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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.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago

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

[–] sunbytes@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

war-stir-shar

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 12 points 7 hours ago

Worcestershire? I don't even know her

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 10 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (2 children)
[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

I hear "Were-Chest-Sure" around here.

[–] MY_ANUS_IS_BLEEDING@lemm.ee 8 points 9 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".

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 5 points 5 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 3 hours 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 4 hours ago

I second this pronunciation.

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

[–] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 10 hours ago

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

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 2 points 8 hours ago

Pffft. Hendo's is better.

[–] tino@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Klear@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I wonder how you spell tabasco. TABASCOooo!

[–] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Unexpected Homestarrunner.

[–] Aksamit@slrpnk.net 15 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

You wanna level up? Try Brzęczyszczykiewicz.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 11 points 7 hours ago

please wait while I grab this electric fence

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 8 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Klear@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

Entry level Polish name, simplified.

[–] Antagnostic@lemmy.world 16 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 9 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

That bitch can wash her self

[–] grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world 47 points 21 hours ago (9 children)
[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 33 points 21 hours ago

What'd you call me?

[–] Apeman42@lemmy.world 17 points 21 hours ago

...ain't nothin to fuck with?

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[–] thenextguy@lemmy.world 30 points 21 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 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] illi@lemm.ee 3 points 9 hours ago
[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 30 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Wooster Check Shire.

There, its wrong according to everyone.

[–] itsnotits@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

it's* wrong

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 11 points 19 hours ago

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

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