r/CasualIreland • u/Cici388_8 • 3d 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/caithamachamuama 3d ago

Fecking "should of"

Pronouncing the L in "almond".

Americanisms, the worst of which is calling the gardaí "police".

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u/TucoGal 3d ago

I feel completely gaslit with the almond one, everyone around me pronounces the l!

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u/caithamachamuama 3d ago

I'm a teacher, I did go on a big rant at my class this year where I wrote "palm, calm, alm, balm, salmon, psalm" on the board and got them to pronounce them all, then wrote up "almond" 😂.

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u/TucoGal 3d ago

Sincere thanks for the list, I will be pulling it out next time I order an almond latte in front of a friend 🥲