How NOT to sound like an idiot - Revised
I’ve updated my list of commonly mispronounced words:
|
Word |
Correct Pronounciation |
WRONG pronounciation |
|
Accessory |
ak SESS or ee |
a SES or ee |
|
Details |
DEE tails |
DEE tells |
|
Especially |
eh SPE shall ee |
ecks SPE shall ee |
|
Espresso |
eh SPRESS oh |
ex PRESS oh |
|
Mischievous |
MIS chiv us |
mis CHEE ve us |
|
Nuclear |
NEW clear |
NUKE ya ler |
|
Realtor |
REAL tor |
REAL a tor |
|
Temperature |
TEM per a ture |
TEMP chure |
Again, there are probably many more examples I could put here, and I’ve no doubt that I will eventually…
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