Mispronunciations

[Aruntraveller]

Entertaining article that might annoy/please some of the more/less pedantic amongst us, or should that be among us?

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jun/23/annoying-mispronunciations-do-they-make-you-go-nucular-probly?

[Roses]

I wouldn't term myself pedantic but there are certain things which irritate me, people who say, 'Haitch', instead of, 'aitch', for instance.

[Nearly Sane]

I wouldn't term myself pedantic but there are certain things which irritate me, people who say, 'Haitch', instead of, 'aitch', for instance.

  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/haitch-or-aitch-pronunciation-letter-h-old-english-a8393766.html

[Harrowby Hall]

I wouldn't term myself pedantic but there are certain things which irritate me, people who say, 'Haitch', instead of, 'aitch', for instance.

A haitch, a hay, two harrs, a hi, a hess, a hoe and hen - spells 'Arrison.

We have discussed this before, I believe, but I would ban from all airwaves anyone who fails to follow the usual English practice of emphasising the first syllable of "harass".

[jeremyp]

This is obligatory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ0nFQgRApY

[Nearly Sane]

This is obligatory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ0nFQgRApY

Guessed what it was before clucking

[Gordon]

This is rather good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz-Kb1wvy8s