Man-DAY-tory

[billyskank]

:banghead:

[MissHoneychurch]

1. ????

what is the matter???

But whatever it is, here is a :hug:

[billyskank]

4. Mispronunciation

Some people say "mandatory" as man-day-tery. It isn't. It's man-dah-tory.

It always seems to be your boss that says it. :eyes:

[MissHoneychurch]

7. I just said it loud for me

I say it like you do. With the German accent of course :P

Hey, you know bosses aren't necessary the intelligent ones in the company :D

:hug:

[BarenakedLady]

2. What?

:shrug:

Don't do that to your pretty head.

:hug:

[billyskank]

6. People pronouncing words wrong

:hug:

[lizziegrace]

3. pronunciation or spelling?

:shrug:



:hug:

[billyskank]

5. Pronunciation

:(

[lizziegrace]

10. I spoke with my sister and the children yesterday

I have a terrible time understanding any of them on the phone. Not mispronunciation, but the accent. And I think the children had trouble understanding me as well. :(

I told my bother-in-law I had to get used to his accent and he offered to speak very S-L-O-W-L-Y. ;)

[billyskank]

11. Well they ARE living in Birmingham

;)

What's the difference between a buffalo and a bison?

(In Birmingham accent) You can't wash yer 'ands in a buffalo. :)

[lizziegrace]

12. Even worse

it's Stourport! They don't have the big-city influence of Birmingham. ;)

The children are priceless. I just wish I could understand them. :(

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

8. 8 work hours of a man who's a member of the British Conservative Party

:silly:

[billyskank]

9. They don't do eight hours work

They do two hours work one morning a week sitting on the board for some firm in the City, for which they get paid a hundred thousand a year, then they roll round to the Palace of Westminster to get wasted in one of the bars at lunch and then to the chamber for a little spot of legislating in the afternoon.

[tjwmason]

13. It's not the only case of stress migration.

Harass and decade are also both suffering from people moving the stress around. Stress is such a delicate subtle toy in the English language it really is painful - almost like fingers down a blackboard at times.