soapdragon Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Is it me or is the media getting a bit uppy? I listen to Classic FM a lot and the composers seem to have 'gone upmarket'! No longer Ralph Vaughn Williams but Rafe, not Pachelbel (Pro Pashelbel) but now pronounced Packlebel, not The Simon Bolivar Orchestra but Seemon Bolivar and several more that I can call to mind right now! Saw a wildlife prog on BBC recently on The Himaaalias (what happened to the Himalayas!) I have taken to shouting at the radio every time Classic FM (or Classics Again as YS calls it) re names their composers! I am too old to change Sorry about the rant but its been niggling me for a while; now I've got it off my chest I'm off for a lie down in a darkened room and sooooo looking forward to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Hee hee, a bit like Nigel Farage.................garage, sausage etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickendoodle Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Bodicea - when I was young pronounced bo-de-seya. Now boodica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted October 3, 2013 Author Share Posted October 3, 2013 OOOh yes, that's another which has rattled my cage recently! They just seem to keep coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Bodicea - when I was young pronounced bo-de-seya. Now boodica Yes I noticed that had happened In my day Uranus was pronounced differently too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Also (and maybe I am being really stupid here) what has happened to Basle in Switzerland. It now seems to be Basel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 L'Occiatane has confused me lately. We have always said it as it is spelt, as the girls in the shop do too, but according to a TV ad I just saw its actually said L'ossytan. Think I might just go to Crabtree & Evelyn - much easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 L'Occiatane has confused me lately.We have always said it as it is spelt, as the girls in the shop do too, but according to a TV ad I just saw its actually said L'ossytan. Think I might just go to Crabtree & Evelyn - much easier. But is it Evlin or Eevlin? I'm going to Lush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickendoodle Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Nestles - nessles in my childhood - now nestlay. I always feel really stupid using the new pronounciation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 One that irritates me is "mischievous" - why do people often say miss-CHEEVY-us rather than MISS-chiv-us? There isn't an extra 'i' in the word. Not quite the same as the above examples but I needed to get that off my chest . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 I have just watched University Challenge and Paxo insisted on calling Aberystwyth (sp? sorry!) Aberastwyth........ is he correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Soapdragon, does *this* answer the question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaches Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Sometime when I wasn't paying attention the word decade (dek-ade) started to be pronounced "decayed". Fun topic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Think we have just lived too long and heard too much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 I think that language does evolve .... however its a bit odd when something that you have spent the last 'odd' years calling X suddenly changes to Y for apparent reason! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
