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Rizen

(858 posts) Sun Apr 13, 2025, 09:52 PM Apr 13

This is a pet peeve of mine: [View all]

When people mispronounce the starting syllable vowel sound of a word and substitute it with "um". It's not "um-mediately", it's "im-mediately". It's not "um-ergency", it's e-mergency". Now that I've said it you'll hear people do this all the time. :/

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This is a pet peeve of mine: [View all] Rizen Apr 13 OP

Are you positive True Dough Apr 13 #1

Umpossible MLAA Apr 13 #2

She was clear that it is her umpet's umpeeve. Irish_Dem Apr 13 #3

Ha! Rizen Apr 14 #10

Two thoughts PJMcK Apr 13 #4

Intellectualism... Rizen Apr 14 #11

"pilgrams"? niyad Apr 16 #18

Sorry, typo PJMcK Apr 16 #23

The line is a movie quote PJMcK Apr 16 #24

I had fogotten that line, thanks. niyad Apr 16 #26

My peeve is similar -- when people say "tuh" instead of "to" Ponietz Apr 13 #5

Yes! Rizen Apr 14 #12

What's interesting is that linguists have been watching this trend for years LearnedHand Apr 13 #6

I am with you on that. My top three: Liberry instead of library; realator instead of realtor; LoisB Apr 13 #7

"...irregardless (which I understand has now become an accepted word)." 3catwoman3 Apr 16 #28

Thank you! Not ever by me either. LoisB Apr 16 #34

How else would you pronounce the last name "Uumellmahaye"? LudwigPastorius Apr 14 #8

the LATEST one for me Skittles Apr 14 #9

Thank you! Rizen Apr 14 #13

and don't even get me started on I SEEN Skittles Apr 14 #14

One of my favourite, rather glaring, examples of poor grammar is "me and niyad Apr 16 #22

This one particularly grates on my nerves, especially because... 3catwoman3 Apr 16 #29

yes, I ave heard that one, as well. screeeeeeech! niyad Apr 16 #33

I can handle, barely, " 'coz" in spoken English, or indicated dialogue in print. niyad Apr 16 #19

What sounds like "acrost" for across. mwmisses4289 Apr 15 #15

My husband, who grew up on Long Island, also says that. 3catwoman3 Apr 16 #31

People that don't speak proper English really annoy me. n/t HorsesflyHigh Apr 15 #16

People"who". Thing /object "that". niyad Apr 16 #20

+1 Rizen Apr 16 #39

Respectfully... LuckyCharms Apr 16 #17

I think we is on the same umspectrum. multigraincracker Apr 16 #30

There is an ad I see periodically on youtube that starts by announcing niyad Apr 16 #21

JEW-LER-REE Skittles Apr 16 #25

That one, as well. niyad Apr 16 #27

Me, too. 3catwoman3 Apr 16 #35

I got a bit of a schooling on pronunciation Skittles Apr 16 #38

Hmmm I think do that sometimes. I make my own so it's a word I use. electric_blue68 Thursday #41

no LER in there Skittles Thursday #42

"Pitcher" instead of "Picture". Diamond_Dog Apr 16 #32

And "meer" instead of mir-ror. 3catwoman3 Apr 16 #36

And incorrect apostrophes to indicate plurals, and incorrect use, niyad Apr 16 #37

"excetera" and "expresso" pnwest Apr 16 #40

Mao-in instead of mountain. Runninggggg (hard g) Clouds Passing Thursday #43

A Way With Words 😃 Annie Moosee Friday #44