100 Most Often Mispronounced Words and Phrases in English.docx
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100MostOftenMispronouncedWordsandPhrasesinEnglish
100MostOftenMispronouncedWordsandPhrasesin
Don'tsay
DoSay
Comment
A
acrossed
across
Itiseasytoconfuse"across"with"crossed"butbettertokeepthemseparate.
affidavid
affidavit
Evenifyourlawyer'snameis''David,''heissuesaffidavits.
Old-timer'sdisease
Alzheimer'sdisease
Whileitisadiseaseofold-timers,itisnamedfortheGermanneurologist,Dr.AloisAlzheimer.
Antartic
Antarctic
Justthinkofanarcofants(anantarc)andthatshouldhelpyoukeepthe[c]inthepronunciationofthisword.
Artic
Arctic
Anotherhard-to-see[c]—butitisthere.
aks
ask
Thismispronunciationhasbeenaroundforsolong(over1,000years)thatlinguistMarkAronoffthinksweshouldcherishitasapartofourlinguisticheritage.Mostofuswouldgivetheaxeto"aks."
athelete,atheletic
athlete,athletic
Twosyllablesareenoughfor"athlete."
B
barbituate
barbiturate
Don'tforgetthiswordcontainsthreeothers:
bar+bit+u+rate
bobwire
barbedwire
No,thiswordwasn'tnamedforanyonenamed''Bob;''itshouldbe"barbedwire,"althoughthesuffix–ed,meaning''having,''isfadingawayintheU.S.
bidness
business
Thechangeof[s]to[d]before[n]isspreadingthroughouttheUSandwhentheunaccented[I]dropsfromthiswordthe[s]findsitselfinthesameenvironmentasin"isn't"and"wasn't."
ablessingintheskies
ablessingindisguise
Thisphraseisnoblessingifitcomesfromtheskies.(Pronounceitcorrectlyandhelpmaintainthedisguise.)
C
Calvary
cavalry
Itisn'tclearwhywesay,''MindyourPsandQs''whenwehavemoredifficultykeepingupwithourLsandRs.HadtherebeenacavalryinJesus'time,perhapsCalvarywouldnothavebeensotragic.
cannidate
candidate
Youaren'tbeingcannytodropthe[d]inthisword.Remember,itisthesameas"candydate."(Thisshouldhelpguysrememberhowtopreparefordates,too.)
cardshark
cardsharp
Cardsharpsprobablywon'teatyoualive,thoughtheyareadeptatcuttingyourpursestrings.
Carpooltunnelsyndrome
Carpaltunnelsyndrome
Thisoneismispronounced(andmisspelled)severaldifferentways;wejustpickedthefunniest.Carpalmeans''pertainingtothewrist.''
caucaphony
cacophony
Thereisnogreatercacophony[kæ'kafêni]totheearsthantohearthevowelsswitchedinthepronunciationofthisword.
TheCaucases
TheCaucasus
Althoughtherearemorethanonemountaininthischain,theirnameisnotapluralnoun.
chesterdrawers
chestofdrawers
ThedrawersofChesterisatypicalwayoflookingatthesechestsdownSouthbutitmissesthepoint.
chompatthebit
champatthebit
"Chomp"hasprobablyreplaced"champ"intheU.S.butwethoughtyoumightliketoberemindedthatthevowelshouldbe[æ]not[o].
close
clothes
The[th]isaverysoftsoundlikelytobeoverlooked.Showyourlinguisticsensitivityandalwayspronounceit.
coronet
cornet
Playingacrown(coronet)willmakeyouaboutaspopularaswearingatrumpet(cornet)onyourhead—reasonenoughtokeepthesetwowordsstraight.
D
dialate
dilate
The[i]inthiswordissolongthereistimeforanothervowelbutdon'tsuccumbtothetemptation.
diptheria
diphtheria
The''ph''inthiswordispronounced[f],not[p].
doggydogworld
dog-eat-dogworld
Theworldisevenworsethanyouthinkifyouthinkitmerelya"doggy-dogworld."Sorrytobethebearerofsuchbadnews.
drownd
drown
Youaddthe[d]onlytothepasttenseandpastparticiple.
E
elec'toral
e'lectoral
Theaccentisonthesecond,notthethird,syllableandthereisno[i]init—not"electorial."(Bytheway,thesameappliesto"mayoral"and"pastoral.")
excape
escape
Thegoodnewsis,ifyousay"excape,"you'vemasteredtheprefixex-becauseitsmeaningdoesfitthisword.Thebadnewsis,youdon'tusethisprefixon"escape."
expresso
espresso
WhileIcan'texpressmyloveforespressoenough,thiswordwasborrowedfromItalianwellaftertheLatinprefixex-haddevelopedintoes-.
excetera
etcetera
Latinfor"and"(et)"therest"(cetera)areactuallytwowordsthatprobablyshouldbewrittenseparately.
expecially
especially
Thingsespecialareusuallynotexpected,sodon'tconfusethesewords.
F
Febyuary
February
Wedon'tliketwosyllablesinsuccessionwithan[r]sosomeofusdumpthefirstoneinthisword.Mostdictionariesnowacceptthesingle[r]pronunciationbut,ifyouhaveanagiletongue,youmaywanttoshootfortheoriginal.
fedral
federal
Syncopationofanunaccentedvowelisfairlycommoninrapidspeechbutincarefulspeechitshouldbeavoided.Seealso"plute"andreadmoreabouttheproblemhere.
fillum
film
Wealsodonotlikethecombination[l]+[m].Onesolutionistopronouncethe[l]as[w]("film"[fiwm},"palm"[pawm])butsomepreferaddingavowelinthisword.
fisical
fiscal
Infact,wedon'tseemtolikeanyconsonantstogether.Hereisanotherword,likeathleteandfilmthatisoftenforcedtoswallowanunwantedvowel.
flounder
founder
Sinceitisunlikelythataboatwouldfounderonaflounder,weshoulddistinguishtheverbfromthefishasspellingsuggests.
foilage
foliage
Hereisanothercaseofmetathesis,place-switchingofsounds.Remember,the[i]comesafterthe[l],asinrelated"folio."
Forallintensivepurposes
Forallintentsandpurposes
Theyoungergenerationismispronouncingthisphrasesointensivelythatithasbecomepopularbothasamispronunciationandmisspelling.
forte
fort
Thewordisspelled"forte"butthe[e]ispronouncedonlywhenspeakingofmusic,asa"fortepassage."Thewordsforastrongpointandastrongholdarepronouncedthesame:
[fort].
H
Heinekenremover
Heimlichmaneuver(ormanoeuvre,Br.)
Thistermismispronouncedmanydifferentways.Thisisjustthefunniestonewehaveheard.Thismaneuver(manoeuvre)wasnamedforUSsurgeonHenryJayHeimlich(1920-).
heighth
height
Theanalogywith"width"misleadsmanyofusinthepronunciationofthisword.
'erb
herb
Does,''MyfriendHerbgrows'erbs,''soundrighttoyou?
ThisisaUSodditygeneratedbythemeltingpot(mixeddialects).Initial[h]isalwayspronouncedoutsideAmericaandshouldbeinalldialectsofEnglish.
hi-archy
hierarchy
Remember,hierarchiesgohigherthanyoumightthink.Thisoneispronounced"higherarchy"andnot"higharchy."
I
inparenthesis
inparentheses
Noonecanencloseanexpressioninoneparenthesis;atleasttwoparenthesesarerequired.
interpretate
interpret
Thiserrorresultsfromtheback-formationof"interpretate"from"interpretation."Butbackformationisn'tneeded;wealreadyhave"interpret."(Seealso'orientate')
irregardless
regardless
"-Less"alreadysays''without''sothereisnoneedtorepeatthesamesentimentwith"ir-."
idn't
isn't
Again,thestruggleof[s]before[n].(Seealso"bidness"and"wadn't")
J
jewlery
jewelry
Therootofthiswordis"jewel"andthatdoesn'tchangeforeither"jeweler"or"jewelry."TheBritishaddasyllable:
"jewellery"(Seealsoitsspelling.)
jistnordis
just
Asopposedtotheadjective"just,"thiswordisalwaysunaccented,whichencouragesvowelreduction.However,itsoundsbettertoreducethe[ê]ratherthanreplaceitwith[i].
K
KluKluxKlan
KuKluxKlan
Well,thereisan[l]intheothertwo,whynotthefirst?
Well,thatisjustthewayitis;don'texpectrationalityfromthisorganization.
L
lambast
lambaste
Bettertolambastethelambthantobastehim—remember,thewordsrhyme."Bast"hasnothingtodowithit.
larnyx
larynx
Moremetathesis.Herethe[n]and[y]switchplaces.Mindyour[n]sand[y]sasyoumindyour[p]sand[q]s.
LauraNorder
lawandorder
Thesound[aw]picksupan[r]insomedialects(also"sawr"and"gnawr").AvoiditandkeepLauraNorderinherplace.
leash
lease
SouthernAmericansareparticularlyliabletoconfusethesetwodistinctwordsbuttheconfusionoccurselsewhere.Lookoutforit.
libel
liable
Youareliableforthedamagesifyouaresuccessfullysuedforlibel.Butdon'tconfusethesediscretewords.
libary
library
Asmentionedbefore,Englishspeakersdisliketwo[r]sinthesameword.However,wehavetobuckupandpronouncethemall.
long-lived
long-lived
Thiscompoundisnotderivedfrom''tolivelongly''(youcan'tsaythat)butfrom''havingalonglife''andshouldbepronouncedaccordingly.Thepluralstem,live(s),isalwaysused:
"short-lived,""many-lived,""triple-lived."
M
masonary
masonry
Wehavebeentoldthatmasonsaremostlikelytoinsertasparevowelintothisworddescribingtheiroccupationbutweknowothersdo,too.Don'tyou.
mawv
mauve
ThiswordhasnotmovedfarenoughawayfromFrenchtoassumeanEnglishpronunciation,[mawv],andshouldstillbepronounced[mowv].
mannaise
mayonnaise
Everwonderwhytheshortformofawordpronounced"mannaise"is"mayo"?
Well,itisbecausetheoriginalshouldbepronounced"mayo-nnaise."Justremember:
whatwouldmayonnaisebewithout"mayo"?
miniture
miniature
Hereisanotherwordfrequentlysyncopated.Don'tleaveoutthethirdsyllable,[a].
mute
moot
Thedefinitionof"moot"ismoot(opentodebate)butnotthepronunciation:
[mut]andnot[myut].
mis'chievous
'mischievous
Itwouldbemischievousofmenottopointoutthefrequentmisplacementoftheaccentonthisword.Remember,itisaccentedthesameasmischief.Lookoutfortheorderofthe[i]and[e]inthespelling,too—anddon'taddanother[i]intheending(notmischievious).
N
nother
other
Misanalysisisacommontypeofspeecherrorbasedonthemisperceptionofwheretodrawthelinebetweencomponentsofawordofphrase."Awholenother"comesfrommisanal
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