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Re: Any UK members ever heard of their place names being mispronounced by Americans? « Reply #15 on: May 08, 2024, 12:10:50 AM » Author: CoolBeans
There are towns in Illinois which totally butcher the name of their overseas counterparts, Cairo Illinois is one of those towns. One word I refuse to mispronounce by emphasizing the letter L is solder. There is a youtuber gaining in popularity that sells a sticker of a fish wearing a top hat and jacket while holding a soldering iron and it says "Colonel Lincoln the Soldering Salmon".
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Re: Any UK members ever heard of their place names being mispronounced by Americans? « Reply #16 on: May 08, 2024, 07:44:33 AM » Author: rjluna2
Oh, yeah.  I remember reading a book of Abraham Lincoln misspelling the word soldier somewhere.
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Re: Any UK members ever heard of their place names being mispronounced by Americans? « Reply #17 on: May 08, 2024, 12:11:29 PM » Author: Rommie
One word I refuse to mispronounce by emphasizing the letter L is solder. There is a youtuber gaining in popularity that sells a sticker of a fish wearing a top hat and jacket while holding a soldering iron and it says "Colonel Lincoln the Soldering Salmon".
Sorry, the word solder has to have the L pronounced, otherwise you're saying 'sodder' which always sounds to me like 'sod her' and makes me think what poor woman are they having a rant about..?  :lol:

Here in the UK it's pronounced 'Soul-der' and woe betide any bloke who says 'sod her' to my face  :P >:( :mrg:
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Re: Any UK members ever heard of their place names being mispronounced by Americans? « Reply #18 on: May 11, 2024, 03:12:22 AM » Author: LightsoftheWest
You guys pronounce "aluminum" as "al-oo-min-eeyum." Since when was there another "i?" The periodic table doesn't say so. ???
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Re: Any UK members ever heard of their place names being mispronounced by Americans? « Reply #19 on: May 11, 2024, 07:48:28 AM » Author: Rommie
It's spelt with an extra 'i' in this one. Also see here.

Admit it, you lot on that side of the pond can't spell  :mrg:
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Re: Any UK members ever heard of their place names being mispronounced by Americans? « Reply #20 on: May 13, 2024, 12:11:27 AM » Author: Maxim
My name gets butchered all of the time and I live in the States!

It's pronounced 'Max-eem' whilst most people see the 'i' and immediately assume it pronounces as 'um', so in essence I am always called 'Max-um' instead of the "proper" way. I guess this is in part due to the natural spelling / pronunciation of Maxim in the Russian language being 'Максим', the second-to-last letter being an 'e'. Anyways.... :mrg:
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Re: Any UK members ever heard of their place names being mispronounced by Americans? « Reply #21 on: May 13, 2024, 03:19:53 PM » Author: Mandolin Girl
I'm guilty of doing that to your name, but now I know the correct way to pronounce it.
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Re: Any UK members ever heard of their place names being mispronounced by Americans? « Reply #22 on: May 13, 2024, 04:15:43 PM » Author: Maxim
Sammi, you're fine! Pronunciation is different in the UK. ;D
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Re: Any UK members ever heard of their place names being mispronounced by Americans? « Reply #23 on: May 14, 2024, 01:06:22 AM » Author: AngryHorse
This is an interesting one?, in Cheshire we’d pronounce this as it’s written ‘max-im’ !  ;), good that you have cleared up the proper pronunciation though.
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