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nivosum 06-15-2014 09:13 AM

English pronunciation challenge
 
Here is a website for English pronunciation that is a bit of a challenge. Try it.

http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2011/12/23/...pronunciation/

QuiltnNan 06-15-2014 01:25 PM

that was very interesting. thanks for sharing the link

tessagin 06-15-2014 01:31 PM

I've seen this before and still always get a little giggle when I hear the different pronunciation of schedule. Some pronounce it like shed jule and others pronounce it like sked jule. Oh well that's dialect for you!

bearisgray 06-15-2014 03:48 PM


Originally Posted by tessagin (Post 6759967)
I've seen this before and still always get a little giggle when I hear the different pronunciation of schedule. Some pronounce it like shed jule and others pronounce it like sked jule. Oh well that's dialect for you!

and some say sked yule

just joan 06-16-2014 03:52 AM

Did anyone read that entire thing? I got half way through and decided who care how things a pronounced. the poem just bored me.

Seaside gal 06-16-2014 08:45 AM

I thought it was delightful fun to read it. Thanks for posting. I love words and accents.

roadrunr 06-16-2014 10:42 AM

it was fun to read, but almost every English-speaking person will pronounce those words differently, depending on where they were born.

Sew Krazy Girl 06-16-2014 11:33 AM

I read it all and found it interesting. I like word games. One thing that really bothers me is when news anchors (or likewise) pronounce the word "important" as "imported"; or "4-head" rather than "4-ed"; or, "in regards to" rather than "in regard to". Am I being too pickey? Now, don't send the Quilt Police to my house - LOL!

maviskw 06-17-2014 04:35 AM


Originally Posted by Sew Krazy Girl (Post 6761136)
I read it all and found it interesting. I like word games. One thing that really bothers me is when news anchors (or likewise) pronounce the word "important" as "imported"; or "4-head" rather than "4-ed"; or, "in regards to" rather than "in regard to". Am I being too pickey? Now, don't send the Quilt Police to my house - LOL!

I have loved that poem. Read it more than 10 years ago. The more you read it, the easier it gets to make it actually sound like a rhyming poem. I think it is fascinating.

Craftygirl 06-17-2014 05:35 AM

I loved it. Really made me think. I also looked up a few of the words in the dictionary as not only could I not pronounce them, I didn't even know what they meant. Gotta love the English language!


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