How do you pronounce it anyway ???

[Kurt.]

Hyperbole

Is it pronounced high per bowl ?

Or

High per bow Lee ?


Seen this word used a lot in the Everton forum… never been quite sure how it’s pronounced. Got me thinking that there must be other words that people pronounce in different ways too .. such as Bath, is it like Math or Garth… or even spaff ?

Any others you can think of ?

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Hyperbole

Is it pronounced high per bowl ?

Or

High per bow Lee ?


Seen this word used a lot in the Everton forum… never been quite sure how it’s pronounced. Got me thinking that there must be other words that people pronounce in different ways too .. such as Bath, is it like Math or Garth… or even spaff ?

Any others you can think of ?

It's pronounced Davek.

Or known by other synonyms such as exaggeration, overstatement, overplaying, overkill or puffery.

 

[DualityNSNO]

Hyperbole

Is it pronounced high per bowl ?

Or

High per bow Lee ?


Seen this word used a lot in the Everton forum… never been quite sure how it’s pronounced. Got me thinking that there must be other words that people pronounce in different ways too .. such as Bath, is it like Math or Garth… or even spaff ?

Any others you can think of ?

High-per-bo-lee

 

[anton66]

Booook
Buck

 

[Kurt.]

@Joey66 you’re exempt from this thread mate

 

[DualityNSNO]

Harrogate's an interesting one too.

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Hyperbole

Is it pronounced high per bowl ?

Or

High per bow Lee ?


Seen this word used a lot in the Everton forum… never been quite sure how it’s pronounced. Got me thinking that there must be other words that people pronounce in different ways too .. such as Bath, is it like Math or Garth… or even spaff ?

Any others you can think of ?

gorfoledd

 

[Kurt.]

gorfoledd

Your Welsh is far better than mine
Da Iawn

 

[kev]

Hey lads, there's a welsh man here asking for help with pronunciation.

 

[NeilMorepies]

hi-PER-bolly

 

[notrevE5]

Hyperbole = superbowl on steroids (as in American)

 

[Kurt.]

Hey lads, there's a welsh man here asking for help with pronunciation.
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I refer you to my previous post re:- mr @Joey66 esq.

 

[peterw]

Hi-perrr-buh-lee

Another one is harassment

pronounced harrass-ment or harrisment? Or can you use either? And is that ee-tha or eye-tha?

 

[Bedfordblue]

The old graphemes vs phonemes problem eh?

Any of our US brethren care to have a go at Worcestershire or Bicester?

 

[Kurt.]

I can’t work out if it’s bath or bath… so I’m going for a shower instead