Words & Phrases DSP Has Invented or Misuses - DSP'isms that make you say "HUUUHN?!?"

At least he technically pronounced it correctly, just put an unusual amount of emphasis on the word. I would chalk it up to him trying to say it correctly and thereby sounding weird because his mouth and brain are fighting over how to say it, but this is the same guy who said "I'll call him Tony Donkey shit if I want ack ack ack" at the beginning of his Scarface playthrough, so no, not inclined to think that he cares enough.

Related: I recently discovered that he pronounces Makoto (as in the Street Fighter character) "mock-a-tow", and for the life of me I cannot figure out how he could possibly look at how the word is spelled and think that that's how it's pronounced.

The only explanation I can think of for Phil's odd speech quirks is that that's exactly how his mother talks. Don't like encouraging this kind of poo-touching, but sometimes I can't help thinking that a single interview with her alone would explain pretty much everything about Phil that we could ever want to know. Especially if she has a gambling problem.
 
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Leaving aside the retarded way he puts emphasis on certain vowels, isn't the correct pronunciation of "wrath" more like how you would say "cloth"?
 
Cistern Rumbler said:
Leaving aside the retarded way he puts emphasis on certain vowels, isn't the correct pronunciation of "wrath" more like how you would say "cloth"?
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I think the pronunciation varies between long a and short a depending on regional differences.
 
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Leaving aside the retarded way he puts emphasis on certain vowels, isn't the correct pronunciation of "wrath" more like how you would say "cloth"?
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His pronunciation (like "bath," despite being incredibly emphasized) is basically universal in America. The only people I've heard pronounce it like "cloth" are Anglicans.
 
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Under Hot Water

Google found themselves under hot water because it some of their shady stuff came out
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TheGoutburglar said:
It's like his brain combined "in hot water" with "under scrutiny".
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Or maybe he was thinking of the last time he tried to slip into bed with Khet and she exclaimed: "Not until you get yourself under some hot water."
 
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Cistern Rumbler said:
Leaving aside the retarded way he puts emphasis on certain vowels, isn't the correct pronunciation of "wrath" more like how you would say "cloth"?
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Okay, so I'm bored and looked it up.

Wrath is a noun meaning great anger, with the adjective wrathful meaning very angry.
Wroth is an adjective meaning "full of anger; wrathful. "

Wroth is considered archaic and rarely used. I'm a Brit and would pronounce it wrath and I don't think I know anyone who would use wroth unless they were trying to be mimic "old-timey/biblical" speak.

I doubt Phil knows the difference, considering his tenuous grasp of the English language (as evidenced in this very thread).
 
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