14 Jan 05
Originally posted by Ragnoraki have a lisp, so pretty much anything with an s. naturally, this includes lisp and maths, which just so happens to be the subject i am studying. i now either say "math" and sound american, or go the whole hog and say "mathematics".
The one word which I nearly always have trouble with is... prenimin..., pleminin..., pleminar..., preliminary. Phew.
So, what's yours?
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the hardest word for me to say though is "thesis". tis impossible!
14 Jan 05
Originally posted by geniusI would have thought 'impossible' would be quite hard as well.
i have a lisp, so pretty much anything with an s. naturally, this includes lisp and maths, which just so happens to be the subject i am studying. i now either say "math" and sound american, or go the whole hog and say "mathematics".
the hardest word for me to say though is "thesis". tis impossible!
I sometimes think that the people who think up the words for these 'conditions' (don't know a better word) must be taking the mick. Lisp is a great example. And dyslexic is another.
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14 Jan 05
Originally posted by FavsThat scalp condition that begins with p but sounds like it begins with s. I always say it as the word for that liver condition. But of course I can't spell either of them well enough for google to pop up a correct spelling.
aesthetic and subliminal have always caused me to pause.
"phenomena and phenomenon" are real sticklers!
Yeah this one doesn't come up often in conversation.
14 Jan 05
Originally posted by XanthosNZpsoriasis you mean?
That scalp condition that begins with p but sounds like it begins with s. I always say it as the word for that liver condition. But of course I can't spell either of them well enough for google to pop up a correct spelling.
Yeah this one doesn't come up often in conversation.
14 Jan 05
Originally posted by angie88it's "schizoid" (skits - oid) not shizoid!
ok thx, now I can go around saying cool things like "hey, I think your diagnosis is shizoid diarrhea... it's funny, as long as nobody notices you're making no sense at all... luckily, I'm largely surrounded by complete morons.
Angie 😀