Anyone here pronounce certain words wrong despite knowing they are wrong?

[Darththeo]

Also some British nouns.

Greenwich
Leicester
Worcester

I pronounced them how they were spelled until people corrected me years later and told me they sound nothing like they are spelled. Fuck me right?

God damn British people with their weird words.

They are also towns in mass.

[Deleted]

They are also towns in mass.

Founded by Brits who originated from those 3 british towns.

[Socialhealer]

There are two "hard" counters to the hard G:

gym

[Enthusiastic Steward]

Did you pronounce it like Me-lee?

I do. From a young age I was always into fantasy books, and I'd frequently encounter new words that you don't generally hear in day-to-day conversation. So I'd read melee years before I ever heard it and its too ingrained in my brain. As soon as I say it I know its wrong and I shall receive a dose of mockery, but I still can't catch myself.

[Kokolums]

The "wh" in what, why, when, etc. is supposed to be pronounced with a whooshing sound, as if you were trying to very lightly blow out candles. 50 years ago, you would be considered low class to use a sharp W. In movies and TV from the 1970s or earlier you can actually notice it.

I would have loved it if the nightborne elves used that W. It would be been perfect.

[Radaney]

Memay or me maymay? I do that to piss people off.

I never corrected myself just because I know it annoys people.

[Dug]

The creators of the format pronounced the word as "jif" with a soft "G" /ˈdʒɪf/ as in "gin". Steve Wilhite says that the intended pronunciation deliberately echoes the American peanut butter brand Jif, and CompuServe employees would often say "Choosy developers choose GIF", spoofing this brand's television commercials.

Then the creator is a heretic as well. Burn em at the stake. #hardGforever

[Stelio Kontos]

So if I hear an English speaker using a (culturally) appropriated Greek word and mangling it as they are prone to do, and I correct it the proper way, does that count?

[belfpala]

So if I hear an English speaker using a (culturally) appropriated Greek word and mangling it as they are prone to do, and I correct it the proper way, does that count?

pfffffft, if it's commonly used in English (as in, in the OED), it should be pronounced the English way when spoken.

I intentionally mispronounce some Spanish words on purpose. Usually with a fake southern accent.

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Then the creator is a heretic as well. Burn em at the stake. #hardGforever

I'll pronounce it "jif" as soon as "graphics" is pronounced "jraphics"

[kail]

Nev-AH-da.

[Silver Forte]

No, that would be stupid.

[Stelio Kontos]

pfffffft, if it's commonly used in English (as in, in the OED), it should be pronounced the English way when spoken.

How gruesome. No language deserves that sort of mangling.

[belfpala]

How gruesome. No language deserves that sort of mangling.

English is a mongrel language anyway.

[hrugner]

Does stressing the wrong syllable count? If so, I do that with many words, but don't have a specific set of words I always mangle.

[Deleted]

I pronounce meme wrong.

Me me? I think almost everyone did that at one point

For me it would be "tier" (as in armor tier in wow). Always pronounced it as "tire" for some reason.

[Coffeexbean]

yes I pronounce GIF as "jiff"

[Dalheim]

I usually have -some- problems with the ''th'' pronounciation, which seems fairly common with swedes from what i've heard.

[Sinndra]

i pronounce Worcestershire sauce as Wor-chester-ton-shire sauce.

[Ravenblade]

It's impossible to misspell and mispronounce German words as a German unless you're dyslexic, have a speech impediment/disorder or are simply not a native German. Interestingly enough a lot fellow patriots and "True Germans" do have difficulties with that which is resulting in hilariously misspelt slogans sprayed on walls, sometimes even with missing or awkwardly written letters because they didn't know how to write that specific one. Such is the fate of School of Life academics. Which always reminds me on this.

[Dangg]

"melee" and "butcher"
pronouncing it the right way is exhausting and hearing it in voice chat the wrong way for years doesn't help (not a native speaker)