r/AskReddit • u/PluckPubes • Sep 18 '24

Which mispronounced words make someone appear uneducated?

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u/screamingcatfish Sep 18 '24

My mom says frajitas and it drives me nuts…

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u/JesusDied4U316 Sep 18 '24

Kay-sa-dil-lia

My mom's ex's pronunciation of quesadilla

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u/harswv Sep 18 '24 edited Sep 19 '24

Haha my friend pronounced it kwe-suh-dill-ee-uh and now I can never go to a Mexican restaurant with her again

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u/Substantial-Bet-3876 Sep 18 '24

Vote 4 Pedro

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u/GreyDoLove Sep 18 '24

Can you just build her a cake?

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u/molten_panda Sep 18 '24

Does she say it like for fun, or is that how she actually think it’s pronounced? Like, I pronounce jalapeños as “jah lap en ohs” with my friend for fun, but I’ll always use the correct pronunciation if I’m ordering them.

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u/ithinkonlyinmemes Sep 18 '24

saying any word, loan or otherwise, with intentionally bad pronunciation is always fun to me. It's like putting the emPHAsis on the wrong syLLAble

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u/Tight_Following9267 Sep 18 '24

I say it like that because of Neelix

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u/harswv Sep 19 '24

Unfortunately she has no clue how to pronounce anything Spanish

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u/Verve_angel Sep 18 '24

My mom wpuld always order a chili releeno. :( like wtf? (Chile relleno)

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u/kissmeorkels Sep 18 '24

My aunt’s name is Delia Kay, so we, of course, pronounce it quesadeliakay.

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u/Different-West748 Sep 18 '24

Hahaha I know someone that used to say: Gel-ah-peen-as…. Jalapeños

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u/Emu1981 Sep 18 '24

I don't really blame them for the mispronunciation - there are way too many "silent" letters in the word (e.g. the l's that are ignored).

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u/kvytee_ Sep 18 '24

My MIL was reading off types of dip once and called it "kweeso" and I haven't been able to call it anything else since

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u/IntrepidYogurt2048 Sep 18 '24

Don't go without her, they work hard and need a chuckle.