Words or Phrases that People Make Fun of You For

[ree-Xi]

People laugh when I ask for shots on my ice cream. My mentioning of having "ice cream with rainbow shots" on FB even sparked a debate among my friends.

My acting coach cringes whenever I drop my "t" mid-word. For example, "kitten" sometimes comes out as "kih-ehn", "Britain" comes out as "Brih-ehn". I'm conscious of it in auditions or when performing, but in daily speech, not so much.

I also have a habit of pronouncing "Boston" as BAW-stin.

Originally Posted by Alumiyum

"Fixin' to". Again, none of us can figure this out. My grandparents use it, but my parents do not (we are all from the south).

Hubby used to say this. After 15 years with me, he's cured. My in-laws, however, are always "fixin" to do one thing or another.

My hubby also pronounces "insurance" as "IN-sur-ance, whereas I say "in-SUR-ance". He actually does this with a lot of words.

[pshsx1]

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

My acting coach cringes whenever I drop my "t" mid-word. For example, "kitten" sometimes comes out as "kih-ehn", "Britain" comes out as "Brih-ehn". I'm conscious of it in auditions or when performing, but in daily speech, not so much.

I also have a habit of pronouncing "Boston" as BAW-stin.

I drop the T out of a lot of words that I say.

Internet is another word that comes to mind.

Also, that's how I pronounce Boston. :P
Sounds correct!