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Pronunciation of words.

Castle

Hello everybody,

I've not been on here for a while and seem to only use it when I'm looking for help or advise. Having said that though I do and will always share advice or knowledge what I've picked up over the years to possibly help others on here too.

Anyway my question is -

Does anyone else in this community struggle with not knowing how to pronounce words/places they've never heard anyone else say before? and say it how it looks on paper?

There's been a few times recently I've pronounced certain words/places and been laughed at etc. So just today I have downloaded an app to help me for the future so that if I struggle again or I am unsure then I can type it in and hear how the word is pronounced.

I will be honest I always found English boring at school mainly because lessons went on about stuff that didn't interest me and many occasions tried my best to stay awake. Where as Maths on the other hand I really really enjoyed as it got my mind ticking. Even the thought of Maths excites me I love working things out.

Sorry to go on, but yes it would be interesting to know if or not its only me that struggles with knowing how to pronounce certain words/places that you are not familiar with.

  • Had speech therapy as a child ,my wife says she must of been french , still can't say onion properly,

    last time i went in a chip shop and asked for onion rings women behind the counter couldn't understand me when in the end i pointed to the menu she just laughed. 

    Still struggle with words when i picture the word the letters are jumbled . and it is impossible to pronounce unless i have heard the word.

    My daughter had a strong french accent when young too.

    my son also couldn't speak properly ,couldn't say his own name until 5/6 years ,

    Its a common autism thing .

    If i am stressed i can't spell simple words like who or when, its a bit like a spelling stammer

    Spellchecker  is so good just hard to get the word close enough sometimes .

  • Speaking to my online friend - using terms I never knew - I was never sure of the spelling.

    Like her dosset to put her meds into. I thought it was spelled 'daucet.'

    Or the Roku for the TV. I thought it was spelled 'Roque.'

  • I find pronunciation very difficult, and the past year has made it worse.  I have had very little practice and I often spend days in isolation not speaking to anyone.

  • I find that when I am reading a novel, if there is a name that I can't pronounce, it spoils my enjoyment of the story. 

    Some place names are confusing anyway, for example here in Scotland there is a place called "Milngavie", which is pronounced "Mulguy".