That's a weird word

[EvianBaby]

Do you ever think of or look at a really common word, like fork and think, 'that's a really weird word'. Then you have to say it over and over until it starts to sound normal?

Can't just be me!

[2sp_]

I do that!

[sir.prize]

Is it probably the way some people pronounce the word 'fork' do you think?

[2sp_]

I like to have an internal debate over how to pronounce pork.

[EvianBaby]

No, I just looked at the word Euro and thought that's such a weird word.

And I used the fork example because that one came up recently when I said it.

[Kiki-frog]

Not really, but I often think that the spelling of common words is weird. I often think that 'yes' should really be written 'yess'.

[commoner]

...mmmm....weird is a bit weird....thought it was i befor e...'cept after c of course.!

....maybe it's just me that's weird;-)

[EvianBaby]

I wrote in my Dads 60th b.day card that he can now get his BUSS pass.

Prat!

[alan-r]

"string" gets me

[mike11111]

Never really forking thought of that before! Now I am intrigued.

[DTCwordfan]

Time to get the AB "White Padded Jackets" out.

The frightening thing is that it is only Thursday......

[mike11111]

".mmmm....weird is a bit weird....thought it was i befor e...'cept after c of course.!

Oh dear, you have just given me a chance to get on my hobby horse, which you will live to regret. The rule to which you allude is incomplete, it goes on to say, "when it sounds like "ee". To this rule there is but only one exception, "seize" and that only because it is a French word. Surely you don't have problems with "height" and "weight", where the diphthongs do not sound "ee".

[commoner]

lol..sorry mike, just been offered a pint by a mate so can't stop...got to sieze the chance whilst I can...might cause a bit of wieght gain but at my hieght I can stand it...as a Yorkshire lad should "ee bah gum" really be ei or ie bah gum?..;-)

[jno]

that might have cheered up your dad no end, EB

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/buss

[mccfluff]

Lol i dp that all the time. Try saying feeble a few times
Feeeeeeeeeble :-)

[Bambiagain]

I find that the more you say a particular word the weirder it sounds.

[boxtops]

I agree with bambi - the more you look at it, the worse it looks. Try Queue - if I get interrupted in the middle of writing it, I don't know where I've got to.

[wiltsman]

Why is Slough not pronounced Sluff?

[Bambiagain]

Why is cough not pronounced cow?

[Mick-Talbot]

It's not that weird really .......try using 'That is' instead if it bothers you.

[wiltsman]

It's ruff, sorry, rough trying to sort out the complexities of the English language.