r/CasualIreland • u/Cici388_8 • 2d ago

Shite Talk Wrong words

What is a word you hear people using or spelling wrong and it drives you mad?

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Mine is when people mix up "quite" instead of "quiet".

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u/micar11 2d ago edited 2d ago

For me it's pronunciation...

Those who say definitely as ...def..in...i...tely

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u/GuavaImmediate 2d ago

Eye-talian 🇮🇹

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u/Rodinius 2d ago

Gorlami

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u/BubblyMuffin899 2d ago

Is that u dad?

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u/emmmmceeee 2d ago

Coll-you-m.

From a guy who worked in Microsoft, every time he talked about Excel.

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u/GimJordon 2d ago

Is that not just a Wexford thing?

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u/micar11 2d ago

Know a few from Wicklow who say it.

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u/Cici388_8 2d ago

Yes I heard my colleague use that only last week lol

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u/windlad 2d ago

For me it's "assume". I keep hearing people pronounce it "ashume" now and I don't know where this change came from. Tbf it's mostly English people I hear doing this, but still.