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16 Words Commonly Pronounced Wrongly by Matilda62: 12:34pm On Nov 09, 2016
English might not be your first language so it is conceivable that you might not know the real pronunciation of a few words in the language.
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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