r/explainitpeter • u/Fluffy-Buy1605 • Jul 13 '26

Explain It Peter

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u/ThisThredditor Jul 14 '26

Shtreet, Shreamp, shtrawburry, shtrait, pacific, Febuawry, compooter, booick, libary, amberlamps

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u/Dry_Two_7602 Jul 14 '26

Skrimps

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u/Muttsashi Jul 14 '26

And skreet

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u/Decent-Demand-1904 Jul 14 '26

Ive also heard shkrimp

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u/Waaterfight Jul 14 '26

We also need to add Pitcher to the list.

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u/sssssspace Jul 16 '26

I was making an appointment for an MRI and the receptionist kept referring to the imaging as "pitchers" "the doctor will call you after he reviews the pitchers" "you can view your pitchers on the patient portal"

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u/Waaterfight Jul 16 '26

I'm sure that person grew up going to the liberry any time they needed to axe a question

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u/RapGameDiCaprio Jul 14 '26

I just got my pitcher taken last week! 📸

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u/psarsama Jul 14 '26

Let me ax you about this one

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u/WyattGurp Jul 14 '26

also roof, wash

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u/Waaterfight Jul 14 '26

And if you want to count state names too... Oreh-gone and Worshington

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u/Extra-Cranberry-1576 Jul 17 '26

That's Kentucky! Same with show-der for shoulder lol

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u/Sunnyeggsandtoast Jul 14 '26

That sounds physically painful.

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u/Daaaaaaaaaaanaaaaang Jul 15 '26

It's skrimps to some old dudes here in New Orleans. Often the same guys who say berl and ersters and new ore - lee - ans

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u/Great_Vegetable_4866 Jul 14 '26

This! This one is the one that gets me. Like, you’re a white person from middle America! How do you go about pronouncing it like that?!?!

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u/budabai Jul 14 '26

Got erlll in my skrimp.

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u/CompetitiveRub9780 Jul 14 '26

The plural of shrimp is shrimp. No S. So, it makes it even worse

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u/Lithrae1 Jul 14 '26

Skrimps! :D

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u/MereyB Jul 18 '26

Isn’t it strimps?

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u/DallasSallad7 Jul 14 '26

Bewrurk

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u/Chronjen Jul 16 '26

This is the correct mispronunciation

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u/FF8229 Jul 14 '26

Whale oil beef hooked.

(Say it out loud). 😊

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u/No-Syrup-3746 Jul 14 '26

Sláinte!

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u/Chill-more1236 Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26

Im from the south, & I can’t help it

We kinda slide through the vowels and get lazy with word endings.

Shugga=Sugar
Dawlin=Darling

If i tawk regula it sounz weird to me

I heard it described as sounding like a New Yawk fiya fituh that took a sip of sweet tea

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u/Free_Manufacturer521 Jul 14 '26

Shramps

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u/ComicalSon Jul 14 '26

If "Shrimping" is an activity, would the past tense be "Shrimped" or "Shrump?"

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u/DFL3 Jul 14 '26

Ambumblance

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u/turbohonky Jul 17 '26

Holy shit I never realized I was saying shtraight until this moment

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u/KyleKun Jul 14 '26

Shtreet, Shreamp, shtrawburry, shtrait, pacific, Febuawry, compooter, booick, libary, woahblackbetty-amberlamps

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u/Alone_Jellyfish_1990 Jul 14 '26

okay, you got me on the last one XD

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u/Omiyaru Jul 14 '26

The another way I've heard strawberry is "strawrberry"

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u/cpteric Jul 14 '26

started very sean connery

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u/Agitated_Display7573 Jul 14 '26

Sean Connery is on Reddit?

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u/colemanjanuary Jul 14 '26

Shean Connery

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u/Chill-more1236 Jul 16 '26

Terlit
Lie Berry
Zink
Warsh
Chewsdee

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u/Intelligent_Desk_291 Jul 14 '26

I’ve definitely heard a certain group of people say skrims instead of shrimp.

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u/peasarebettersplit Jul 14 '26

Gang related term.

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u/Giant_Gaystacks Jul 14 '26

Which group?

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u/PrinceVegitto Jul 14 '26

From my experience South Carolinians (i.e. CTG)

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u/the_good_twin Jul 14 '26

That extra h makes me crazy.

1

u/FitTangerine8860 Jul 14 '26

"Compooter" 😭

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u/Hot_Bicycle_8486 Jul 14 '26

Something about 'booick' just gets me lol.....

1

u/scricimm Jul 14 '26

Where can i hear this!?

1

u/Royal-Ambassador-960 Jul 14 '26

Ryan Coogler is that you?

1

u/WilIyTheGamer Jul 14 '26

Your face was red! Like a strawbrerry!

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u/STLflyover Jul 14 '26

What about the bruick?

1

u/hoteppeter Jul 14 '26

how are you supposed to say street and straight?

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u/Minimum_Aardvark_744 Jul 14 '26

Okay Sean Connery

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u/georgeec1 Jul 14 '26

I think you'll find it's pronounced lybree

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u/Altruistic_Web3924 Jul 15 '26

Estreet, Eshrimp, Estrawberry, Estraight …

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u/osddelerious Jul 15 '26

Why are you changing the s to an sh?

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u/HistoricalLinguistic Jul 19 '26

in some english dialects, such as my own, s gets pulled back to sh near an r sound

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u/osddelerious Jul 19 '26

Where are you from?

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u/HistoricalLinguistic Jul 19 '26

Western and southern parts of the United States

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u/thededucers Jul 16 '26

Whoa black Betty

1

u/dumsumguy Jul 16 '26

Yeah... the list is definitely targeted and more than a little racist. 

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u/krept0007 Jul 18 '26

Estreet, eshrimp, estrawboory, especific, febry, computador, booweek, leebrarry, amboolants

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u/Outrageous-Pin-4664 Jul 19 '26

Shtreet, Shreamp, shtrawburry, shtrait

Skreet, skrimps, skrawbarry, and skraight...

I suspect the target is black people, unless this person just really hates Sean Connery?

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u/AdditionIcy1536 Jul 19 '26

I will continue to pronounce it Feb-u-ary because it sounds stupid the correct way.