Did a "Wheel of Fortune" contestant lose unfairly?

Hate rednecks, but that's just complete BS.  She won.

She could always have not come off as a bumpkin on TV by saying the word properly and winning.

i wonder what would have happened if the phrase had been "I asked you not to do that" and the contestant had said " I 'axed' you not to do that" - i hear this all the time - a very clear mispronunciation but very commonplace in everyday life - wrong i suspect and rightly so - just because you understand what is being said (it is a given) doesn't mean it is pronounced properly - to 'axe' something is completely different than to 'ask' something

trax0r ""There are a lot of words/phrases where the G is can be silent"

 

Sorry, but there's a big difference between not pronouncing a letter in a word when it's silent (like the 'k' in 'knife') and not pronouncing a letter in a word when it isn't silent.  If a letter in a word isn't silent, then it has to be pronounced in order to be pronouncing the word properly.  The word was "swimming"; she said "swimmin".  The two words aren't the same, and so she lost.  She knew the rules.

 

Note that the *audience* knew Renee had goofed too...only a few people applauded after she made her guess.  Compare that to the amount of applause there was when Amy made the correct guess.

 

I agree, WOF did nothing wrong.  Given how precisely they have to pronounce letters as they guess (notice how precisely Renee pronounced the 'n' and 'm'), she should have known she had to pronounce the word properly, not drop the 'g' as so many people do these days.  It's unfortunate, but it's her own fault she lost.

 

No, Wheel of Fortune most definitely did something wrong. The G was already a given, it was on the board, how she pronounced the phrase is irrelevant, the phrase was right and properly guessed. Maybe if the g wasnt already up there, but honestly, that would still be bullshit as well. There are a lot of words/phrases where the G is can be silent, and it depends on accent, etc...The purpose of the game is to guess the phrase, not to properly pronounce it exactly how they want it pronounced.The phrase was guessed. She was screwed.

Wheel of Fortune didn't do anything wrong. The puzzle is "SEVEN SWANS A-SWIMMING" which must be pronounced Correctly to win the round. However, Renee made an honest mistake. The puzzle contains song lyrics, which many people sing leaving out the G in the end of most of the -ING words. 

I guess it isn't enough to serve the country in uniform while wearing glasses. It is better to have the bed-head blond, open neckline look. Female stereotyping? I think so.