What words irritate you........

mathepac · 14 Nov 2008

RMCF said:
... Would be hard to switch back to the rubbish pronounciation that the UK/Irish people use...

Hopefully you write (and spell) for yourself as a UK person here.

mathepac · 14 Nov 2008

csirl said:
Reminds me of the way Americans visitors sometimes promounce Irish place names e.g.

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Oola in Co. Limerick becomes "Zero zero L.A."

Smashbox · 15 Nov 2008

Scone

Scon / Scooonnne !

ninsaga · 15 Nov 2008

Panini - 'oh they have great panini's there'........ its just a glorified friggin sandwich!

Simeon · 15 Nov 2008

Sarah W said:
I've just heard another one that drives me nuts; 'erbs, what are 'erbs??? It's Herbs you bloody idiot!!

Hey relax - It's Saturday! They could be talking about Karl Erb - one of Germany's finest tenors. As in "Erb's voice didn't weaken with age".

AgathaC · 21 Nov 2008

Worst of all to me is someone speaking with a put-on accent and mangling words in order to sound 'posh'!

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