I've known a couple of people who were generally well-spoken and such
and yet couldn't say theatre or beatrice or other similar things. Couldn't hear what they were doing wrong either.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 9 Mar 2011, 9:59, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

my friend emma simply cannot hear the difference between "dew" and "jew"

( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 9 Mar 2011, 10:01, Reply)

I've noticed this as well
the only words I have trouble with that I can think of are penguin, fajita, and currently the word most
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 9 Mar 2011, 10:02, Reply)

My sister, who is otherwise very erudite, believed that the word "awry" was pronounced "aw-ree" until she was 23
She is yet to live this down.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 9 Mar 2011, 10:02, Reply)

I have a habit of saying words for the first time to my mother
I've seen them written plenty and know what they mean, but always say it to her and she corrects me. it's embarrassing.

things like zealot and damask, so not your everyday words
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 9 Mar 2011, 10:04, Reply)

A friend does that with me
She'll say them for me to correct her.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 9 Mar 2011, 10:08, Reply)

She does that because she knows you get a filthy sexual thrill out of being right
She obviously wants you to plow her
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 9 Mar 2011, 10:10, Reply)

Of course she does
I'm awesome.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 9 Mar 2011, 10:11, Reply)

What are you still doing here?
There's willing fanny a-waitin'!
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 9 Mar 2011, 10:13, Reply)

Because the girl in question is my ex
So that's not happening.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 9 Mar 2011, 10:15, Reply)

That is a very responsible and mature attitude
Have you learnt nothing from B3ta?!
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 9 Mar 2011, 10:17, Reply)

Whilst she is still rather cruelly looking amazingly hot
It would not be worth the aftermath at all. Plus she has a boyfriend.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 9 Mar 2011, 10:21, Reply)

Girls are mean like that
There should be some sort of rule that dictates that post-break up she contracts a terminal case of The Munts
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 9 Mar 2011, 10:25, Reply)