Stop the Muriatic Prenunciation Insanity

[aylad]

Here's hoping for a crystal pool for you tomorrow!!!

Oh, and welcome to the forum!!

Janet

[AnnaK]

Funny post! Welcome to PF.

When I first started reading about marotic . . . uh, murretic . . . ah, whatever acid I had to look up what it is. Oh. HCl. Why didn't they say so? But then again, we frequently suggest that people get some CYA—have you ever asked for CYA at the pool store? Even if you use the full name you get the blank look and "Siam- . . . what?"

My personal favorite mispronunciation is SWG wherein people swallow a whole entire word, namely chlorine. I can live with mangling 'muriatic' but am spending far too much time marveling at folks who're able to generate salt water. Out of salted water.

Glad you got your pool de-greened. Happy swim season!

[polyvue]

My personal favorite mispronunciation is SWG wherein people swallow a whole entire word, namely chlorine. I can live with mangling 'muriatic' but am spending far too much time marveling at folks who're able to generate salt water. Out of salted water.

What? You need a recipe? OK

1) Get yurself a hundred cubic meters of ocean
2) Strain
3) Pour into pool

[NWMNMom]

LOL - at least you aren't getting "Oh you can't put acid in a pool!!!"