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I just saw a sign this morning that said "Irish Wristwatch - now you know you can't pronounce it". The sign was right.

[–] sunbytes@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Woo-stir-shi'

Now you can

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

There's a British surname, Featherstonhaugh. Many of the people with it pronounce it "Fanshaw."

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 10 points 5 hours ago

Worcestershire? I don't even know her

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 8 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)
[–] MY_ANUS_IS_BLEEDING@lemm.ee 8 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Depends on how you pronounce shire. Americans tend to pronounce it like the hobbit place when it's more like "shuh".

Wait, Tolkien was English. He didn't mean "Shire" to be pronounced like we Americans do it?

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 5 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

I'm from New Jersey and I pronounce it Wuh-stah-shur. I think that's reasonably correct?

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 1 points 53 minutes ago

I do Woor-cest-er-sure.

Also northeast US but a lot less pin downable. I think of it like a slurred "war-chest" sound. But the "C" seems unused by most.

[–] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 hours ago

I second this pronunciation.

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 2 points 6 hours ago

Pffft. Hendo's is better.

[–] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Does webtoon pay comic artists now? Or is that watermark there for no reason

[–] Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 8 hours ago

There's little visible name of the comic near it.

[–] tino@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Klear@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I wonder how you spell tabasco. TABASCOooo!

[–] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Unexpected Homestarrunner.

[–] Aksamit@slrpnk.net 13 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

You wanna level up? Try Brzęczyszczykiewicz.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 9 points 5 hours ago

please wait while I grab this electric fence

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Klear@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Entry level Polish name, simplified.

[–] Antagnostic@lemmy.world 16 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 9 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

That bitch can wash her self

[–] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 4 points 7 hours ago

Said the cat to her sister

[–] grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world 46 points 19 hours ago (8 children)
[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 32 points 19 hours ago

What'd you call me?

[–] Apeman42@lemmy.world 17 points 19 hours ago

...ain't nothin to fuck with?

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[–] thenextguy@lemmy.world 30 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Major Robert Thornbird: Our cameras saw some sort of weapon.

Jack O'Neill: Oh, well it's hard to say.

Major Robert Thornbird: Some sort of state secret?

Jack O'Neill: No. Just difficult to pronounce.

[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] illi@lemm.ee 3 points 7 hours ago
[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 29 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Wooster Check Shire.

There, its wrong according to everyone.

[–] itsnotits@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

it's* wrong

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 11 points 16 hours ago

My buddy has been watching too many redneck cooking videos and calls it "warsh-yer-sister" sauce.

[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 9 points 17 hours ago

What's-this-here sauce

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