Unintentionally funny mispronunciations.

[ThePhoneGoddess]

We've all gotten them before, I know you all have. I wanna hear 'em.

I got this winner tonight:

Guy on phone: Yeah, I bought some minutes about an hour ago and when I try to make a call it says 'insignificant funds'...

Yeah, dude, your measly $10 is just not significant enough for us. We expect you to spend at least $20 before we bother turning on your phone.

It's one thing to accidentally mispronounce a word once, especially if your in a hurry, but he kept doing it throughout the entire call!

[tollbaby]

*snicker* would you believe that it took me a couple of seconds to figure out exactly WHAT was wrong with that?

[blas]

Me too I feel dumb that took a second......

Customers at the gas station came up with their own cute little names for lottery tickets and cigarettes, when they weren't whipping out old packs at me, since I'm stupid and can't hear (according to them)...

"Marbo reds"
"Pale Male" (Pall Mall)
etc

[Becks]

I had a guy come in once and I SWEAR he was asking about lox. Nope...leeks. It was interesting.

[Chanlin]

This one is in another post of mine but,

I'd like to add minutes to my secular phone.

[Antisocial_Worker]

Me too I feel dumb that took a second......

I feel really dumb, because I still haven't gotten it.

[powerboy]

I have not got it either.

[Gurndigarn]

I feel really dumb, because I still haven't gotten it.

Using "insignificant" instead of "insufficient" funds.

[Horsetuna]

I am guilty of this.

I say 'Indiana-Polis' mostly. I can't get it the right way x.x I learned to read it before I knew how it sounded like to my credit, and I /am/ trying to fix it.

[Antisocial_Worker]

Using "insignificant" instead of "insufficient" funds.

Sigh... I feel very special, having needed that explanation. I think I'll go hide now.

[BusBus]

A friend of mine had his spanish-speaking cousin come and visit for a while. He spoke enough English to get by, but he would ask us once in a while what something was. We taught him what pennies were. He eventually started to pronounce this word without the "n" and "e". We had to correct him quickly.

[Bagga]

I use to teach English when I lived in Spain.

In Spanish, molestar = to worry, irritate, or... to tease.

One of my 12 year old students once told me:

"My parents don't like it when I molest my sister."

erm......

[Bagga]

I used to, dammit.

(Call yourself an English teacher, do you?)

[Rahmota]

(Call yourself an English teacher, do you?)

No, Jedi myself I call....

And don't feel bad about the OP. It took me a moment to figure out what was wrong with that sentence too. Insignificant vs insufficient.

[Bella_Vixen]

"Marbo reds"
"Pale Male" (Pall Mall)
etc

How about "Pell Mell"? Oh, my God, that pisses me off to no end.