Wednesday, 9 November 2016

16 Words You Are Probably Pronouncing Wrong

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Here are 16 of the most common mispronounced words by a lot of people.


1. Often Wrong: “OFF-tin”  Right:  “OFF-in” 


2. Vice Versa Wrong: “Vice-a-versa”  Right: “Vice-Versa (as spelt)”


3. Niche Wrong: “Nitch”   Right: “Neesh”

4. Antarctica Wrong: “An-AR-tica”  Right: “Ant-ARC-tica”

5. Hyperbole Wrong: “Hyper-bowl”  Right: “Hi-PER-boh-lee” 

6. Picture Wrong: “Pitch-uhr”  Right: “Pick-tchur” 

7. Supposedly Wrong: “Sug-pose-uh-bly”  Right: “Suh-pose-id-ly” 


8. Hierarchy Wrong: “HI-ar-key”  Right: “Hi-er-ar-key”


9. Mauve Wrong: “Mawv”  Right: “Mowv” 

10. Taupe Wrong: “Taaaa-ope”  Right: “Tope” 

11. Nuclear Wrong: “Nuke-you-lur”   Right: “Noo-clear” 

12. Potable Wrong: “Pot-able”  Right: “Poat-able” 

13. Accessory Wrong: “Ass-ess-ory”  Right: “Ak-sess-sory” 

14. Ticklish Wrong: “Tick-uh-lish”  Right: “Tick-lish”

15. Voluptuous Wrong: “Vol-ump-tuous”  Right: “Vol-up-tuous” 


16. Respite Wrong: “Res-pait”  Right: “Res-pit.”

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