HailGreen28 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 My wife and her family who pronounce the "L" in salmon.... Brits say Jag-you-are What's the consensus "correct pronunciation" for salmon and jaguar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenspandan Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 YES! IT SHOULD BE! I have bosses that use this and it drives me absolutely crazy. I immediately look at them like they are stupid when they say it. I don't know where it even came from. it comes from bosses trying to sound smart, but not quite able to remember the word "irrespective". my pet peeve (and i mention it because we seem to have branched out beyond pronunciation) is that nobody seems to know the difference between "fewer" and "less". everyone, even professional speakers and comentators, are constantly referring to "scoring less points" or "hiring less people". i mutter "FEWER!" at my radio probably 4 times every day on my way home from work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassSkinsFan Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 What's the consensus "correct pronunciation" for salmon and jaguar? My votes: Sammun and Jagwar. But since the Brits gave us the Jaguar I think Jag-you-are is tied for correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Colony Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Illinois-( IL-I-NOY) On occasion I will come across people that will say, "il-li-noiz" :doh: For some reason, my father will always put an "r" in "Chicago" ("Chi-car-go") Where in the world does that come from?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aamiha73 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 My boss at work puts a t at the end of the word if. And she pronounces the word you, joo. Ift joo want to work over lunch and leave early today joo can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissU28 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 What's the consensus "correct pronunciation" for salmon and jaguar? yeah, sammun and jagwhar I know people who pronounced the L in "almond"....it's AHmond!! ---------- Post added November-9th-2011 at 06:56 PM ---------- Forte: Is "Fort", not "For-tay." (English has two words spelled this way. One comes from Italian and the other from French. The Italian word, a musical term meaning “loud,” is pronounced with two syllables: /FOR-TAY/. The French word, an adjective meaning “strength” or “strong point,” is pronounced with one syllable: /FORT/.) I know this is right, but the percentage of people that know it is correct is very small. SO, even though I know "Fort" is the correct way to pronounce it, I will still say "for-tay" because no one else will know what I'm talking about (I assume) and they will think I am the stupid one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10fttall Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I want somebody to explain "grand prix." It cannot be pronounced "grand pree," and here's why: You're mixing English and French If you pronounce the second word, "pree" you should pronounce the first word, "graw" (my approximation of the real French) Also if you pronounce the first word "grand" you should follow it by pronouncing "pricks." Grand Pricks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pez Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Grand Pricks Doing that would also draw in a hell of a lot more women to the sport as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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