100 Most Often Mispronounced Words and Phrases in English

[piccolomondo]

Here are the 100 words most often mispronounced English words ("mispronunciation" among them). There are spelling rules in English even if they are difficult to understand, so pronouncing a word correctly usually does help you spell it correctly. Several common errors are the result of rapid speech, so take your time speaking, correctly enunciating each word. Careful speech and avid reading are the best guides to correct spelling.

Example:
Don't say: expresso
Do Say: espresso
Comment: While I can't express my love for espresso enough, this word was borrowed from Italian well after the Latin prefix ex- had developed into es-.

Don't say: in parenthesis
Do Say: in parentheses
Comment: No one can enclose an expression in one parenthesis; at least two parentheses are required.

[amalgamate]

It irritates me when i hear the word 'ask' pronounced as 'aks'. unfortunately many at work speak with such slang- it's rubbing off on me and i can't control the natural tendency to speak just like them when they're around me!

[Bent_Bladi]

zen isstart surrowinding yorself wiss fobz and yoo weel isstart togging like zem

There was a time when i didn't go to school for like 5+ months and i was at home 24/7 --- NOT GOOD -- the bad english at home rubbed off on me and i struggled when i went back to school