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Oh skipvia! I knew I saw a list like this more recently than this ancient, decrepit one. I'm sorry, I'll go post a link to your list on that other page we were talking about. As soon as I figure out what it was. Oh yeah, segway.

There are a bunch of these on my Say What? list, but I'm too lazy to move most of them over. Added a few, though.

Haha! Father of Debride? That's hilarious!

When I see "debride" I immediately put a "Father of" in front of it to get exactly the wrong pronunciation. (Which, BTW, should go on a list of words with "unexpected spelling" because I ALWAYS want to spell it "pronounciation".)

PS No one expects pronunciation!

What about detritus?

ptomaine

I guess I thought of paraphernalia because people often pronounce it pehr-uh-fuh-neel-yuh. Or maybe that's just how my misguided ear has heard it =/

I don't know about paraphernalia, though it's a great word anyway. Circuit? Hmm... maybe. But then would I also have to add circuitous?

One of my favorite words as spelling goes: paraphernalia. And perhaps circuit?

Oh, don't cross screendoor. That is one baaad screendoor. *shudder*

I don't think screendoor would let me, anyway.

Just don't pee on that battleship. I hear it's illegal.

That's about as funny as a screen door on a battleship.

Yeah! Pwned! I'm the big man, beatin' up a screen door!
And STAY out! Foo!

*shudder*

uselessness, not on your birthday. :) Consider the screen door warned to stay the hell away from your ass. You hear that, screen door?

Screen doors hitting asses? Man, I've missed a lot!

Oh crap, chained_bear, do we know each other? Shall I apply that slamming screen door to my own behind?

*slams screen door onto litigious's ass*

litigious, litigious, litigious, neener neener neener!

I guess it shouldn't be added, because
1) it cannot compare with sarsaparilla, colonel, or suite,
2) it's my list, and
3) the person who mispronounced it yesterday ticks me off on a regular basis, and the word's inclusion here will needlessly remind me of that person, so for the collective sanity, it should not be included.
I hereby banish "litigious." Get out, and don't let the screen door hit your ass.

I concur.

So shouldn't it be added since the pronunciation is unexpected?

Well, that's why I didn't add it to this list.

It does look like it should be "LIT-i-gus," though, in the same way that "pimiento" looks like it ought to be "pih-MEN-toh."

yeah, I actually prefer that pronunciation, c_b. It's so much more fun to say.

For what it's worth, that's how litigious looks.

Yesterday I heard someone pronounce "litigious" as "LIT-ig-ous." Not only accenting the wrong sylLAble, but using a hard G sound.

Unfortunately, I think people would slap me if I tried to pronounce it that way, correct or not.

Hey, how about sergeant?

true... unexpected spelling... The OED says it's supposed to be pronounced with a "y" sound rather than just "pi-men-to," the way most people (of my acquaintance) say it. Velly intellesting.

Pimiento, perhaps, since you don't ever hear that "i"?

I looked through it, but I guess I should have sorted alphabetically first! :)

Thanks seanahan--it's already on the list though! :)

colonel

Debride. Gross meaning, strange pronunciation.

How 'bout suite?

Sarsaparilla is a great example.

Thanks seanahan!

Along the lines of boatswain you have coxswain.

Worcestershire. But then you're getting into British pronunciation, I suppose.

Solder!