Oft-mispronounced words

the Bear

25 May 05, 15:32

france = fwwannnczz? Razz

or is it "ribbit ribbit" Twisted Evil

sorry... can't help but poke fun at them frogs Razz

Originally posted by choco B:
Delifrance has this helpful list of french word pronounciations printed on their paper lining for trays.

Croissant = cwah zon

I read the list while I eat

Then again how do you properly pronounce Delifrance?

Deli - france

or the french way, which I'm guessing is different?

Camellias4me

25 May 05, 15:37

Francais?

Louis Vuitton : Loo-wis Vee-taun Laughing

/ Lu-wee vWee-Tong?

We've strayed off topic.. it says Words. Razz

JLennon

25 May 05, 15:45

Originally posted by the Bear:
not pronunciation... but what drives me up the wall is spelling sometimes...

z is NOT a substitute for s

sorry dude..

can't help it dude. Most Winword programs adopt US English by default so it auto corrects 'finalise' to 'finalize' and 'instalment' to 'installments'. can't stand US English... yes, I am biased. Mr. Green

JLennon

25 May 05, 15:46

Originally posted by choco B:
Delifrance has this helpful list of french word pronounciations printed on their paper lining for trays.

Croissant = cwah zon

I read the list while I eat

Then again how do you properly pronounce Delifrance?

Deli - france

or the french way, which I'm guessing is different?

'cwah' as in 'chuah' or 'kuah'? Laughing

choco B

25 May 05, 15:50

... don't mock me leeh. T___T

cwah as in kwah! Laughing

I think they wrote it as "cwah" Razz

I can't stand the auto-correct US English in MS Word either. Sometimes I change it to UK English but it turns back to US by default. Mad

Originally posted by JLennon:
'cwah' as in 'chuah' or 'kuah'?

JLennon

25 May 05, 16:02

Originally posted by choco B:
... don't mock me leeh. T___T

cwah as in kwah!

I think they wrote it as "cwah"

I can't stand the auto-correct US English in MS Word either. Sometimes I change it to UK English but it turns back to US by default.

ah.. there's a way to correct it. Go to 'Format', 'Style', 'Modify' and change the language to English (UK).

the Bear

25 May 05, 17:00

uhh.. i just call it "ugly" Razz

sorry... but i think LV things are tacky Razz

and JL, it's not american english.. it's people sticking Zs everywhere... if it's a plural, they stick a Z instead of an S at the end...

where Thrills becomes Thrillz...

like that?

Originally posted by Camellias4me:
Francais?

Louis Vuitton : Loo-wis Vee-taun / Lu-wee vWee-Tong?

We've strayed off topic.. it says Words.

RaTtY81

25 May 05, 17:07

how about reconnaissance? how do u pronounce it?

the Bear

25 May 05, 17:13

rec-con-na-sens...

Originally posted by RaTtY81:
how about reconnaissance? how do u pronounce it?

coolger03

25 May 05, 17:38

how abt fiancee and fiance? how to pronounce it?

elindra

25 May 05, 17:40

Originally posted by the Bear:
uhh.. i just call it "ugly"

sorry... but i think LV things are tacky

and JL, it's not american english.. it's people sticking Zs everywhere... if it's a plural, they stick a Z instead of an S at the end...

where Thrills becomes Thrillz...

like that?

Agreed! I think LV is tacky too, plus I don't wanna EVER buy a LV and use it in Asia coz even if it is the real McCoy, ppl will think it's fake Laughing

Actually for anywhere in the world. My canadian friend was just telling me last week how fake LV bags are flooding Canada and when you carry one, even if it is real, people just assume it's fake.

the Bear

25 May 05, 17:41

fi-aun-sae

both are pronounced the same

Originally posted by coolger03:
how abt fiancee and fiance? how to pronounce it?

coolger03

25 May 05, 17:43

Originally posted by the Bear:
fi-aun-sae

both are pronounced the same

oh.. so both are pronounced the same...
last time my fren say it's different... but she also dunno which is which thou... Razz

thanks bear! Very Happy

the Bear

25 May 05, 17:43

real or fake.. still tacky..

brands for leather stuff, i like Coach Wink

back to words..

how about names...

Aloysius... supposed to be air-lo-ee-sius Razz

Originally posted by elindra:
Agreed! I think LV is tacky too, plus I don't wanna EVER buy a LV and use it in Asia coz even if it is the real McCoy, ppl will think it's fake

F Takumi

25 May 05, 17:47

In my line, a lot people can't pronounce "schedule" Laughing

elindra

25 May 05, 17:47

Originally posted by the Bear:
real or fake.. still tacky..

brands for leather stuff, i like Coach

back to words..

how about names...

Aloysius... supposed to be air-lo-ee-sius

I like Hermes

miss_soojung

25 May 05, 18:18

Originally posted by JLennon:
ah.. there's a way to correct it. Go to 'Format', 'Style', 'Modify' and change the language to English (UK).

I just checked out MS Word. I couldn't find the instructions given above, so I guess mine's an older version but under "Tools", "Language", "Set Language", I found ... English (Singapore) Laughing

the Bear

25 May 05, 18:29

under that, can use:

Why you all so liddat? Must come and see us hor, if not, sure mati one lah.

without the curly lines underneath Laughing

Originally posted by miss_soojung:
I just checked out MS Word. I couldn't find the instructions given above, so I guess mine's an older version but under "Tools", "Language", "Set Language", I found ... English (Singapore)

TehJarVu

25 May 05, 19:21

Talking about names, try to pronounce Chopin Razz

laurence82

25 May 05, 19:23

Chopping?

Shopping?

Laughing

SydneyLibrarian

25 May 05, 19:25

Sho-pahn.

choco B

26 May 05, 10:56

When I open MS Word again it's back to US Mad

Originally posted by JLennon:
ah.. there's a way to correct it. Go to 'Format', 'Style', 'Modify' and change the language to English (UK).

the Bear

26 May 05, 10:57

you have to set English (UK) to default

Originally posted by choco B:
When I open MS Word again it's back to US

choco B

26 May 05, 11:02

Oh I see now, think I have a problem with saving my templates....

Originally posted by the Bear:
you have to set English (UK) to default

applesweetgirl

26 May 05, 11:41

strawberry is strew-bry?