English Words That Don’t Look or Sound Like English

**Janszoon** · 12-31-2018, 07:56 AM

macabre

Oriphiel · 12-31-2018, 08:07 AM

Scuba

And also Snorkel

~~MicShazam~~ · 12-31-2018, 08:50 AM

mayonnaise

**Janszoon** · 12-31-2018, 09:25 AM

pumpkin

**Frownland** · 12-31-2018, 09:38 AM

Syzygy

Key · 12-31-2018, 09:39 AM

Christophe

The Batlord · 12-31-2018, 10:15 AM

"Massacre" unless you're Joey Ramone.

Oriphiel · 12-31-2018, 10:16 AM

**Janszoon** · 12-31-2018, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dharma & Greg

"Massacre" unless you're Joey Ramone.

lol

Lisnaholic · 12-31-2018, 03:34 PM

"Buoy" is a strange looking word, with a touch of the Far East about it - and when an American says the word, he is clearly abandoning English altogether, metaphorically throwing up his hands and saying, "Bway-who-hayee" or something similar that I can't quite remember.

Why can't you guys just say "boy", which is the way me and the Queen pronounce it ?

12-31-2018, 07:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	macabre __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

12-31-2018, 08:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
Oriphiel Ask me how! Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: The States Posts: 5,354	Scuba And also Snorkel __________________ ---------------------- \|---Mic's Albums---\| ---------------------- ----------------------------- \|---Deafbox Industries---\| -----------------------------

12-31-2018, 09:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	pumpkin __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

12-31-2018, 09:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Syzygy __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

12-31-2018, 10:16 AM	#8 (permalink)
Oriphiel Ask me how! Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: The States Posts: 5,354	__________________ ---------------------- \|---Mic's Albums---\| ---------------------- ----------------------------- \|---Deafbox Industries---\| -----------------------------

12-31-2018, 08:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	mayonnaise

12-31-2018, 09:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	Christophe

12-31-2018, 03:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	"Buoy" is a strange looking word, with a touch of the Far East about it - and when an American says the word, he is clearly abandoning English altogether, metaphorically throwing up his hands and saying, "Bway-who-hayee" or something similar that I can't quite remember. Why can't you guys just say "boy", which is the way me and the Queen pronounce it ? __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953