What about words that everybody pronounces wrong, such as “nougat”? No, it’s not “new-git”, it’s “new-gah”. I even heard “nugget” from somebody not long ago.
That one depends on the person. Sometimes it’s “care-mul” but others sometimes annunciate the word “carAmel” properly. Especially those in and around Carmel. Because it is not candy.
Seriously. It’s new git. Why the hell have a t if it’s silent? And I was taught by candy commercials, the only time we really even hear the word is in reference to candy.
What about words that everybody pronounces wrong, such as “nougat”? No, it’s not “new-git”, it’s “new-gah”. I even heard “nugget” from somebody not long ago.
I pronounce “pecan” pea-kahn unless it’s a pea-can pie.
Who the hell pronounced nougat as new-git?
American here: I’ve never heard it pronouned any other way.
Do you also hear Caramel pronounced as Carmel? I hate that one…
That one depends on the person. Sometimes it’s “care-mul” but others sometimes annunciate the word “carAmel” properly. Especially those in and around Carmel. Because it is not candy.
carmel is a pretty little town… didn’t they elect clint eastwood as mayor or something?
Seriously. It’s new git. Why the hell have a t if it’s silent? And I was taught by candy commercials, the only time we really even hear the word is in reference to candy.
Why the hell have a gh if it’s silent? English is screwy
I figured it’d be america tbh. Not a single word there is pronounced correctly
Not true. We have exactly one word that is pronounced that way. 😌
Huh. I guess correctly is pronounced correctly lol
I hate this weird mix between IPA and Latin letters. It’s not how this works
if everybody’s pronouncing it “wrong” nobody’s pronouncing it wrong.
In French, sure. But unless you also talk about the national budzhay, you get that loan words can have different pronunciations.