Comments on: The Nucular List–Words we love to misfronounce http://www.cloften.com/?p=233 He'd rather be funny than good! Fri, 29 Jan 2016 20:05:26 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Matt McClellan http://www.cloften.com/?p=233&cpage=1#comment-60 Matt McClellan Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:59:13 +0000 http://www.cloften.com/?p=233#comment-60 Being that we are from the South - where do I begin? The two must have ones have been mentioned - the "ar" sound used in words with no "r" in there anywhere - WARSH instead of WASH - drives me nuts. And adding an S to the end of store names - Wal Marts, Belks, etc. This is Arkansas...where WAL MART (no "s") was created. We should know better. My mother in law always says Belks instead of Belk. Again...drives me crazy. Here are some more... DUCK Tape instead of Duct tape. The T should be pronounced. We probably use more Duct tape in the south than anywhere on the planet. We should know this one. VETINARIAN and VETRINARIAN instead of Veterinarian. AKS instead of Ask. BOB wire instead of Bard Wire - again, this is the south, we should get this one right. EXPRESSO instead of Espresso LIBARY instead of Library PROBLY instead of probably. Ok, that's all I got for now. Being that we are from the South – where do I begin? The two must have ones have been mentioned – the “ar” sound used in words with no “r” in there anywhere – WARSH instead of WASH – drives me nuts. And adding an S to the end of store names – Wal Marts, Belks, etc. This is Arkansas…where WAL MART (no “s”) was created. We should know better. My mother in law always says Belks instead of Belk. Again…drives me crazy.

Here are some more…
DUCK Tape instead of Duct tape. The T should be pronounced. We probably use more Duct tape in the south than anywhere on the planet. We should know this one.
VETINARIAN and VETRINARIAN instead of Veterinarian.
AKS instead of Ask.
BOB wire instead of Bard Wire – again, this is the south, we should get this one right.
EXPRESSO instead of Espresso
LIBARY instead of Library
PROBLY instead of probably.

Ok, that’s all I got for now.

]]> By: Rodney Tindall http://www.cloften.com/?p=233&cpage=1#comment-59 Rodney Tindall Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:04:15 +0000 http://www.cloften.com/?p=233#comment-59 I never thought about it until I got into real estate, but Realtor (pronounced "real-LA-tor") as a personal favorite now. I never thought about it until I got into real estate, but Realtor (pronounced “real-LA-tor”) as a personal favorite now.

]]> By: Kevin Hammett http://www.cloften.com/?p=233&cpage=1#comment-57 Kevin Hammett Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:23:35 +0000 http://www.cloften.com/?p=233#comment-57 Basghetti, Libary, my mom says Massatussets. May favorite one ever was one i said when I was probably 12ish and saw this in a book, hore de vores (hors d'oeurves). Basghetti, Libary, my mom says Massatussets. May favorite one ever was one i said when I was probably 12ish and saw this in a book, hore de vores (hors d’oeurves).

]]> By: Carolyn Loften http://www.cloften.com/?p=233&cpage=1#comment-56 Carolyn Loften Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:41:35 +0000 http://www.cloften.com/?p=233#comment-56 Going to The Wal-MartS does that count Going to The Wal-MartS does that count

]]> By: Nardo the Wretch http://www.cloften.com/?p=233&cpage=1#comment-55 Nardo the Wretch Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:20:47 +0000 http://www.cloften.com/?p=233#comment-55 I thought that this would be easy but I am having a hard time thinking of one...anyways, ...That's it! Anyways instead of anyway. I thought that this would be easy but I am having a hard time thinking of one…anyways, …That’s it! Anyways instead of anyway.

]]> By: Shane http://www.cloften.com/?p=233&cpage=1#comment-54 Shane Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:35:29 +0000 http://www.cloften.com/?p=233#comment-54 wow, where to start? The "ular" words - nucular, simular, the "sorry honey, the "R" is silent words" - Warshington, Warsh, Quarchita, and a personal favorite - Shrevesport (from my dad) wow, where to start? The “ular” words – nucular, simular, the “sorry honey, the “R” is silent words” – Warshington, Warsh, Quarchita, and a personal favorite – Shrevesport (from my dad)

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