How do you pronounce?

[DarkRubberDuckyofDoom]

Do you say 'ant-I' or 'ant-E'?

Do you pronounce it 'th-E' or 'th-A'?

People speak differently and it has nothing to do with where you are from. Tell us some words you say differently and find other's talk oddly.

I say 'th-a' most of the time. And schedule not 'shedule'. I'm a terrible grammar speaker, but typing badly is annoying.  

[DarkElf27]

For me, it's hard to say. With a fair number of words, I pronounce it boths ways.  

[Cherry Flavored Pie]

it depends on the location that you're in.

If people around you speak that and you go another way, there's a better chance that you'll end up saying that sooner than you think. xp

 

[DarkRubberDuckyofDoom]

Sometimes thatis true, but I have a Speech Nazi friend. She says 'the' we say 'tha'. And if you say a word incorrenctly or the wrong word in a sentence, she'll not only correct you, she'll give you the history of the word and its meanings. She's one tough cookie when it comes to words and grammar.  

[The MoUsY spell-checker]

I often try to use words that I can't say, sometimes I'll resort to spelling out words and asking the person that I'm talking to how to pronounce it.

I say ant-E and not ant-I. Sked-dule not shed-dule.

Celestian Prophecy

it depends on the location that you're in.

If people around you speak that and you go another way, there's a better chance that you'll end up saying that sooner than you think. xp

I wonder if it's just the people here, or if -ock endings are supposed to be pronounced as -ick. For example, Dymocks is pronounced dym-micks. (May be paddock would be a better example since Dymocks is the name of an Australian bookstore) Is this how it's supposed to be pronounced or is it just the people in Sydney who say it like that?

Do you say data as day-ta or dah-ta? People at my school say dah-ta and it sounds weird (because at my previous school we say day-ta) but eventually I started talking like them.  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

Some people say "po-tay-to", others say "po-tah-to". Both are correct for the regions the respective speakers come from. Pronouncing "schedule" as "shed-jul" is a British thing. Since theirs is the older language, their pronunciation is probably more correct. However ours is correct for where we live.

There are also the different spellings, such as "theater" (US) and "theatre" (Britain). There are others too, but I can't remember what they are.

Stuff like this is why there are grammarians who argue about it till the cows come home.

Just for the record, I say "po-tay-to", "to-may-to" and "sked-jul".  

[Secretly Bob]

With anti, it's kinda hard to think up, because most of the time, I'll use ant-E, but like when saying, "Anti-depressant," I'll say Ant-I. Even though I know that there's a whole shitload of words I mispronounce on a daily basis, I can never think 'em up when someone asks me.  

[Yes Em]

I say ant-I, and I say th-A.  

[Katzuka.Manamori]

"Th-uh" and I use ant-E and ant-I depending on the context. what that context is, I'm not entirely sure myself, but I do know that I do actually use both.  

[Emerald_Jasmine]

Shinobi 1977

There are also the different spellings, such as "theater" (US) and "theatre" (Britain). There are others too, but I can't remember what they are.
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While they can be used interchangably, it's commonly accepted that a "theater" is the building itself, while "theatre" is the art that happens within that building.

Just as an interesting tidbit.  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

Emerald_Jasmine

While they can be used interchangably, it's commonly accepted that a "theater" is the building itself, while "theatre" is the art that happens within that building.

Just as an interesting tidbit.

I honestly never knew that. I think the building is still spelled with the RE over in England. But I never knew that "theatre" was even used over here at all. Thanks for the info.  

[The MoUsY spell-checker]

Shinobi 1977

I think the building is still spelled with the RE over in England.

I remember a drama teacher who hated seeing "theatre" spelled as "theater". That was in a British school though. There was also the art teacher who emphasised that "colour" has a U in it.

Shinobi 1977

Pronouncing "schedule" as "shed-jul" is a British thing. Since theirs is the older language, their pronunciation is probably more correct. However ours is correct for where we live.

As far as I can remember, I think even the teachers who made a huge deal over people writing "color" instead of "colour" (or "theater" instead of "theatre") pronounce "schedule" as "sked-jul" as opposed to "shed-jul".  

[Arelyn530]

I say 'ant-I' and 'th-A'. It may have something to do with the fact that I'm a Texas native.  

[Myriane]

Well, I pronounce both ant-e and ant-i, th-e not th-a, and for the coloUr part, i'm also used to employ the u in those kind of words...  

[Usagi Dreamer Kohaku]

Its similar to how its spelt coloUr and favoUrite etc etc in every english speaking counrty besides the USA.

I tend to say ant-I and for the, I say it both ways depending on what the context is.

My friend gets made fun of for saying bah-gle instead of bay-gle. I think its cute though ^.^