What really mystifies me.
People who constantly mispronounce things. Not things like people's names - this is easy enough to do, but words that everyone else says all the time where you might be.

How hard is it to say "specific" correctly? Complete mystery as to why everyone says "pacific" instead.

The biggest mystery is my work colleague, whom we shall name A, who uses his Essex heritage as reasoning for his poor pronounciation. "Winterthur" becomes "WinTERRthu". "Paté" is "Pate" which is apparently what every person from Essex says. The best he saved for yesterday, after the renaming of the famous singer Sade to "Sayd".

Some peoples gobs and brains - a complete fucking mystery.

Yes, I know, I'm a pedantic cunt
(mediumpete and his frozen cheese collection wrote this, Thu 13 Oct 2011, 13:10, 11 replies)

To be fair Sade does pronounce her name oddly.
If it were pronounced as English without having heard it before it would be pronounced "sayd" and in French (which her pronunciation alludes to) it is pronounced "sad" as in the Marquis de Sade.
Also, looking up Winterthur it appears it ought to be pronounced "vintertur", so you're both wrong.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Thu 13 Oct 2011, 13:26, closed)

Indeed
I would say "Vintertur" as well, but as the company is British, they say Winterthur.
(mediumpete and his frozen cheese collection wrote this, Thu 13 Oct 2011, 20:29, closed)

Pacific/specific
People who say "irregardless". No such word.

People who say "vicious cycle". It's "circle".

People who say "deteriate". It's "deteriORate".

People who say "momento". It's "MEmento".

People who say "pneumonic". It's "MNEmonic."

Fucktards.
(SonofRojBlake, Thu 13 Oct 2011, 14:13, closed)

What precisely is wrong...
...with 'vicious cycle'?
(ThomsonsPier consumes, Thu 13 Oct 2011, 15:21, closed)

It's vicious CIRCLE.
Not "cycle".

Unless you're Lynrd Skynrd. But think twice before using them as an example of spelling/word use...
(SonofRojBlake, Thu 13 Oct 2011, 15:23, closed)

Lo siento, pero..
Como se dice en Espanol 'moment'?
( His Popiness the Hole Invaded Poland on, Thu 13 Oct 2011, 22:36, closed)

What the fuck is a winterthur?

( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Thu 13 Oct 2011, 16:01, closed)

winterthur?

( janet aylia y'all motherfuckers need jesus, Thu 13 Oct 2011, 17:12, closed)

Financial institution named after a Swiss town
Because it's always Winter thur.
(mediumpete and his frozen cheese collection wrote this, Thu 13 Oct 2011, 20:28, closed)

I'm quite willing to ignore pronunciation lessons from someone who can't use apostrophes.

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Sat 15 Oct 2011, 7:49, closed)

And while we're at it...
More annoying than the double negative ("I haven't got nuffin'") is the double superlative.

Oh, that was the most funniest film I've ever seen.

No, retard, it wasn't. It was the most funny film you've ever seen, and therefore, also, the funniest. It was not, never has been, and never will be "the most funniest", and nor will anything else.

And... breathe.
(SonofRojBlake, Sat 15 Oct 2011, 17:03, closed)