 'penguin' incorrectly. I think I am right to say 'pen-gwen'.

    There's another one my year 11s told me about but I forgot what it was. I bet the have a 'weird teacher' bingo and tick off all my catchphrases and weird hand gestures and incorrect pronnounciations.

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  • L
    Beginner November 2013
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    Regulatory - i have to say this at work and i mess it up every single time! i end up just saying reg-i-try!!

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