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Skittles

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29. yes, and it is fucking irritating

Reply to Nittersing (Original post)

Sat Oct 2, 2021, 03:29 PM

Oct 2021

Last edited Sat Oct 2, 2021, 05:13 PM - Edit history (1)

it sounds ridiculous

another thing is incorrectly pronouncing contractions - instead of WOULDN'T they say WOULD-ENT

edited to add: I hear them say KIT - EN instead of KIT-TEN

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Have You Noticed People Not Pronouncing Their T's? [View all] Nittersing Oct 2021 OP

Probably brought about by Turbineguy Oct 2021 #1

Ha! Nittersing Oct 2021 #2

Yes! MontanaMama Oct 2021 #3

I live in ME, so ayuh. GPV Oct 2021 #4

Some local TV reporters do that here in St. Louis bcool Oct 2021 #5

I worked with a woman from Bricktown NJ and she did that all the time.. mitch96 Oct 2021 #6

..also adding a "cy" to everything, like "relevancey", "competency", etc whathehell Oct 2021 #7

It drives me nuts. Sounds ignorant. louis-t Oct 2021 #8

I first noticed it in Pop and Rap songs? Maybe like parrots we repeat what we hear?? walkingman Oct 2021 #9

I hear it a lot, mostly from younger people, and it's annoying. Ocelot II Oct 2021 #10

I'm guilty of kitten and buttons but Nittersing Oct 2021 #11

thats normal - button and kitten Blues Heron Oct 2021 #17

It's "KIH-en", It's "KIH-en", It's "KIH-en" Kinna Hectic! Anon-C Oct 2021 #12

I've been griping about this for the past couple of years. nocoincidences Oct 2021 #13

They also add Ts where they shouldnt Blues Heron Oct 2021 #14

I've noticed some words goiong that way, but others... Binkie The Clown Oct 2021 #15

As an English teacher in a previous life, Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #18

I notice this mostly on local news broadcasts.... VarryOn Oct 2021 #16

Aagh! That's the worst! Ocelot II Oct 2021 #25

This verbal tic began among (how shall we put it so as not to offend anyone?) the least educated, sop Oct 2021 #19

I pity the fool who does that! nt Shermann Oct 2021 #20

You mean pi'y ? nt eppur_se_muova Oct 2021 #22

One of the hallmarks of a Cockney accent. eppur_se_muova Oct 2021 #21

The phenomenon is nothing new Blues Heron Oct 2021 #23

only when i say kitten samnsara Oct 2021 #24

Oh man, GWB had a press secretary that constantly pronounced tanyev Oct 2021 #26

that makes me cringe too Skittles Oct 2021 #31

I've told my son many times that he can do poorly at science, math, history, but... VarryOn Oct 2021 #27

Is this the same as how people say "import-UNT"? Patterson Oct 2021 #28

omg, Texas Skittles Oct 2021 #30

yes, and it is fucking irritating Skittles Oct 2021 #29

I find that I pronounce "water" as "wadder" if I'm speaking fast ailsagirl Oct 2021 #32

No; I pronounce mine and haven't noticed others 'dropping' theirs left-of-center2012 Oct 2021 #33