People are sharing the horror of mispronouncing words in public and here are 21 of the best
A chap called Greg Buchanan has shared his feeling of embarrassment after he stood up in front of a group of people and did this.
If you ever feel shitty about mispronouncing a word you've never used in speech, then know that nothing could be worse than the way I said 'banal' in front of an entire company
— Greg Buchanan (@gregbuchanan) May 22, 2018
And it prompted people to share the times they (and sometimes other people) had also pronounced a word wrong. Here are some of the best.
1.
My ex wife used to pronounce it “banile”. It became a joke.
— Rupert Budgen (@BudgenRupert) May 24, 2018
2.
Got made fun of for how I pronounce “drawer” – apparently it’s “dror”, not “draw-wer” 🙃
— jae poupon (@jaevalerio) May 23, 2018
3.
piss massively taken when I pronounced segued ‘seaged’ and was massively shocked when discovered it was pronounced segwayed… bastards
— Christina Gregson (@kizzybizbot) May 24, 2018
4.
My dude, I once pronounced womb to rhyme with bomb, so solidarity
— Marie Le Conte (@youngvulgarian) May 24, 2018
5.
Bomb should rhyme with womb, not just the similar spelling, but because a bomb goes boom.
— Denise (@GrumpyBoat) May 24, 2018
6.
I used to think “kudos” was plural of “kudo” and used it accordingly.
— Angela Kennedy (@AngelaK11635746) May 24, 2018
7.
I spent 20 years pronouncing ‘misled’ as ‘myzulled’
— Ian Walker (@ianwalkeruk) May 23, 2018
8.
I dunno, saying that a wedding dress looked very virginal and actually saying “vaginal” has got to come close!
— Malk Williams (@MalksVoice) May 23, 2018
9.
i do this all the dang time. side effect of staying in my apartment all day and never talking to people?
— Jay Tholen (@jaytholen) May 22, 2018
10.
If someone reads enough to know how to use a word they’ve never heard spoken, they should be admired, not disparaged.
— Maddie Palmer (@msmaddiep) May 24, 2018
11.
Subponea once killed me
— Michał kontra reszta świata (@mpiwo) May 23, 2018
12.
I said “fakade” instead of “façade” in front of a whole graduation audience 15 years ago. my family still gives me grief about that.
— c x cope (@cxcope) May 24, 2018
