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This adjective starts like the apps on your phone. So it's pronounced APP-lic-able, not a-PLICK-able.
Kah-ruh-mull is the original pronunciation. However, kar-mull, which was once a Midwestern regional pronunciation, is also acceptable.
Music buffs might pronounce this one as for-TAY, which is correct if you're talking about a composer's note. But if reading sheet music, then there's no second syllable required.
A word used to describe your gang, it’s tempting to pronounce it with the French-sounding "eek." But it’s actually pronounced click.
Don't forget about that first "c." Some people skip the "arc" and pronounce it ART-ick, instead of ARC-tic. The same goes for Antarctic.
This is another word you might be tempted to pronounce in a French way. But you shouldn't welcome your guests into your foy-AY. Instead, it's a FOY-ur.
If you're attending a fancy ball, it isn't a GAL-uh, but a GAY-luh!
The "g" is soft, like "jh," and the emphasis is on the first syllable, which rhymes with "on." So it's jhon-ruh.
Just like February, the two "r" sounds in library make proper pronunciation especially hard. You should be saying LIE-brare-ee.
Liability, which means being responsible for something, is different from libel, a defamatory statement. It's pronounced LIE-a-ble.
You may pronounce it like "kay," but it's actually more like "kye," which rhymes with tie. Take your kye-yak out on the water!
Years before we knew about memes, a British scientist invented the word as "a unit of cultural transmission" in 1976. While you read it more than you speak it, remember that it's pronounced as meem, not mee-mee or may-may.
Whether you like this purple shade or not, it doesn't rhyme with stove. It's simply pronounced as mawv.
While "neesh" is accepted, "nitch" is the older and more popular way to refer to a specific place or role.
While you may be in church when listening to a prelude, the first syllable doesn't sound like "pray." Instead, it's PREL-yood.
This word is often pronounced as mis-CHEEV-i-ous. But it's actually MIS-chiv-ous.
Believe it or not, pronouncing the "t" in often is actually a no-no. The "t" in the word is silent, and it's pronounced as off-en.
Most people have messed up this adjective by switching the adjacent sounds, which is a linguistic phenomenon called metathesis. The correct way to say it is NEW-clear.
No matter its political leanings, it's not a RUH-geem, but a RAY-geem.
Scots and others in the northern British Isles pronounce it to rhyme with "cone," but other English-speaking regions rhyme it with "gone."
Ironically, pronunciation isn't always pronounced correctly! The right way to say it is pro-NUN-see-a-shun.
An acronym for "graphics interchange format," people usually pronounce it with a hard g. But its inventor, Steve Wilhite, was adamant about pronouncing it like Jif.
February shouldn't sound like January. The impulse to drop the first "r" is called dissimilation. So it should be pronounced FEB-ru-ar-ee.
If you've been mispronouncing this as STAH-tus your whole life, you're not alone. But it's actually STAY-tus.
Don't even think about saying sue-TAY. Your suite is pronounced as "sweet."
Meaning fleeting or temporary, transient can refer to a mood, visit, or job. But don't mistakenly say tran-ZEE-ent. It's TRAN-shent.
You might be surprised, but this word actually sounds more British than the Frenchified val-AY. It's simply VAL-it.
Sources: (Good Housekeeping) (Reader's Digest)
These long-distance races aren't called tri-ATH-a-lons. If you want to say it right, then it's tri-ATH-len.
Meaning having the form of a sphere or of one of its segments, it's sferr-i-kal, and not sfeer-i-kal.
The English language can often get a bit tricky when it comes to pronunciation. Indeed, all of us have struggled to pronounce something on at least several occasions. The words you'll see in this gallery are some of the worst, and most popular, offenders.
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Common words that are often mispronounced
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The English language can often get a bit tricky when it comes to pronunciation. Indeed, all of us have struggled to pronounce something on at least several occasions. The words you'll see in this gallery are some of the worst, and most popular, offenders.
Want to avoid embarrassing pronunciation mistakes? Then click through these slides for a real lesson!