100个易读错的单词 100 Most Often Mispronounced Words and Phrases in English.docx
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100个易读错的单词100MostOftenMispronouncedWordsandPhrasesinEnglish
100MostOftenMispronouncedWordsandPhrasesinEnglish
Herearethe100wordsmostoftenmispronouncedEnglishwords("mispronunciation"amongthem).TherearespellingrulesinEnglish,eveniftheyaredifficulttounderstand,sopronouncingawordcorrectlyusuallydoeshelpyouspellitcorrectly.Severalcommonerrorsaretheresultofrapidspeech,sotakeyourtimespeaking,correctlyenunciatingeachword.Carefulspeechandavidreadingarethebestguidestocorrectspelling.
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A
Don'tsay:
acrossed|Dosay:
across
Comment:
Itiseasytoconfuse"across"with"crossed"butbettertokeepthemseparate.
Don'tsay:
affidavid|Dosay:
affidavit
Comment:
Evenifyourlawyer'snameis''David,''heissuesaffidavits.
Don'tsay:
Old-timer'sdisease|Dosay:
Alzheimer'sdisease
Comment:
Whileitisadiseaseofold-timers,itisnamedfortheGermanneurologist,Dr.AloisAlzheimer.
Don'tsay:
Antartic|Dosay:
Antarctic
Comment:
Justthinkofanarcofants(anantarc)andthatshouldhelpyoukeepthe[c]inthepronunciationofthisword.
Don'tsay:
Artic|Dosay:
Arctic
Comment:
Anotherhard-to-see[c]butitisthere.
Don'tsay:
aks|Dosay:
ask
Comment:
Thismispronunciationhasbeenaroundforsolong(over1,000years)thatlinguistMarkAronoffthinksweshouldcherishitasapartofourlinguisticheritage.Mostofuswouldgivetheaxeto"aks."
Don'tsay:
athelete,atheletic|Dosay:
athlete,athletic
Comment:
Twosyllablesareenoughfor"athlete."
B
Don'tsay:
barbituate|Dosay:
barbiturate
Comment:
Don'tforgetthiswordcontainsthreeothers:
bar+bit+u+rate
Don'tsay:
bobwire|Dosay:
barbedwire
Comment:
No,thiswordwasn'tnamedforanyonenamed''Bob;''itshouldbe"barbedwire,"althoughthesuffix-ed,meaning''having,''isfadingawayintheU.S.
Don'tsay:
bidness|Dosay:
business
Comment:
Thechangeof[s]to[d]before[n]isspreadingthroughouttheUSandwhentheunaccented[I]dropsfromthiswordthe[s]findsitselfinthesameenvironmentasin"isn't"and"wasn't."
Don'tsay:
ablessingintheskies|Dosay:
ablessingindisguise
Comment:
Thisphraseisnoblessingifitcomesfromtheskies.(Pronounceitcorrectlyandhelpmaintainthedisguise.)
C
Don'tsay:
Calvary|Dosay:
cavalry
Comment:
Itisn'tclearwhywesay,''MindyourPsandQs''whenwehavemoredifficultykeepingupwithourLsandRs.HadtherebeenacavalryinJesus'time,perhapsCalvarywouldnothavebeensotragic.
Don'tsay:
cannidate|Dosay:
candidate
Comment:
Youaren'tbeingcannytodropthe[d]inthisword.Remember,itisthesameas"candydate."(Thisshouldhelpguysrememberhowtopreparefordates,too.)
Don'tsay:
cardshark|Dosay:
cardsharp
Comment:
Cardsharpsprobablywon'teatyoualive,thoughtheyareadeptatcuttingyourpursestrings.
Don'tsay:
Carpooltunnelsyndrome|Dosay:
Carpaltunnelsyndrome
Comment:
Thisoneismispronounced(andmisspelled)severaldifferentways;wejustpickedthefunniest.Carpalmeans''pertainingtothewrist.''
Don'tsay:
caucaphony|Dosay:
cacophony
Comment:
Thereisnogreatercacophony[kæ'kafêni]totheearsthantohearthevowelsswitchedinthepronunciationofthisword.
Don'tsay:
TheCaucases|Dosay:
TheCaucasus
Comment:
Althoughtherearemorethanonemountaininthischain,theirnameisnotapluralnoun.
Don'tsay:
chesterdrawers|Dosay:
chestofdrawers
Comment:
ThedrawersofChesterisatypicalwayoflookingatthesechestsdownSouthbutitmissesthepoint.
Don'tsay:
chompatthebit|Dosay:
champatthebit
Comment:
"Chomp"hasprobablyreplaced"champ"intheU.S.butwethoughtyoumightliketoberemindedthatthevowelshouldbe[æ]not[o].
Don'tsay:
close|Dosay:
clothes
Comment:
The[th]isaverysoftsoundlikelytobeoverlooked.Showyourlinguisticsensitivityandalwayspronounceit.
Don'tsay:
coronet|Dosay:
cornet
Comment:
Playingacrown(coronet)willmakeyouaboutaspopularaswearingatrumpet(cornet)onyourhead;reasonenoughtokeepthesetwowordsstraight.
D
Don'tsay:
dialate|Dosay:
dilate
Comment:
The[i]inthiswordissolongthereistimeforanothervowelbutdon'tsuccumbtothetemptation.
Don'tsay:
diptheria|Dosay:
diphtheria
Comment:
The''ph''inthiswordispronounced[f],not[p].
Don'tsay:
doggydogworld|Dosay:
dog-eat-dogworld
Comment:
Theworldisevenworsethanyouthinkifyouthinkitmerelya"doggy-dogworld."Sorrytobethebearerofsuchbadnews.
Don'tsay:
drownd|Dosay:
drown
Comment:
Youaddthe[d]onlytothepasttenseandpastparticiple.
E
Don'tsay:
elec'toral|Dosay:
e'lectoral
Comment:
Theaccentisonthesecond,notthethird,syllableandthereisno[i]init;not"electorial."(Bytheway,thesameappliesto"mayoral"and"pastoral.")
Don'tsay:
excape|Dosay:
escape
Comment:
Thegoodnewsis,ifyousay"excape,"you'vemasteredtheprefixex-becauseitsmeaningdoesfitthisword.Thebadnewsis,youdon'tusethisprefixon"escape."
Don'tsay:
expresso|Dosay:
espresso
Comment:
WhileIcan'texpressmyloveforespressoenough,thiswordwasborrowedfromItalianwellaftertheLatinprefixex-haddevelopedintoes-.
Don'tsay:
excetera|Dosay:
etcetera
Comment:
Latinfor"and"(et)"therest"(cetera)areactuallytwowordsthatprobablyshouldbewrittenseparately.
Don'tsay:
expecially|Dosay:
especially
Comment:
Thingsespecialareusuallynotexpected,sodon'tconfusethesewords.
F
Don'tsay:
Febyuary|Dosay:
February
Comment:
Wedon'tliketwosyllablesinsuccessionwithan[r]sosomeofusdumpthefirstoneinthisword.Mostdictionariesnowacceptthesingle[r]pronunciationbut,ifyouhaveanagiletongue,youmaywanttoshootfortheoriginal.
Don'tsay:
fedral|Dosay:
federal
Comment:
Syncopationofanunaccentedvowelisfairlycommoninrapidspeechbutincarefulspeechitshouldbeavoided.Seealso"plute"andreadmoreabouttheproblemhere.
Don'tsay:
fillum|Dosay:
film
Comment:
Wealsodonotlikethecombination[l]+[m].Onesolutionistopronouncethe[l]as[w]("film"[fiwm},"palm"[pawm])butsomepreferaddingavowelinthisword.
Don'tsay:
fisical|Dosay:
fiscal
Comment:
Infact,wedon'tseemtolikeanyconsonantstogether.Hereisanotherword,likeathleteandfilmthatisoftenforcedtoswallowanunwantedvowel.
Don'tsay:
flounder|Dosay:
founder
Comment:
Sinceitisunlikelythataboatwouldfounderonaflounder,weshoulddistinguishtheverbfromthefishasspellingsuggests.
Don'tsay:
foilage|Dosay:
foliage
Comment:
Hereisanothercaseofmetathesis,place-switchingofsounds.Remember,the[i]comesafterthe[l],asinrelated"folio."
Don'tsay:
Forallintensivepurposes|Dosay:
Forallintentsandpurposes
Comment:
Theyoungergenerationismispronouncingthisphrasesointensivelythatithasbecomepopularbothasamispronunciationandmisspelling.
Don'tsay:
forte|Dosay:
fort
Comment:
Thewordisspelled"forte"butthe[e]ispronouncedonlywhenspeakingofmusic,asa"fortepassage."Thewordsforastrongpointandastrongholdarepronouncedthesame:
[fort].
H
Don'tsay:
Heinekenremover|Dosay:
Heimlichmaneuver(ormanoeuvre,Br.)
Comment:
Thistermismispronouncedmanydifferentways.Thisisjustthefunniestonewehaveheard.Thismaneuver(manoeuvre)wasnamedforUSsurgeonHenryJayHeimlich(1920-).
Don'tsay:
heighth|Dosay:
height
Comment:
Theanalogywith"width"misleadsmanyofusinthepronunciationofthisword.'erbherbDoes,''MyfriendHerbgrows'erbs,''soundrighttoyou?
ThisisaUSodditygeneratedbythemeltingpot(mixeddialects).Initial[h]isalwayspronouncedoutsideAmericaandshouldbeinalldialectsofEnglish.
Don'tsay:
hi-archy|Dosay:
hierarchy
Comment:
Remember,hierarchiesgohigherthanyoumightthink.Thisoneispronounced"higherarchy"andnot"higharchy."
I
Don'tsay:
inparenthesis|Dosay:
inparentheses
Comment:
Noonecanencloseanexpressioninoneparenthesis;atleasttwoparenthesesarerequired.
Don'tsay:
interpretate|Dosay:
interpret
Comment:
Thiserrorresultsfromtheback-formationof"interpretate"from"interpretation."Butbackformationisn'tneeded;wealreadyhave"interpret."(Seealso'orientate')
Don'tsay:
irregardless|Dosay:
regardless
Comment:
"-Less"alreadysays''without''sothereisnoneedtorepeatthesamesentimentwith"ir-."idn'tisn'tAgain,thestruggleof[s]before[n].(Seealso"bidness"and"wadn't")
J
Don'tsay:
jewlery|Dosay:
jewelry
Comment:
Therootofthiswordis"jewel"andthatdoesn'tchangeforeither"jeweler"or"jewelry."TheBritishaddasyllable:
"jewellery"(Seealsoitsspelling.)
Don'tsay:
jistnordis|Dosay:
just
Comment:
Asopposedtotheadjective"just,"thiswordisalwaysunaccented,whichencouragesvowelreduction.However,itsoundsbettertoreducethe[ê]ratherthanreplaceitwith[i].
K
Don'tsay:
KluKluxKlan|Dosay:
KuKluxKlan
Comment:
Well,thereisan[l]intheothertwo,whynotthefirst?
Well,thatisjustthewayitis;don'texpectrationalityfromthisorganization.
L
Don'tsay:
lambast|Dosay:
lambaste
Comment:
Bettertolambastethelambthantobastehimremember,thewordsrhyme."Bast"hasnothingtodowithit.
Don'tsay:
arnyx|Dosay:
larynx
Comment:
Moremetathesis.Herethe[n]and[y]switchplaces.Mindyour[n]sand[y]sasyoumindyour[p]sand[q]s.
Don'tsay:
LauraNorder|Dosay:
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