What Do You Mean I'm Mispronouncing It?

[wasellajam]

When writing poetry with a set meter the question of pronunciation frequently comes up. Sometimes there's a right and wrong and sometimes variations are acceptable. Sometime, especially on an international site like here, it varies by region. Sometimes I drop a word altogether when researching it doesn't lead to a definitive answer. But I'd rather not.

I’m currently struggling with "towards". This video really helped me when I needed to go past the pronounce button. Feel free to drop your problem words and solutions here.

[dukealien]

Every. I cringe every time it comes up, and often run the other way to avoid it.

[Tiger the Lion]

"Hour" gets me ev'ry time.

[wasellajam]

Every.  I cringe every time it comes up, and often run the other way to avoid it.

ugh, Every time. Here's one, not as interesting but seems to be correct.

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"Hour" gets me ev'ry time.

Good one! They seem to all agree it rhymes with power.

[milo]

When writing poetry with a set meter the question of pronunciation frequently comes up. Sometimes there's a right and wrong and sometimes variations are acceptable. Sometime, especially on an international site like here, it varies by region. Sometimes I drop a word altogether when researching it doesn't lead to a definitive answer. But I'd rather not.

I’m currently struggling with "towards". This video really helped me when I needed to go past the pronounce button. Feel free to drop your problem words and solutions here.

If I can figure out how to pronounce Spencer, people can figure out how to pronounce what I write.

[wasellajam]

If I can figure out how to pronounce Spencer, people can figure out how to pronounce what I write.

Did she mispronounce something? I found her watchable and liked how she acknowledged regional differences.

People do figure out how to pronounce what I write, it's just not always how I pronounce it.

[milo]

If I can figure out how to pronounce Spencer, people can figure out how to pronounce what I write.

Did she mispronounce something? I found her watchable and liked how she acknowledged regional differences.

People do figure out how to pronounce what I write, it's just not always how I pronounce it.

I was thinking of the faerie queen ,  not sure what you were thinking of

[dukealien]

If I can figure out how to pronounce Spencer, people can figure out how to pronounce what I write.

Did she mispronounce something? I found her watchable and liked how she acknowledged regional differences.

People do figure out how to pronounce what I write, it's just not always how I pronounce it.

I was thinking of the faerie queen ,  not sure what you were thinking of

Or Matthew Arnold - his brogue juts out of the page by what he rhymes:  you can tell he pronounced "aloud" as "allood," and "allude" as something like "allyewed."

[milo]

Did she mispronounce something? I found her watchable and liked how she acknowledged regional differences.

People do figure out how to pronounce what I write, it's just not always how I pronounce it.

I was thinking of the faerie queen ,  not sure what you were thinking of

Or Matthew Arnold - his brogue juts out of the page by what he rhymes:  you can tell he pronounced "aloud" as "allood," and "allude" as something like "allyewed."

You know, the reason I brought it up:

A lot of people probably don't know this but I used to do most of the recorded poetry for the site unti lbilly lost all the files ( the only one remaining I think is that one Bukowski)

But the thing is, i really liked doing it and the other day I was like  - I am going to make something legendary and I started recording the faerie queen and let me tell you, brother - that is some tough meter to hit!!!!

[wasellajam]

Again!!! American agen, British agein, pretty sure I can't use it both ways in one poem but can I decide where I live to use it the way I want? or avoid it in rhyme? ugh, English.

[rowens]

When I wrote dialogue, spelling words the way they sound between the quotation marks, seeing (hearing-feeling) that people pronounce words differently depending on where they are in the sentence and what tone they are taking and how the words mean in relation to sound and other words and tones and mood,

"Yeah I do want that one over there.  What!? . . . Naw, naw, dat's all right.  . . . Yeah. Yeah.  . . . Yes, I know that it won't fit there, but I'm gonna but it out in da yard. . . ."

That's someone talking.


I read poems out loud as a one-man-band, and pronounce words as though I were the person in that instance who would pronounce or phrase in a certain way.
By 'phrase' I mean phrase as in singing. Lou Reed doesn't sing as much as talk his songs, but the way he's phrasing his lines makes it sound like singing more than talking.

Also, people, when they are into a poem and not nitpicking the poem and their own intelligence, shape the sound of words automatically, no matter how it's spelled, in the context and rhythm of the line.

[wasellajam]

When I wrote dialogue, spelling words the way they sound between the quotation marks, seeing (hearing-feeling) that people pronounce words differently depending on where they are in the sentence and what tone they are taking and how the words mean in relation to sound and other words and tones and mood,

"Yeah I do want that one over there.  What!? . . . Naw, naw, dat's all right.  . . . Yeah. Yeah.  . . . Yes, I know that it won't fit there, but I'm gonna but it out in da yard. . . ."

That's someone talking.


I read poems out loud as a one-man-band, and pronounce words as though I were the person in that instance who would pronounce or phrase in a certain way.
By 'phrase' I mean phrase as in singing. Lou Reed doesn't sing as much as talk his songs, but the way he's phrasing his lines makes it sound like singing more than talking.

Also, people, when they are into a poem and not nitpicking the poem and their own intelligence, shape the sound of words automatically, no matter how it's spelled, in the context and rhythm of the line.

Agree, agree, agree, go Lou!
But I'm on a site where I'm asking people to nitpick, asking them to tell me when they stumble. Still, if the poem is in a specific dialect you could put it on the reader, for just write agin or agane but I've been trying to sidestep pronunciation issues,  plenty of other things to discuss. Except here, here I want to discuss them so thanks for your interesting post.