How do YOU pronounce notification?

Scriber · Apr 3, 2019

There is only one way to say it, and that's "no-tification". It's akin to "note", "noted" and "notice". You don't pronounce them any other way. Anyone who says it differently is just plain wrong.

AmandaRose · Apr 3, 2019

Scriber said:
There is only one way to say it, and that's "no-tification". It's akin to "note", "noted" and "notice". You don't pronounce them any other way. Anyone who says it differently is just plain wrong.

Or Scottish lol.

The Catboy · Apr 3, 2019

Note-tih-fih-cate-shun
I am from Massachusetts

AmandaRose · Apr 3, 2019

Lilith Valentine said:
Note-tih-fih-cate-shun
I am from Massachusetts

Feel I'm goin' back to Massachusetts
Something's telling me I must go home
And the lights all went out in Massachusetts
The day I left her standing on her own
Tried to hitch a ride to San Francisco
Gotta do the things I wanna do
And the lights all went out in Massachusetts
They brought me back to see my way with you
Talk about the life in Massachusetts
Speak about the people I have seen
And the lights all went out in Massachusetts
And Massachusetts is one place I have seen
I will remember Massachusetts

The Catboy · Apr 3, 2019

AmandaRose said:
Feel I'm goin' back to Massachusetts
Something's telling me I must go home
And the lights all went out in Massachusetts
The day I left her standing on her own
Tried to hitch a ride to San Francisco
Gotta do the things I wanna do
And the lights all went out in Massachusetts
They brought me back to see my way with you
Talk about the life in Massachusetts
Speak about the people I have seen
And the lights all went out in Massachusetts
And Massachusetts is one place I have seen
I will remember Massachusetts

I honestly do miss my home state of Massachusetts. Where I live now is just shit that I was stupid enough to move to as a teen and now my entire life is established here and I hate it, but I digress.

nastys · Apr 3, 2019

It's pronounced /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/. Nobody says /ˌnɔːʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/, unless they merge /oʊ/ with /ɔː/.

EDIT: for example, the /oʊ/ diphthong does not exist in Scottish English, so the pure vowel /oː/ is used instead. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_English#Phonology

Stwert · Apr 3, 2019

Issac said:
I adore the Scottish dialect :3

Is it how we sound, or the completely random words we have for things?

AmandaRose said:
@Stwert This video made me laugh because it is true. I can't say any of them especially the last one lol.

Oh that did make me chuckle. Poor lass canna get her tongue round her r's..... good trick if ye can dae it......

... I f*kin love dad jokes, especially the one about the dog licking it's baws

Issac · Apr 3, 2019

Stwert said:
Is it how we sound, or the completely random words we have for things?

Pretty much, yes.

regnad · Apr 3, 2019

Naughty vacation

Stwert · Apr 3, 2019

Issac said:
Pretty much, yes.

I’ve always been partial to the phrases, mostly from when I was a kid on the west coast.

Particularly things like if I asked my parents for something and the answer was no, it would be, awa an take a shite tae yersel.

Or if you asked my granny what was for dinner, the answer was always, sheep shite an garlic.

Jesus sufferin fuck is a good one when you hurt yourself.

One of my all time favourites, from my granny, which describes something sour is, that wid draw yer arse up tae yer elbows. My wife ends herself when I say that

AmandaRose · Apr 3, 2019

Stwert said:
I’ve always been partial to the phrases, mostly from when I was a kid on the west coast.

Particularly things like if I asked my parents for something and the answer was no, it would be, awa an take a shite tae yersel.

Or if you asked my granny what was for dinner, the answer was always, sheep shite an garlic.

Jesus sufferin fuck is a good one when you hurt yourself.

One of my all time favourites, from my granny, which describes something sour is, that wid draw yer arse up tae yer elbows. My wife ends herself when I say that

Yep there are variations of them also. My mum used to reply with a piece and shite when I asked her what was for dinner.

And when hurt I have heard people say Christ on a bike.

Or on rare occasions the longer version of Jesus Christ on a bike getting chased by a nun on a moped.

My mum and dad would also reply to anything I asked them with
Haud yer wheesht ya wee radge bampot.

Or the other reply they liked to use was
Yer heid's full o' mince ya blethering idiot.

My own personal favourite is peely-wally I use that all the time.

(For the none Scottish people on here the word peely-wally means pale and can be used if someone doesn’t have much of a tan or if they look as white as a sheet and are not feeling 100%)

Heichart · Apr 3, 2019

noʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən. Just like that.

Stwert · Apr 3, 2019

AmandaRose said:
Yep there are variations of them also. My mum used to reply with a piece and shite when I asked her what was for dinner.

And when hurt I have heard people say Christ on a bike.

Or on rare occasions the longer version of Jesus Christ on a bike getting chased by a nun on a moped.

My mum and dad would also reply to anything I asked them with
Haud yer wheesht ya wee radge bampot.

Or the other reply they liked to use was
Yer heid's full o' mince ya blethering idiot.

My own personal favourite is peely-wally I use that all the time.

(For the none Scottish people on here the word peely-wally means pale and can be used if someone doesn’t have much of a tan or if they look as white as a sheet and are not feeling 100%)

Peely-wally

I’ve no heard that for ages. Damn Fifers haven’t got the same colourful linguistics as we do though the west.

There’s probably thousands of words and phrases that would confuse people. We could do a book

In Scotland for instance, gettin messages isn’t what appears in your messaging app on your phone, no, it’s going for shopping.

Hen — not a chicken, it’s a wummin (woman.)

Greeting — not what you do when you meet someone, it’s crying.

Mince — not wee bits of meat, it’s something bad. As in, yer heids mince (idiot.)

Tan — not something you get from being in the sun, it’s to consume quickly. As in, that bastard just tanned all the whiskey.

Piece, nope, not a part of something, it’s a slice of bread — as in a jeely piece.
Phrases;

Will you stop clumpin aboot — stop making a noise.

Do ye think am buttoned up the back o ma heid — do you think I’m stupid.

Let’s finish up with a couple aimed at children, which make no sense whatsoever.

Stop whinging or I’ll gie ye something to cry about.

And finally, I’ll take ma hand aff your face. (Which oddly means your about to get a slap.)

EmanueleBGN · Apr 3, 2019

/notifikéshon/
With Italian tone: [notɪfɪ'keʃon]

AmandaRose · Apr 3, 2019

Stwert said:
Peely-wally I’ve no heard that for ages. Damn Fifers haven’t got the same colourful linguistics as we do though the west.

There’s probably thousands of words and phrases that would confuse people. We could do a book

In Scotland for instance, gettin messages isn’t what appears in your messaging app on your phone, no, it’s going for shopping.

Hen — not a chicken, it’s a wummin (woman.)

Greeting — not what you do when you meet someone, it’s crying.

Mince — not wee bits of meat, it’s something bad. As in, yer heids mince (idiot.)

Tan — not something you get from being in the sun, it’s to consume quickly. As in, that bastard just tanned all the whiskey.

Piece, nope, not a part of something, it’s a slice of bread — as in a jeely piece.
Phrases;

Will you stop clumpin aboot — stop making a noise.

Do ye think am buttoned up the back o ma heid — do you think I’m stupid.

Let’s finish up with a couple aimed at children, which make no sense whatsoever.

Stop whinging or I’ll gie ye something to cry about.

And finally, I’ll take ma hand aff your face. (Which oddly means your about to get a slap.)

Here are some more i heard most of these as a child.

"Whit's fur ye'll no go past ye."

This one basically means 'whatever is meant to happen to you, will happen to you"! It's the Scottish phrase I heard whenever I'd moan or complain about not getting something (or someone!).

"You're a wee scunner!"

This is usually said with a touch of impatience, as a fair translation would be "You're a little whiner/nuisance". If I complained about being bored, or was being whiny and difficult, this was the response I'd get.

"She's up to high doh"

This means "She's all worked up" or "She's got herself all riled up".

"A pritty face suits the dish-cloot"

If I was fussing over what to wear, this Scottish saying was mums' stock answer. Basically it means "A pretty face suits the dish-cloth".

I think this probably still needs some more translation.... the general idea is 'if you've got a pretty face, it doesn't matter what you're wearing'. Of course, it usually didn't help with my immediate problem ;o)

"Awa' an bile yer heid"

This Scottish phrase is another one that needs a double-dose of translating! Simply putting it into English results in "Away and boil your head!" - which probably won't help you much.

What it means is something along the lines of 'Get lost!' or 'Forget it!' - and it's usually said to someone who is deemed to be talking rubbish, or wasting your time.

"Don't be a wee clipe!"

I'd hear this if I was telling tales on my sister (or anyone else!). It means "Don't be a little tell-tale!".

"Yer bum's oot the windae!"

Another colorful Scottish saying, that definitely needs some explaining. Direct English translation would be "Your bum is out the window", but that's probably not going to make you any the wiser.

So, the actual meaning of this phrase is something along the lines of 'You're talking rubbish (trash)', or 'You're not making any sense'. Believe me, I heard this one a few times!

"I'm going to the pictures"

The 'Pictures' is the movie theater,

"It's time to get your jags"

This isn't a phrase that any kid wants to hear! 'Jags' are vaccinations, so it means "It's time for your shots". Not fun, and guaranteed to send me running in the opposite direction!

"I'm going ta skelp yer wee behind!"

The English version of this Scottish phrase would be "I'm going to smack your little bottom" (bottom is 'butt' or 'rear' for those in the US). Didn't hear this one too much either, but can't say I NEVER heard it!

"They're flitting"

This translates to "They're moving house". 'Flit' is to 'move'... that one was easy, for once.

AdenTheThird · Apr 3, 2019

"Note-iffi-kay-shun".

osaka35 · Apr 3, 2019

Southern US English, where we like to put "naw" in everything, still say "no". Creole might say it "naw" as they put even more "naw" into than deep Southerners, but can't confirm.

D4X · Apr 5, 2019

The former, but I'm Australian. I imagine the latter is said by peeps with the Scottish accent. Love the Scottish accent!

yukivulpes · Apr 7, 2019

NO-tiff-i-kay-shun.

Standard southern British English I suppose.

Stwert · Apr 7, 2019

Just realised I never actually answered this, despite all of the nonsense

So;

[noh-ti-fi-kay-shuh-n]

That’s how I’d say it, well, me and everyone I know.

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