Haha on frappe!
I tried the McDonald's mocha frappe a few times. I noticed that when I would ask for a "mocha frap" they would say, "Oh, you mean a mocha frap-pay?" Likewise, when I asked for a "mocha frap-pay" they would say "Oh, a mocha frap?"
Me being me, that meant I had to do a little research, LOL.
If what I read is accurate, a "frap" is a drink with coffee, milk, etc. A "frap-pay" is a drink made with fruit. So Mc'D's should be calling the caramel and mocha ones "fraps" and the strawberry/banana and (papaya?) or whatever ones "frap-pays".
I never correct anyone, but I do find it amusing that they nearly always correct me, no matter how I order.
Carillon - that's a word I had forgotten. My iPad apparently doesn't believe it's an actual word either.FUNNY!
I don't correct anyone besides my grandchildren, but someone told me I mispronounced carillon. I was 99% sure I didn't so I looked it up when I went home.
No wonder I had been misspelling it!
The pronunciation "kuh-RIL-yun" does prevail in some parts of the English-speaking world, most notably Australia, and may have originated from an old French or Spanish pronunciation. However, it is not accepted by aficionados of the carillon in North America (as represented by The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America) nor in Great Britain (as represented by the British Carillon Society). The correct pronunciation of the word "carillon" in these areas is approximately "KEH-rih-lon".
I say noo, cuz n-you is very difficult for me to say.There are variant pronunciations of almost everything, and dialects within the country. Less so now than before we became a more mobile and gadgetized society, but still apparent.
I usually say "n-you". And "p-you". (Ignoring the unsavory reference to if this-then that.)
Comedians have built acts upon spelling and lack of consistency in pronunciation. However our language, perhaps more than that of any other place on the planet, is influenced by a broad range of cultures. I grew up largely in Louisiana, where French spelling was interspersed with traditional English (and a good bit of German and some Latin influence as well) so I learned to pronounce local names that most others in the country would butcher. Let's just say it was easy to tell the "natives" locally.
Let's just say it was easy to tell the "natives" locally.
Somehow it comes to mind an episode of "Reba" when Reba and Barbara Jean were preparing to enter a school pageant, and Barbara Jean was practicing elocution. She very distinctly repeated "N-you, n-you" over and over.I say noo, cuz n-you is very difficult for me to say.
Sundae/Sunday: I'm sure Japanese has similar pronunciation pitfalls!
Sundae/Sunday: I'm sure Japanese has similar pronunciation pitfalls!
An oriental airline stewardess said: "I can manage English consonants but still have some trouble with my bowels."
