25 Words You Probably Pronounce Wrong
Steven_Seagal
Published
11/02/2015
Or perhaps your friends do, and this is your chance to get smug and correct them.
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1.
Chipotle Wrong: Chip – oat – lay Right: Cheep – oat – lay -
2.
Wheelbarrow Wrong: Weel – barrel Right: Weel – barrow -
3.
Perspire Wrong: Pre – spire Right: Per – spire -
4.
Antarctic Wrong: Ant – artic Right: Ant – arctic Definition: of or relating to the south polar region or Antarctica. Antarctic Wrong: Ant – artic Right: Ant – arctic -
5.
Acai Wrong: Ak – kay Right: Ah – sah – ee -
6.
Lambaste Wrong: Lamb – basst Right: Lamb – baste -
7.
Sudoku Wrong: Suh – doe – coo Right: Soo – doe – coo -
8.
Prescription Wrong: Pur – scrip – shun Right: Pre – scrip – shun -
9.
Espresso Wrong: Ex – press – so Right: Es – press – so -
10.
Celtic Wrong: Sell – tick Right: Kell – tick -
11.
Heinous Wrong: Hay – nee – ous Right: Hay – nous -
12.
Chicanery Wrong: Chick – can – urr – ree Right: Shih – con – nur – ree -
13.
Aegis Wrong: Ay – gis Right: Ee – giss -
14.
Dr. Seuss Wrong: Dok – tor Soos Right: Dok – tor Soys -
15.
Electoral Wrong: E – lek – tor (stress here) – uhl Right: E – lek (stress here) – tor – uhl -
16.
Prerogative Wrong: Per – og – uh – tiv Right: Pre – rog – uh – tiv -
17.
Asterisk Wrong: As – tricks Right: As – ter – isk -
18.
Cache Wrong: Catch Right: Cash -
19.
Sherbet Wrong: Sure – burt Right: Sure – bit -
20.
Affluent Wrong: Aff – lue (stress here) – ent Right: Aff (stress here) – lue – ent -
21.
Niche Wrong: nitch Right: neesh -
22.
Gyro Wrong: juh – eye – roh or gee – roh Right: yee – roh -
23.
Candidate Wrong: Can – uh – date Right: Can – da – date -
24.
Comptroller Wrong: Comp – troll – ur Right: Con – troll – ur -
25.
Kibosh Wrong: Ki – bosh Right: Key – bosh
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