Over my voiceover career I\u2019ve run across variations of pronunciations that are sometimes unique to areas of the country. As an example, I have pronounced the word, \u201cROOFING\u201d as \u201cRuffing\u201d. I\u2019m sure you\u2019d say, \u201cNo, no, no\u2026it\u2019s \u201cROO (long O) FING\u201d. A word like that, I get. Or \u201cROUTE 66\u201d is said two ways, \u201cROOT 66\u201d or \u201cROUT 66\u201d (Like \u201cabout\u201d). Or \u201cDATA\u201d as DAY-TA or DAD-DUH.<\/p>\n
However, there are several words I hear over and over again that I feel are just voiced improperly. Like OFTEN. The \u201cT\u201d is silent. You wouldn\u2019t say SOFTEN. (pronounce the \u201cT\u201d) It\u2019s properly spoken, \u201cOFF-EN\u201d Or how about, INTERESTED. It should be spoken as a 3-syllable word. IN-TRESS-TED. Not, IN-TER-EST-ED. Granted it may be subjective to you, but how many times have you heard the state Illinois voiced as, ILL-IN-OYE\u2019s, instead of ILL-IN-OYE? There are so many of these words that I, as a voice actor, must say properly for not only the area, but the industry.<\/p>\n
What words have you run into like these?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Over my voiceover career I\u2019ve run across variations of pronunciations that are sometimes unique to areas of the country. As an example, I have pronounced the word, \u201cROOFING\u201d as \u201cRuffing\u201d. I\u2019m sure you\u2019d say, \u201cNo, no, no\u2026it\u2019s \u201cROO (long O) FING\u201d. A word like that, I get. Or \u201cROUTE 66\u201d is said two ways, \u201cROOT […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n