Should I care about pronunciation?

[brainspo0n]

(he's beating his kid guys)

[markseven]

Well guys, that's why I asked.

Annnndddddd, I guess I have been saying Wednesday incorrectly!!! I didn't know the d is silent. I am happy my wife is not on this board...

[ohthejosh]

POH-TAY-TOE POH-TAH-TOW.

:)

kurmel.karmel. karamell.

Yo kids gon be gewdz bro. yous trippin bruh bruh.

^Just make sure your kid does not end up talking like that. Kapeesh?

[Kershaw]

wait, do you really say wed-nes-day? like it's spelled? lol. i dont think i've ever heard anyone pronounce it like that except to teach someone to spell it.

[Fusion]

It would be more of a concern if they said bwekfest or blekfest. Though parents nowadays don't care too much and think it's cute. My sister had problems saying "r" so she had a few sessions with a logopedist and the problem is gone.

[drumad]

She's only four?

No problem here guys, move along.

[markseven]

Haha, yeah, I have been saying Wed-nes-day.

True, she's four, but the first five are super important. These are the formative years, things she learns now will stay with her for life.

[Mr. Tasty]

As long as she doesn't say "melk" instead of "milk" I would let it go. Not many people find those examples you gave as being incorrect.

maaallllllkkkkk

[blackhawkimpact]

I'm going to wash my car on wed-nes-day

[TurboJake]

I have found out that if you purposely say aesthetics, Ay-es-thee-tics, it pisses people off.

Dunno why.... Go try it.

[Sailor37]

i dunno why you gots to be aksin sum a dumm question. ponunciation is impotent for realz...spellin and the grammaz be impotent 2

[2761377]

pronunciation is most important when saying a persons' name- everyone has a right to this form of respect-

e.g. Ferdinand Porsche- two syllables por-sha
Saddam Hussein- Bush1 lost respect among Arab allies for mis-using his name.

other than names, pronunciation is idiomatic.

robert w.

[markseven]

pronunciation is most important when saying a persons' name- everyone has a right to this form of respect-

e.g. Ferdinand Porsche- two syllables por-sha
Saddam Hussein- Bush1 lost respect among Arab allies for mis-using his name.

other than names, pronunciation is idiomatic.

robert w.

True, but people get sloppy and lazy with their speech.

[coldweatherblue]

Correct pronunciation of the English language is something that the majority of adults probably never really master.

A child in normal development will not be expected to say certain sounds, "zh", "th" "thr--" correctly until the age of 6-7. This is a bell-curve, with many children being ahead timewise and many being behind. Your child is 4 years old and correctly pronounces days of the week and meal times. "Wensday" and "brekfist" are perfectly acceptable in American English and are used by probably the majority of the population. Personally I know very few people who pronounce the words as described in the original post. Of course language is also dialect dependent and fluid throughout a population. Your child sounds completely normal. Any legitimate concerns should be addressed by your pediatrician at the next well-child visit. Be amazed by the progress children make, they are learning everything for the first time and are pretty damn good at it..

[325_e30]

As long as she doesn't say "melk" instead of "milk" I would let it go. Not many people find those examples you gave as being incorrect.

i have a friend that does this and it makes me fucking RAAAGGGEEEE.. she also says "rum" for room..