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100 Most Often Mispronounced Words...

supposably supposedly Adding ?ly to participles is rarely possible, so some people try to avoid it altogether. You can't avoid it here.


often ofen We have mastered the spelling of this word so well, its spelling influences the pronunciation: DON'T pronounce the [t]! This is an exception to the rule that spelling helps pronunciation.
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These two bug me the most.

-Got pronunciation?
 
Card shark is acceptible, "snuck" is fairly acceptable, and while "duct tape" is more common, "duck tape" is not only a brand, but also the original spelling.

One might almost say the mispronunciation of "Tijuana" is justified, since it's namesake was, after all, an Aunt Juana.
 
Originally posted by: jagec
Card shark is acceptible, "snuck" is fairly acceptible, and while "duct tape" is more common, "duck tape" is not only a brand, but also the original spelling.

One might almost say the mispronunciation of "Tijuana" is justified, since it's namesake was, after all, an Aunt Juana.
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However, "acceptible" is NOT ACCEPTABLE.
 
Hahaha, who the hell pronounces ask like aks? I thought that was limited to the pun in Last Action Hero. Hmmm... just noticed that they didn't include brocktude.

EDIT: Heineken remover? :laugh:
 
Originally posted by: HamburgerBoy
Hahaha, who the hell pronounces ask like aks? I thought that was limited to the pun in Last Action Hero.

EDIT: Heineken remover? :laugh:
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Lots of people...

I have peronsally seen many.
 

And Parliament. Spelled with an I and pronouned that way it refers to the British body, not the term in general. Thats spelled with an I but pronouned without it IIRC
 
Originally posted by: HamburgerBoy
Hahaha, who the hell pronounces ask like aks? I thought that was limited to the pun in Last Action Hero. Hmmm... just noticed that they didn't include brocktude.

EDIT: Heineken remover? :laugh:
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Black people.




Ha..ha..just kidding.

Only people who speak ebonics.
 
Originally posted by: KarenMarie
sad to say... living in bergen county, nj... that is the way a lot of ppl here speak.
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Umm... apparantly it's the same way in most of the country, hence the 100 Most Often Mispronounced Words and Phrases in English list.
 
Originally posted by: HamburgerBoy
Hahaha, who the hell pronounces ask like aks? I thought that was limited to the pun in Last Action Hero. Hmmm... just noticed that they didn't include brocktude.

EDIT: Heineken remover? :laugh:
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Um...African-Americans? Where have you been?
 
The ones that annoy me:
Calvary cavalry
doggy dog world dog-eat-dog world
drownd drown
excape escape
expresso espresso
excetera et cetera
expecially especially
For all intensive purposes For all intents and purposes
Febyuary February
in parenthesis in parentheses <--- nothing is more annoying that someone who unsuccessfully flaunts their knowledge that the singular of parentheses is parenthesis
irregardless regardless <----- pretentious
nucular nuclear <---- our president can't seem to get that one right
pottable potable <---- don't people watch Jeopardy?
perogative prerogative
supposably supposedly
upmost utmost
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What's worse is when people try to spell idioms on Internet forums and they mangle them to death. 🙁
 
Originally posted by: dighn
damn those are bad. and english isn't even my first language.
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That is to your advantage, because you have not heard these words and phrases mispronounced for your entire life.
 
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