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Parents are adorable. When we were children, they taught us everything there was to know about the world. Now, however, the world has changed a bit and it's our turn to get them in the know. Despite our best efforts, however, the occasional pronunciation will slip through their knowledge, and the resulting linguistic mangling is often too hilarious to correct.
Inspired by a post from Twitter user @thecityofjules, people online began sharing their parent's mispronounced names for things.
my mom calls netflix “neckflix” 😂— Jules (@Jules) 1528498948.0
It turns out Netflix was an especially tricky word...
@thecityofjules From here on out, “Netflix and chill” will now be called “Neckflix”— 🍑🗣 ISS STONE FRUIT SEASON 🍑🍒✨ (@🍑🗣 ISS STONE FRUIT SEASON 🍑🍒✨) 1528500534.0
@thecityofjules My mom says “net flex” 😩😂— Sid Madden (@Sid Madden) 1528502877.0
But the issue extended beyond popular streaming services.
@thecityofjules lmao my dad calls uber "Hoover"— lakin (@lakin) 1528510523.0
My mom calls backpacks “pack bags” https://t.co/ojgYcXRrsD— Erin Evans (@Erin Evans) 1528590594.0
Who here has been to Tha Walmark?
@IamRah @thecityofjules My mom says “Tha” Wal Mark— Biskup20 (@Biskup20) 1528640383.0
@BiskupBo @thecityofjules Lol why tho?— Rah (@Rah) 1528640553.0
If you don't say the "tha," you aren't saying it right.
@IamRah @thecityofjules I dunno. Everything has “ Tha “ in front of it and is typically mispronounced— Biskup20 (@Biskup20) 1528640629.0
@IamRah @BiskupBo @thecityofjules Definitely heard my mom say “The Heartburn” one time 😂😂😂— Youngboy Always Broke Again (@Youngboy Always Broke Again) 1528769330.0
It almost seems parents posses a magical ability to add letters to the end of words without consequence.
@thecityofjules My mom says “Target’s”. Idk where the S comes from.— Essence 🍯✨ (@Essence 🍯✨) 1528768789.0
@thecityofjules My mother in law calls it Neckflix as well! She also calls the Wii “the weed”, and Hulu “who-loo-wh… https://t.co/W3OrUZUwn9— Sadie Wiatrek (@Sadie Wiatrek) 1528784812.0
English teachers would cry upon hearing the improper grammar of it!
@thecityofjules My mother in law calls it Neckflix as well! She also calls the Wii “the weed”, and Hulu “who-loo-wh… https://t.co/W3OrUZUwn9— Sadie Wiatrek (@Sadie Wiatrek) 1528784812.0
@thecityofjules My dad makes everything possessive. Examples: "Chipotle's", "Barnes and Noble's", "Wendy's's"— regulah bread (@regulah bread) 1528812853.0
But perhaps the greatest mispronunciation of all?
ihop calls ihop “ihob” https://t.co/WKMYzlCyEV— kay♡ (@kay♡) 1528772409.0
H/T - Twitter