words you can't say

[blackmage_nuke]

"Inevitably" always sounds wrong to me when I say it.

[NorthernChaosGod]

Nothing really. The only times I really mispronounce things are when I use words that I know in writing, but have never actually heard before.

[Jinx]

Ha

The first time I said Sufjan Steven's name aloud.


x)

[KentaRawr!]

love

"Here's the complication
I just can't say I love you
Not that I can't feel it
It's just that I waited for
the perfect time to say it
Now it's out of proportion
I waited too long"

I know you weren't referencing that, but it made me think of that.

Anyway, I have a problem with the word "probably." It always comes out "Probly."

[Tigmafuzz]

Anyway, I have a problem with the word "probably." It always comes out "Probly."

I say "prolly" on purpose, because it's quicker (and because it doesn't make S­a­r­a­h feel bad since she can't say "probably" either) and sometimes saying the full word just sounds weird in certain sentences.

[Peegee]

Very recently I had to say quinoa. I had thought it was Quinn no a.

[Araciel]

Very recently I had to say quinoa. I had thought it was Quinn no a.

Me too.

[Jiro]

So how is it actually said? keen-owe-ah?

[Peegee]

/ˈkiːnwɑː/

[Heath]

I was once rather inebriated and had trouble saying the word inebriated.

[Tigmafuzz]

I just remembered; I have trouble saying this.

[Raistlin]

I can't think of any off the top of my head. Once I learn the correct pronunciation of a word, I can usually correct myself.

But on a related issue, growing up there were a number of words I simply pronounced wrong for many years, because a large amount of my vocabulary was developed through reading. For example, "epitome" was pronounced phonetically (ep-ih-tome) for years until I learned the correct pronunciation. I'm pretty sure I forced the "b" into "subtle" for a while too.