Had a friend (quite a big-wig commercials producer and a bit of a 'luvvy') who for years thought . when being offered a cappuccino - he was being offered a "cup of Chino".
One day he blew it by saying,"Sod it, I'll have a mug, if that's OK"
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Quote: Lazzard @ June 9 2012, 6:33 PM BSTHad a friend (quite a big-wig commercials producer and a bit of a 'luvvy') who for years thought . when being offered a cappuccino - he was being offered a "cup of Chino".
One day he blew it by saying,"Sod it, I'll have a mug, if that's OK"
I only just realised this thread is similar: https://www.comedy.co.uk/forums/thread/15772/
You said the same about this one
Quote: Steve Sunshine @ June 9 2012, 7:49 PM BSTYou said the same about this one
Quote: keewik @ June 9 2012, 4:11 PM BSTAnd then of course, there's 'meringue'.
And "Hermione" in Harry Potter until I was about 10 and someone told me.
I still pronounce that as Hermy-o-knee.
We used to say Her-mee-own.
Quote: Steve Sunshine @ June 9 2012, 7:49 PM BSTYou said the same about this one
And me !
But I'm old . .
It is a bloody silly name, to be fair.
A man walks into a glasgow patisserie and says 'is that a cake or a meringue' and the shop assistant says 'no you're right it's a cake'.
Quote: Marc P @ June 9 2012, 10:55 PM BSTA man walks into a glasgow patisserie and says 'is that a cake or a meringue' and the shop assistant says 'no you're right it's a cake'.
Obviously, >_<, but
There is a famous Australian song to which the lyric goes "The last plane out of Sydney's almost gone". Many people including myself have misheard as the last train.
Bread? 80's scouse sitcom?
This very morning I realised the theme tune isn't "bla bla blaa bla home, with the bread, la laalala laa with the bread"
It's actually " bla bla blaa bla br-br-bread, la la lala la la br-br-bread"
life will never be the same again
Quote: lofthouse @ June 10 2012, 12:23 PM BSTBread?
70's superband? 'Baby I'm a want you, baby I'm a need you'...was listening to them the other day, love their stuff...I only just realised that they didn't do that other song 'Toast', they should have though as then it would have made sense 
White Maltesers???
Why did nobody tell me