It really irks me when I'm at a restaurant and the waiter asks if I'd like the "SaLmon" (pronouncing the L). It doubley irks me when they offer the "sWordfish" (pronouncing the L). I'm even more annoyed at the incorrect pronunciation of "herb" as "'erb" (see different question).... So I guess if a waiter asked me if I would like to have either the " 'erb crusted saLmon or the grilled sWordfish", I might just blow a head gasket...
I'm I the only one who's annoyed at this?
2006-09-02 23:45:53 · 11 answers · asked by Moose 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
oops! I should have said, "...sWordfish (pronouncing the W)..."
2006-09-03 00:56:10 · update #1
hee hee you are funny! Why get angry!
I know what you mean though... here in Kuwait Salmon is pronounced in Kuwaiti Arabic as Salamon, so when they say it in English they go saLmon pronouncing the L....
As for herb, I do pronounce it as erb! as in erbal tea!! I am assuming you are a Brit for wanting to say the H in it :)
So we must account for the region of the people who are saying the words you know!!!
What I dont like is hearing homeworkS and emailS.... there are no plurals in these words! But what the HEY! Its not a big deal.
2006-09-03 00:00:04 · answer #1 · answered by SAM 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
What is actually annoying you here is not a lack of education on the part of these people, but a different accent. 'erb is proper in much of America, for instance. If I were to say herb around here, I would be corrected by a lot of irritated people. SaLmon irritates me, but I've become used to the fact that it's normal in some parts of the world. Ive never heard anyone say sWordfish- perhaps because that sort of thing was made fun of too much in cartoons made about forty years ago.
2006-09-03 03:41:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, firstly I think you meant to say 'sWordfish pronouncing the 'w', but I know what you're saying. The one that irks me, is people who put a 'k' on the end of words that end in 'g' like 'anythink', somethink, nothink'. For my part, it has to do with being a control freak, but that's just me. It doesn't excuse poor diction or enunciation. As much as I agree with you, I think you are going to have to live with it or, if you're feeling brave, tackle the person about their poor English, or leave telling them you'll come back when they've learned the basics. I'm not the most tactful person around, but I for one don't get on too well with people who 'spell the way they speak'.
2006-09-03 00:14:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
While the 'L' in salmon is silent, as is the 'W' in swordfish, it is not incorrect for the 'H' in herb to be silent. Quite the contrary in fact. According to the dictionary, the 'H' can either be silent or not. Furthermore, most of us leave it out. Those who do not are usually British, and even they do not always pronounce it that way.
In the pronuciation key of the dictionary, the first form is 'URB', and the second is 'HURB', which means URB is more prevalent.
2006-09-03 03:36:40 · answer #4 · answered by death_to_spies 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No your not. Things should be done right especially from a waiter. next time ask him what 'erbs' are and do you get 'int' on you lamb instead of Mint and does it taste any different?
GOD DONT YOU JUST HATE PEOPLE WHO ADVERTISE ON THIS. SEE ABOVE MINE. That really annoys me
2006-09-02 23:51:42 · answer #5 · answered by Lost....Eve 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nether a million. I hate the style of fish, and that i ensue to be a dessertarian. Dessertarian. (noun) a guy or woman like a vegetarian or carnivore, yet in particular lives on and likes to devour candies.
2016-11-24 19:35:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about the stringbeans ALmondeen
or a bottle of Moet & Chandon ( and they pronounce it MO-AY)
uuuuurrrrgh!
2006-09-02 23:52:24 · answer #7 · answered by onion 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go 2 the pork restaurant &nobody ask u thesalmon&swordfish,
2006-09-02 23:53:42 · answer #8 · answered by mari-mar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If this is the kind of thing that upsets you to the point of blowing a head gasket, seek help........
2006-09-03 02:29:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"You can measure the size of a man by the things that bother him".
Abe Lincoln
2006-09-02 23:52:02 · answer #10 · answered by ed 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋