β² 84 βΌ English as a second language learners: what words were really hard for you to pronounce? (discuss.tchncs.de) submitted 11 months ago by RockySalad@discuss.tchncs.de to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 155 comments fedilink hide all child comments If English wasn't your first language, maybe if you learned English later in life, were there any words that you had a really hard time learning how to pronounce? Do you think that had to do with the sounds made in your first language?
[β] Zoldyck@lemmy.world 24 points 11 months ago (10 children) Worcestershire sauce permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [β] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 12 points 11 months ago (6 children) English as my first language and I canβt get that one right either. No one can. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] Pumafred9@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago* (5 children) Wuh ster shuh. I live in that county, it's definitely over-hyped. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [β] feinstruktur@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago (1 child) Oh, one really pronounces the 'shuh' part? I was told it's just the first two syllables. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [β] ProfessorScience@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago Just the first two syllables would be Worcester, which is also a place. permalink fedilink source parent [β] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (2 children) You don't say the last 'R'? I've always said it 'woo - stur - sure' or 'wi - stur - sure,' depending on how fast I say it. I'm American though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] communism@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago (1 child) That's because you're American. That's how you say it with an American accent. Like think about how Brits say "sure" vs how Americans say "sure". Americans pronounce the R far more. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [β] Mobiuthuselah@mander.xyz 3 points 10 months ago Americans are harder on their R's where they're written, but Brits take the R's out and put them softly in other places where they aren't written (to the American ear) permalink fedilink source parent [β] stray@pawb.social 7 points 11 months ago (1 child) It helps to break it up. worce - ster - shire "Worcestershire sauce is the worst." "Thousand island is worster." "'Worster'? Sure." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [β] RockySalad@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 1 point 10 months ago I say it wuss tuh sure permalink fedilink source parent [β] Nemoder@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago odd, I never had an issue with WarChester sauce. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 12 points 11 months ago (6 children) English as my first language and I canβt get that one right either. No one can. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] Pumafred9@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago* (5 children) Wuh ster shuh. I live in that county, it's definitely over-hyped. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [β] feinstruktur@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago (1 child) Oh, one really pronounces the 'shuh' part? I was told it's just the first two syllables. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [β] ProfessorScience@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago Just the first two syllables would be Worcester, which is also a place. permalink fedilink source parent [β] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (2 children) You don't say the last 'R'? I've always said it 'woo - stur - sure' or 'wi - stur - sure,' depending on how fast I say it. I'm American though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] communism@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago (1 child) That's because you're American. That's how you say it with an American accent. Like think about how Brits say "sure" vs how Americans say "sure". Americans pronounce the R far more. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [β] Mobiuthuselah@mander.xyz 3 points 10 months ago Americans are harder on their R's where they're written, but Brits take the R's out and put them softly in other places where they aren't written (to the American ear) permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Pumafred9@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago* (5 children) Wuh ster shuh. I live in that county, it's definitely over-hyped. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [β] feinstruktur@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago (1 child) Oh, one really pronounces the 'shuh' part? I was told it's just the first two syllables. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [β] ProfessorScience@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago Just the first two syllables would be Worcester, which is also a place. permalink fedilink source parent [β] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (2 children) You don't say the last 'R'? I've always said it 'woo - stur - sure' or 'wi - stur - sure,' depending on how fast I say it. I'm American though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] communism@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago (1 child) That's because you're American. That's how you say it with an American accent. Like think about how Brits say "sure" vs how Americans say "sure". Americans pronounce the R far more. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [β] Mobiuthuselah@mander.xyz 3 points 10 months ago Americans are harder on their R's where they're written, but Brits take the R's out and put them softly in other places where they aren't written (to the American ear) permalink fedilink source parent
[β] feinstruktur@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago (1 child) Oh, one really pronounces the 'shuh' part? I was told it's just the first two syllables. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [β] ProfessorScience@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago Just the first two syllables would be Worcester, which is also a place. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] ProfessorScience@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago Just the first two syllables would be Worcester, which is also a place. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (2 children) You don't say the last 'R'? I've always said it 'woo - stur - sure' or 'wi - stur - sure,' depending on how fast I say it. I'm American though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] communism@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago (1 child) That's because you're American. That's how you say it with an American accent. Like think about how Brits say "sure" vs how Americans say "sure". Americans pronounce the R far more. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [β] Mobiuthuselah@mander.xyz 3 points 10 months ago Americans are harder on their R's where they're written, but Brits take the R's out and put them softly in other places where they aren't written (to the American ear) permalink fedilink source parent
[β] communism@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago (1 child) That's because you're American. That's how you say it with an American accent. Like think about how Brits say "sure" vs how Americans say "sure". Americans pronounce the R far more. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [β] Mobiuthuselah@mander.xyz 3 points 10 months ago Americans are harder on their R's where they're written, but Brits take the R's out and put them softly in other places where they aren't written (to the American ear) permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Mobiuthuselah@mander.xyz 3 points 10 months ago Americans are harder on their R's where they're written, but Brits take the R's out and put them softly in other places where they aren't written (to the American ear) permalink fedilink source parent
[β] stray@pawb.social 7 points 11 months ago (1 child) It helps to break it up. worce - ster - shire "Worcestershire sauce is the worst." "Thousand island is worster." "'Worster'? Sure." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [β] RockySalad@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 1 point 10 months ago I say it wuss tuh sure permalink fedilink source parent
[β] RockySalad@discuss.tchncs.de [S] 1 point 10 months ago I say it wuss tuh sure permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Nemoder@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago odd, I never had an issue with WarChester sauce. permalink fedilink source parent