I am so flustrated and fustered about people who mispronounce either FRUSTRATED or FLUSTERED. Last year I knew someone who always said "flustrated". This person was over the top anyway and it was so hard not to laugh or tell her that it is not a word. Then yesterday I heard someone on the radio use the words "fustration" and "fustrated" within the same dialogue.
I know some people have different dialects and and pronounce the same word in different ways, but to use a word that doesn't exist!!!!!! At this point it is hard not to stereotype that this person is very UNEDUCATED!
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it's the teacher in you! :)
Oh, that just chaps my rear. Another one is "axed me" instead of asked me. Grrrrr
I always say frustrated wrong, like fustrated. I always spell it wrong too but thank goodness for spell check. It is just a hard word to pronounce. I can say flustered right though so thats a good thing.
Reply to txgrl: I have a friend in STL that corrects me when I say gone instead of went and such, that's why I teach science.
Reply to jules: Axed me is in the ebonic dictionary.
Reply to deanna: Always start with a FR... or a FL..... Think about it as you say it.
LOL...you have a colleague who says "supposably." That's my pet peeve!
I'm here via Pigs, and just HAVE to comment on this subject. My extremely well-educated, master's degree structural engineer of a husband has such words as supposebly, fustrated, flustrated, Valentime's day, and various others. I gave up correcting him a few years ago, it's one of those things I just have to let go of, as it's not worth a knock-down, drag out. But it makes me so FRustrated!
I am also here via Pigs and also have an engineer, MBA'd husband who misprounces a plethora of words. Including "Kindergarten," which he pronounces "kiddie-garten." I have given up as well. Though I am working on making certain my children do not pick up his regional accent.
And now, for the fingernails on chalkboard pet peeve of all pet peeves: irregardless. At least husband doesn't say that or I'd have to leave him.
Ha! Just realized that The MAN is from St. Louis - where I am diligently fighting for my children's right to say "forty" rather than "farty."
Too funny! In an itty-bitty little small world kinda funny. (I am from central Mizery, so I'm also trying not to pass along "ain't got no," myself.)
As a previous Ohioan, and a current Kentuckian, I want to clarify that I do not say warsh!
Here via pigs as well. I had a history professor that would say impordant- as in "Pay attention, this is impordant." It would drive me into a silent tizzy, so much so that I couldn't pay attention to whatever was so important.
Reply to pigs: Isnt' there a "supposedly?"
Reply to katie: He is probably doing it just to FUSTRATE you!
Reply to Bev: Yes it is Misery to some. We had a Deacon in Maplewood that would say, "Dear Lard" when he prayed. Yes, it is Hwy FARTY.
I spent time in High Ride and in Dogtown near Forest Park.
Save the generation that you can!
Reply to HOkie Erin: I think "warsh" is used in Missouri also. Funny how we stay with a word we learned to mispronounce.
Reply to anonymous: I learned today watching a video on Fossils that there are underground caverns in Kentucky as long as 300 plus miles long. Yous guys need a subway!
Reply to Jennifer: My wife and I quit attending the ONLY Baptist church in a small town because the Pastor always would say, "Pay attention" "Listen friend". It got annoying to the point that we counted over 60 times in one sermon the number of directions. I was NOT his FRIEND!
PIGS: I think I got the FUSTRATED thing from our parent today. Did you pick up on this?
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