2006-10-11 21:45:50 · 22 answers · asked by prital 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
100 most mispronounced words in English:
http://infohost.nmt.edu/~armiller/mispronounce.htm
2006-10-11 21:54:01 · answer #1 · answered by prkswllflwr 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilico volcanoconiosis
I had to seperate it in order for all of it to post.....wouldn't post complete otherwise
(aka "Black Lung" that coal miners get)
pronounced: new mono ultra microscopic silico volcano coni osis
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2006-10-12 04:55:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
library = mispronounced as "libary"
nuclear = mispronounced as "newkular"
jewelry = mispronounced as "julery"
February = mispronounced as "Febuwary" (I'm guilty on this one, too!)
desk = mispronounced as "dest."
Just some of my pet peeves...
2006-10-13 08:30:48 · answer #3 · answered by bundjean 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask
Prostate
Ambulance
2006-10-12 04:55:53 · answer #4 · answered by noirdenat 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Even Webster knew there's only one way to pronounce...
"S H E R B E T" - that's the only way it's spelled.
2006-10-14 21:37:58 · answer #5 · answered by JubJub 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Psychology
Pneumonia
Psychiatrist
Often
Know
Knowledge
2006-10-16 03:23:52 · answer #6 · answered by guru 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pronunciation
Because.
Sh as s (like shop as sop pronounced)
2006-10-12 05:00:11 · answer #7 · answered by AARIAL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PRONUNCIATION
People pronounce it as /pronaunsieshun/ where as the correct pronunciation is /pronunsieshan/
2006-10-12 05:24:37 · answer #8 · answered by pranesh81 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Performed --- Gist --- Asked ---- Surely .
2006-10-12 06:10:24 · answer #9 · answered by rjr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chimney!....So many people say chimley.
Specific!....lots say pacific!!!!
Vice -versa ....seems to become vica versa!
2006-10-12 14:59:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋