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80. You pronounce it Trump -

Reply to oasis (Reply #67)

Thu Jan 2, 2020, 01:15 PM

Jan 2020

I pronounce it tiny fingered, Cheeto-faced, ferret wearing shitgibbon! Ha

Also - Happy New Year, oasis!

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People are judging you for the way you pronounce 'vase' [View all] mia Jan 2020 OP

I had no idea anyone in the world pronounces 'roof' as 'ruff' muriel_volestrangler Jan 2020 #1

Me neither. Foolacious Jan 2020 #42

I also said "ruff". GemState Jan 2020 #46

I pronounce it ruff. Newest Reality Jan 2020 #77

My dog says ruff. Throck Jan 2020 #78

I use the English pronunciation of valet. How about ungion for onion. braddy Jan 2020 #2

What do they think of you marybourg Jan 2020 #3

this! NRaleighLiberal Jan 2020 #9

GMTA dewsgirl Jan 2020 #28

Exactly. MineralMan Jan 2020 #34

It's vahz because I was educated in British English malaise Jan 2020 #4

Hi malaise! When someone asked Miss Manners (Judith Martin) spooky3 Jan 2020 #5

What a great answer malaise Jan 2020 #8

Sounds like one of my mentors... moriah Jan 2020 #22

That's a good one! Nt spooky3 Jan 2020 #33

My mother said she used to say to them Leith Jan 2020 #50

My husbandband says "of-Ten," and I have to bite... 3catwoman3 Jan 2020 #61

I say vahz for the same reason. DavidDvorkin Jan 2020 #11

Gonna start calling you Malahz then. pamela Jan 2020 #14

NO - you must use the French pronunciation malaise Jan 2020 #17

Haha, ok, Malay. pamela Jan 2020 #19

My vase rhymes with space ecstatic Jan 2020 #6

Are you from the East Coast originally? shanti Jan 2020 #24

Yep. Born and partially raised in ecstatic Jan 2020 #45

I go with how the natives pronounce the name of their city or state. GemState Jan 2020 #47

Penn-sir-vania hurts my ears DeminPennswoods Jan 2020 #71

Ha! shanti Jan 2020 #48

There is a town in SW Missouri called Nevada The Genealogist Jan 2020 #79

Well, the people who live here Leith Jan 2020 #51

Yes. Ne-vah-da is a "never been there" indicator, Hortensis Jan 2020 #75

Grew up on Colorado, and I can always tell who grew up out west Drahthaardogs Jan 2020 #60

my automatic exception- misprononuciations mopinko Jan 2020 #7

Midwest? So, is it "soda" or "pop"? nt JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2020 #25

pop mopinko Jan 2020 #27

This Chicagoan calls them soft drinks. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2020 #35

Soda shanti Jan 2020 #49

To me, "soda" is a clear fizzy drink, a bit salty, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2020 #70

There's sparkling water (Arrowhead) and there's tonic water shanti Jan 2020 #73

In case anyone is interested, area51 Jan 2020 #76

frankly, my dears, I don't give a damn.... NRaleighLiberal Jan 2020 #10

Who are yuns to judge? JohnnyRingo Jan 2020 #12

Which one of you is saying "ruff" Codeine Jan 2020 #13

I have heard it here in Connecticut. Maybe a New England thing, I dunno, I'm from Texas. CTyankee Jan 2020 #15

I've heard it in Maryland. pamela Jan 2020 #21

i say vaze dweller Jan 2020 #16

She who Must be Obeyed, from the Boston area, says vaze too Brother Buzz Jan 2020 #41

Born and raised in NJ a la izquierda Jan 2020 #69

6 Degrees of Separation had a great scene about pronunciation. aikoaiko Jan 2020 #18

Vase? I have a few. But last week when I brought in an abundance of narcissus, I used... Hekate Jan 2020 #20

An old Sophie Tucker joke. nolabear Jan 2020 #23

I have noticed a small quirk... LakeArenal Jan 2020 #26

I say WARm, too! mia Jan 2020 #30

I loathe the way he says, industry.🙄 dewsgirl Jan 2020 #29

I don't care. Let them judge me. MineralMan Jan 2020 #31

Vace underpants Jan 2020 #32

I actually struggle to this day with pronunciation. yewberry Jan 2020 #36

I know what you mean. mia Jan 2020 #37

When I lived in Maryland as a child I heard MaryMagdaline Jan 2020 #38

Thanks for the laugh! mia Jan 2020 #39

Another MD pronunciation I have noticed spooky3 Jan 2020 #82

Yes! MaryMagdaline Jan 2020 #84

Isn't "nitch" properly spelled as "niche," Ilsa Jan 2020 #40

Yes. marybourg Jan 2020 #44

I just like accents. Foolacious Jan 2020 #43

i say yeet Kurt V. Jan 2020 #52

Lenny Bruce did a whole routine on how people thucythucy Jan 2020 #53

How about creek? A small stream of naturally flowing water. wendyb-NC Jan 2020 #54

It's proper pronunciation is CRICK FuzzyRabbit Jan 2020 #64

You mentioned Washington gladium et scutum Jan 2020 #81

I'm from California, and we know that what we think and say Hortensis Jan 2020 #55

Speaking of bedrooms, in Miami real estate ads large closets are often called "walking closets". mia Jan 2020 #59

Walk-in would be correct. ManiacJoe Jan 2020 #68

Lol, lit by "tract" lights, perhaps? Hortensis Jan 2020 #74

The word niche is from the French verb nicher. guillaumeb Jan 2020 #56

Aunt a good one, too rickyhall Jan 2020 #57

Even stranger are words that change pronunciation over time Polybius Jan 2020 #58

My dad grew up on the south side of... 3catwoman3 Jan 2020 #62

If it's The Wizard Jan 2020 #63

I pronounce it like base Archive Hunter Jan 2020 #65

What do the blue and yellow colors even stand for? BlueSpot Jan 2020 #66

Blue represents the more common pronunciation, DeminPennswoods Jan 2020 #72

Thanks. n/t BlueSpot Jan 2020 #85

Trump can kiss my ahz. nt oasis Jan 2020 #67

You pronounce it Trump - OhZone Jan 2020 #80

He's certainly all of that. oasis Jan 2020 #83

Good! Iggo Jan 2020 #86