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airsix wrote:There is no R in Washington.
there's no "gone" in Oregon.
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One that my wife does, though I think it's related to regional dialects:

Creek - a small stream of flowing water

Crick - a problem you get in your neck

The kids and I give her no end of grief about this, all in fun of course [-X
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there = "well lookey there"

they're = "they're saying it wrong again"

their = "their grammar needs correcting"

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Zen Diver 2 wrote:How about taut and taunt?

Taut: as in a rope that is stretched tightly

Taunt: to tease and egg on

That's what my teacher taut me in scool. :la:
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That's what my teacher taut me in scool.
Me to. #-o
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smike wrote:
That's what my teacher taut me in scool.
Me to. #-o
My teacher tot me that when I was just a little taut... :vom:
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kwbyron wrote:My wife used to pronounce pecan -> Pe-Can
so my dad threatened to stand up during our wedding and ask if its
pe-can or pa-con
her response is, "it's not pronounced Con-a-da"
then I called her a Yankee

I'm proud to say we broke her of the habit. \:D/
Tsk, tsk. Broke her of what habit? She wasn't wrong. You can pronounce pecan as:

pĭ-kän', -kān', pē'kān /pɪˈkɑn, or if you prefer pi-kahn, -kan, pee-kan

All are acceptable pronunciations. I use most of them depending on the situation. Usually only two, though....when we're shellin' pah-con's or making pee'-con pie. :)
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This thread IS nuts.
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Nailer99 wrote:
Zen Diver 2 wrote:How about taut and taunt?

Taut: as in a rope that is stretched tightly

Taunt: to tease and egg on

That's what my teacher taut me in scool. :la:
Or, if you've ever been to Texas, "skewl"
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airsix wrote:There is no R in Washington....
Never been to Boston, eh? They move "r's" from where they are to where they aren't.

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