A post on Kottke is about words that you mispronounce on purpose and words that only you and your family may use for certain things. I have listed a few we use but I’m sure there’s more. What are yours?
My words are:
Compoota – computer
Muskles – Muscles (from Popeye … I think)
Squizzie – Squirrel
Booger – Bogie
Dumdum – Dummy
4 responses to “Mispronounced words”
Vigner – vinegar
Duck knobs – goosebumps
squis – sit
plant one – kiss
toots – toes
eddie’s – long dirty fingernails (Eddie was our old neighbour and he has the filthiest hands)
Oooh one more
orangy sposh – orange juice
We still “lawn the mow” and “park the cark” and milk has been “nocus” in our house for 18 years!!!
Sad!
Booger – we used to call it a piggy! 🙂
Michael loves the “pewter” (computer), wonders if doctors work at the “hostipill” and still has his favourite “Didod” (blue dog!)… Bless x