Commonly Mispronounced Words
Commonly Mispronounced Words
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asterisk: as-ter-isk, not as-ter-ik
electoral: e-LEK-tor-al, not e-lek-TOR-al
etcetera: et-set-er-a, not ek-set-er-a
mischievous: MIS-che-vus, not mis-CHEE-vee-us
mispronunciation: mis-pro-nun-see-ay-shun, not mis-pro-nown-see-ay-shun
nuclear: noo-klee-ur, not noo-kyu-lur
nuptial: nup-shul, not nup-shoo-al
primer: (schoolbook) prim-mer, not pry-mer
picture: pik-cher, not pit-cher
prescription: prih-skrip-shun, not per-skrip-shun
probably: prob-a-blee, not pra-lee or prob-lee
supposedly: su-pos-ed-lee, not su-pos-ab-lee
ticklish: tik-lish, not tik-i-lish
triathlon: try-ath-lon, not try-ath-a-lon