Can you pronounce these words:

chili-n-cholent

Thu, May 13 2021, 1:17 pm

amother [ Gray ] wrote:

Haha this reminds me that in 5th grade the teacher would pick a girl to choose her own vocabulary word and the class would play hangman to figure out the spelling and then try to guess the definition.
I chose the word onomatopoeia- my mother had recently told me what it means- but the teacher didn’t know the definition so she told me I need to choose a new word. I was so disappointed.

LOL I have similar memories
9th grade bio teacher claimed the word niche is pronounced NITCH (like itch) and would not believe me that she was wrong, no matter how much we argued about it.
Lost my trust in her after that

amother

Red

Thu, May 13 2021, 1:22 pm

chili-n-cholent wrote:

And my 5th grade teacher claiming "Wales is not a country, it's an animal" Can't Believe It

amother

Slategray

Thu, May 13 2021, 1:29 pm

chili-n-cholent wrote:

NITCH is an accepted pronunciation as well.

synthy

Thu, May 13 2021, 1:39 pm

amother [ Slategray ] wrote:

NITCH is an accepted pronunciation as well.

I always pronounce it "neesh". I've heard people say "nitch" or "nish", and apparently they are all correct.

chili-n-cholent

Thu, May 13 2021, 1:52 pm

synthy wrote:

I always pronounce it "neesh". I've heard people say "nitch" or "nish", and apparently they are all correct.

wow I guess you always learn new things
We had a lot more run ins that year so this doesn't neccessarily prove her great knowledge but...

amother

Cerulean

Thu, May 13 2021, 1:56 pm

amother [ Purple ] wrote:

Hey, don't knock the system. Graduates of MO schools, and some further to the right, can pronounce these words too. The determining factor is exposure to high level English, not your religious status.

I’m a graduate of a Bais Yaakov and I can pronounce all of these words.

amother

Aqua

Thu, May 13 2021, 2:01 pm

I was an adult in my 20s when I found out how to pronounce Haiti and debris. Then a couple years later I learned how to pronounce Nepal. Both from listening to the current news on the radio.

My kids also read alot, and often mispronounce words, I find it cute, but I do correct them.
One time my dd was talking about ath-aysts, I asked her to tell me the meaning and realised she actually meant atheists. She said her teacher told them that word is pronounced ath-aysts, I told her that's another reason why kids these days should listen to abie rottenberg!

chili-n-cholent

Thu, May 13 2021, 2:23 pm

synthy wrote:

ooh, what about Iran and Iraq?

What about them? I don't think there is a correct pronounciation, I think it's personal prefference.
Ee raan vs I ran?

amother

Salmon

Thu, May 13 2021, 2:40 pm

chili-n-cholent wrote:

My seventh grade science teacher told us there were 109 elements. I insisted there were 111. She shut me down severely when I tried to argue.

And then the next day she came in and apologized to me in front of the class because she looked it up and I was right. (There are more now.)

The fact of coming back and acknowledging the mistake earned her major cred with the whole class.

(Anon in case any of my classmates are here. I know some of them remember it.)

amother

Puce

Thu, May 13 2021, 2:50 pm

I can pronounce all the words, but since I'm english chances are I'm not pronouncing it the same as all of you.

zaq

Thu, May 13 2021, 3:03 pm

PinkFridge wrote:

Hidden:

Now I'm wondering what's up with isthmus.

Isthmus Green going to be teaching today, or Isthmus Brown going to sub?

synthy

Thu, May 13 2021, 3:11 pm

chili-n-cholent wrote:

What about them? I don't think there is a correct pronounciation, I think it's personal prefference.
Ee raan vs I ran?

ee-ran vs I ran; ee-rah-nian vs I-rain-ian
could we decide pronunciation based on personal preference?

zaq

Thu, May 13 2021, 3:14 pm

bigsis144 wrote:

How do you pronounce synecdoche?

sin-NECK-do-kee
Not to be confused with Schenectady--ske-NECK-ta-dee.
Not to be confused with Skaneateles--skay-nee-AT-e-les

zaq

Thu, May 13 2021, 3:19 pm

chili-n-cholent wrote:

It all boils down to interest in reaching out and making sure what you're saying is right

All you need is a dollar and a dream--whoops, I mean, all you need is a dictionary. Preferably bigger than pocket size. And if you're a real word nerd, with Youtube you can find out how to pronounce it in American and in British.

amother

Chartreuse

Thu, May 13 2021, 3:21 pm

Amarante wrote:

And what about the difference between Houston the street in Manhattan and Houston the city in Texas. LOL

It took a CANADIAN to tell me that!