My very smart dad used to mispronounce it that way as a kid, and now I can't see the word without pronouncing it MIZE-ld in my head.
I can't believe I thought it conjugated "you misle, he misles." I mean, I never noticed that I'd just never seen it in present tense.
I haven't had teachers busting me for any pronunciations, ever, which is just as well. I wouldn't have taken it very well. I did get hassled for pronouncing "ate" "et" even when the rest of my accent got let slide. I was really relieved and vindicated to find out it's an archaic but valid pronunciation.
Today is just not a good day. Just not.
Fuck you for tricking me on purpose, England!
Arkansas. Let's not get out of hand with apportioning national blame here. You even have a fucking Kansas.
Arkansas
Man, that is so true. It's like they were tired the day they named it and just didn't want to come up with an original name. PLUS the pronunciation is like a hazing prank.
Arkansas. Let's not get out of hand with apportioning national blame here. You even have a fucking Kansas.
Hey, blame the Indians; we kept their pronunciations along with their land!
Oh, Lieutenant: Americans pronounce it loo-TEN-ent. Why, how do the British pronounce it Lef-ten-ent? Where does the "F" come from?
Place names are different.
"Mogollon" took a long time.
And it *still* feels weird to say "Cassa Grand", but if you live there, it's not fucking Casa Grande. Even though they're *wrong*. But that is totally a "mock the afflicted" thing anyway. But you can always spot the newbie news and weather people by it.
For some reason, I HATE when people try to take the second "r" off "Rural Road" though I haven't lived there for twelve years and it's not even rural anymore, anyway.
I'm such an annoying pedant.
"Gloucester" is Gloster? Fuck you for tricking me on purpose, England! "Worcestshire" is Wurstersheer? WTF?
Oh, please, it's actually GLOS-tah. And Peabody is PEE-b'dy.
And Amherst is AM-erst. No H.
The advantages of a New England upbringing!
In 7th grade, I pronounced "imagery" as though it rhymed with menagerie. Luckily, my teacher was so glad I was using the word that she managed to alleviate my embarrassment.
Where does the "F" come from?
quester, I have always wondered that!
