The most annoying expressions...

OK I must add the word "croissant." Though not an expression, more of a pronunciation issue. I shudder a bit each time I hear a Brit say "cwasson".

I don't care if it's a more accurate way to say it, it just sounds snooty and horrible. It's not as though we pronounce every integrated foreign word correctly, as I've heard plenty of Brits mangle common Spanish words. NO MORE CWASSONS

I learned the pronunciation cwa-son in America. It doesn't sound snooty to me. It sounds correct.

I never heard anyone say cruh-sant until McDonald's started making cruh-sandwiches.  

I have to say, the pronunciation of paella here really gets to me.  PYE-ELL-UH.  Oh it drives me batty.  You don't say TORE-TILL-UH, why would you say PYE-ELL-UH?!?! 

I think I can't bring myself to go to another Spanish restaurant until I learn to let it go! 

OK I must add the word "croissant." Though not an expression, more of a pronunciation issue. I shudder a bit each time I hear a Brit say "cwasson".

I don't care if it's a more accurate way to say it, it just sounds snooty and horrible. It's not as though we pronounce every integrated foreign word correctly, as I've heard plenty of Brits mangle common Spanish words. NO MORE CWASSONS

I'm the opposite! My BF asked me one day if I wanted a "cross on", and I had no idea what he was trying to say until I walked into the kitchen and saw the croissants. I grew up speaking French, though, so I care about its pronunciation more than I would other languages (where I'd still care, but probably not know the difference!).

I don't care if it's a more accurate way to say it, it just sounds snooty and horrible.

Sounds normal to me too. Sorry!

Cru-SAHNT in the American style makes me cringe.

But foreign words get mangled all the time and the British pronunciation of paella bothers me too, NoseOverTail.

I try to let go and not get too annoyed, but it's hard! 

We always call them "cross ants" en famille. 

What annoys me is when I pronounce something correctly, and the other person corrects me, and their pronunciation is wrong.

Like when I pronounce bruschetta as broos-ket-ta (In Italian, the h after the c makes it a hard K sound), and they say "You mean broo-shet-ta."

And yet the British say fill-it. 

And yet the British say fill-it. 

That's correct, though, isn't it? If the spelling is 'fillet' then it's pronounced fill-it. If it's spelled 'filet' then it's 'fil-ay'. I could be wrong, but I thought 'fillet' was an English word, based on the French word 'filet.'

That's correct, though, isn't it? If the spelling is 'fillet' then it's pronounced fill-it. If it's spelled 'filet' then it's 'fil-ay'. I could be wrong, but I thought 'fillet' was an English word, based on the French word 'filet.'

That was my take on it too. Although at first it sounded "wrong".

I just say "a piece of fish" and avoid it altogether!

That's correct, though, isn't it? If the spelling is 'fillet' then it's pronounced fill-it. If it's spelled 'filet' then it's 'fil-ay'. I could be wrong, but I thought 'fillet' was an English word, based on the French word 'filet.'

Yes this is enitrely correct.

It must be exhuasting to be "annoyed" by such silly things as the pronunciation of a breakfast pastry and a cut of meat.   

I just say "a piece of fish" and avoid it altogether!

It must be exhuasting to be "annoyed" by such silly things as the pronunciation of a breakfast pastry and a cut of meat.   

  to you both!

It must be exhuasting to be "annoyed" by such silly things as the pronunciation of a breakfast pastry and a cut of meat.   

ouch.

It must be exhuasting to be "annoyed" by such silly things as the pronunciation of a breakfast pastry and a cut of meat.   

Well we wouldn't have an entire thread based around this if people were always content.  Let's all just remember, different strokes for different folks