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    Commonly Mispronounced Words

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    This document provides a list of commonly mispronounced English words along with the correct pronunciation for each one. There are over 20 words included in the list with their phonetic spellings to illustrate the proper way to say each one.

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    Commonly Mispronounced Words

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    This document provides a list of commonly mispronounced English words along with the correct pronunciation for each one. There are over 20 words included in the list with their phonetic spellings to illustrate the proper way to say each one.

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    This document provides a list of commonly mispronounced English words along with the correct pronunciation for each one. There are over 20 words included in the list with their phonetic spellings to illustrate the proper way to say each one.

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    Commonly Mispronounced Words

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    Kris Lynn
    This document provides a list of commonly mispronounced English words along with the correct pronunciation for each one. There are over 20 words included in the list with their phonetic spellings to illustrate the proper way to say each one.

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    Commonly Mispronounced Words

    English can be a tricky language, especially when it comes to pronunciation rules. You probably
    know a few people who would pronounce that word "prob-lee." You might even do it yourself!
    Learn more commonly mispronounced words (did you know it's e-LEK-tor-al, not e-lek-TOR-al
    ?), and start retraining your tongue today.

    aegis: ee-jis, not ay-jis

    mispronunciation: mis-pro-nun-see-ay-shun,
    not mis-pro-nown-see-ay-shun

    asterisk: as-ter-isk, not as-terik

    nuclear: noo-klee-ur, not noo-kyu-lur

    alumnae: a-lum-nee, not alum-nay

    nuptial: nup-shul, not nup-shoo-al

    primer: (schoolbook) prim-mer, not pry-mer

    picture: pik-cher, not pit-cher

    archipelago: ar-ki-PEL-a-go,
    not arch-i-pel-a-go

    athlete: ath-leet, not ath-a-leet

    candidate: kan-di-dayt, not


    kan-i-dayt

    prescription: prih-skrip-shun, not per-skripshun

    prerogative: pre-rog-a-tive, not per-rog-a-tive

    chimera: kiy-MEER-a, not


    CHIM-er-a

    peremptory: per-emp-tuh-ree, not pre-emp-tuhree

    disastrous: di-zas-tres, not dizas-ter-es

    probably: prob-a-blee, not pra-lee or prob-lee

    electoral: e-LEK-tor-al, not elek-TOR-al

    Realtor: reel-ter, not ree-la-ter

    supposedly: su-pos-ed-lee, not su-pos-ab-lee

    spurious: spyoor-ee-us, not spur-ee-us

    tenet: ten-it, not ten-unt

    ticklish: tik-lish, not tik-i-lish

    triathlon: try-ath-lon, not try-ath-a-lon

    etcetera: et-set-er-a, not ek-seter-a

    lambaste: lam-bayst, not lambast

    larvae: lar-vee, not lar-vay

    library: li-brar-y, not li-bar-y

    mischievous: MIS-che-vus, not


    mis-CHEE-vee-us

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