People saying 'para-settamoll' for paracetamol

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 271

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  26/09/14 - 21:53 #2

  10 years working in a chemist has proven to me that the majority of people say "para-settamol".
  
  Meegraine is rare though!

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• Rhumbatugger Posts: 85,713

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  26/09/14 - 21:57 #3

  Parra - SETTAMOL, is how I say it.
  
  Bloody ordinary. I know there's a new way, but it's the same damned ordinary pill, and it's not a new fashion or anything.

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• RandomSally Posts: 7,072

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  26/09/14 - 22:00 #4

  So how are you meant to say it?

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 6,899

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  26/09/14 - 22:01 #5

  Noel Canard wrote: »

  Why do people pronounce this in such a weird way?
  
  The same applies when they refer to migraine as 'meegraine'.
  
  >:(>:(>:(
  
  (yep, that mad)

  
  So how do you expect people to say it then?
  
  It's obviously meant to be pronounced as "para-settamoll" despite the word being "paracetamol".

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 1,954

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  26/09/14 - 22:01 #6

  Ibuprofen.
  
  Ibrufen!

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• PhilH36 Posts: 26,299

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  26/09/14 - 22:05 #7

  Whatever you do, don't get a headache in the jungle as you won't find any tablets available. Why? 'cos the parrots eat 'em all!!

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• MrQuike Posts: 18,175

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  26/09/14 - 22:05 #8

  Para-ceeta-moll.

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• shmisk Posts: 7,963

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  26/09/14 - 22:06 #9

  for paracetamol I say 'crap painkiller'
  ibuprofen - I just say brufen
  
  I find people calling solpadeine solfadeine the most annoying

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• grimtales1 Posts: 46,695

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  26/09/14 - 22:07 #10

  I say para-setta-mol as well, whats the problem?

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• grimtales1 Posts: 46,695

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  26/09/14 - 22:08 #11

  PhilH36 wrote: »

  Whatever you do, don't get a headache in the jungle as you won't find any tablets available. Why? 'cos the parrots eat 'em all!!

  
  *Groan*

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• IzzyS Posts: 11,045

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  26/09/14 - 22:08 #12

  Thats how I pronounce paracetamol and I cant remember anyone correcting me?.

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• valkay Posts: 15,726

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  26/09/14 - 22:08 #13

  MrQuike wrote: »

  Para-ceeta-moll.

  
  Me too.

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• reglip Posts: 5,268

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  26/09/14 - 22:10 #14

  Is this a south of england thing perhaps? Para-ceet-amol where im from in the midlands

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• zx50 Posts: 91,270

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  26/09/14 - 22:10 #15

  RandomSally wrote: »

  So how are you meant to say it?

  
  Paraseetamol. I know someone who says parasetamol.

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• Mint Posts: 2,192

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  26/09/14 - 22:13 #16

  Noel Canard wrote: »

  Why do people pronounce this in such a weird way?
  
  The same applies when they refer to migraine as 'meegraine'.
  
  >:(>:(>:(
  
  (yep, that mad)

  
  Migraine should be mygraine
  Migraine is meegraine

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• IzzyS Posts: 11,045

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  26/09/14 - 22:13 #17

  My physio used to refer to what I'd pronounce pill-a-tees as pile-ah-tees (an exercise workout similar to yoga and tai chi), which made me cringe a little bit for some reason but I guess different people say things differently? I didn't say anything to her about it.

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• dekaf Posts: 8,398

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  26/09/14 - 22:16 #18

  MrQuike wrote: »

  Para-ceeta-moll.

  valkay wrote: »

  Me too.

  zx50 wrote: »

  Paraseetamol. I know someone who says parasetamol.

  
  Same here.

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• planets Posts: 47,784

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  26/09/14 - 22:23 #19

  IzzyS wrote: »

  My physio used to refer to what I'd pronounce pill-a-tees as pile-ah-tees (an exercise workout similar to yoga and tai chi), which made me cringe a little bit for some reason but I guess different people say things differently? I didn't say anything to her about it.

  
  i used to work with someone who pronounced patio as pay-she-oh i used to flinch every time it happened....

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• IzzyS Posts: 11,045

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  26/09/14 - 22:24 #20

  planets wrote: »

  i used to work with someone who pronounced patio as pay-she-oh i used to flinch every time it happened....

  
  I wonder if they attended elocution lessons?.

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• planets Posts: 47,784

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  26/09/14 - 22:26 #21

  IzzyS wrote: »

  I wonder if they attended elocution lessons?.

  
  i don't think so but they also used to pronounce surreptitiously as sir-up-tee-owsly so i think they were just stupid

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• anne_666 Posts: 72,891

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  26/09/14 - 22:30 #22

  Noel Canard wrote: »

  Why do people pronounce this in such a weird way?
  
  The same applies when they refer to migraine as 'meegraine'.
  
  >:(>:(>:(
  
  (yep, that mad)

  
  SO are you going to tell us how you think parassetamol should be pronounced as this post doesn't make sense.

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• anne_666 Posts: 72,891

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  26/09/14 - 22:31 #23

  MrQuike wrote: »

  Para-ceeta-moll.

  
  There's only one e. I'm glad of this light relief diversion!:D

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• IzzyS Posts: 11,045

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  26/09/14 - 22:37 #24

  planets wrote: »

  i don't think so but they also used to pronounce surreptitiously as sir-up-tee-owsly so i think they were just stupid

  
  Owch

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• Croctacus Posts: 18,294

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  26/09/14 - 22:37 #25

  valkay wrote: »

  Me too.

  
  Moi aussi.
  
  that's how the doctors and pharmacists say it too.

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• jonmorris Posts: 21,768

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  26/09/14 - 22:38 #26

  IzzyS wrote: »

  I wonder if they attended elocution lessons?.

  
  Probably needs electrocution lessons.

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