What are some words you used to mispronounce drastically?
#1
turquoise. i used to pronounce it- and please don't make fun of me people at school used to.. so anyways "toy-couiser". why did i add "r" to it. LIKE DOOD! anyways, there is a little story behind this but some girl (now my best friend) came up to me and said "I can help you pronounce turquoise" and I said " yes yes yes yes" and so she sounded it out for me and helped meee! I am so grateful for her help and now we are best friends! (pls dont down vote if you dont like this..)
8points
#2
I know how to pronounce it but it is such a bad habit of mine i pronounce bologna like bo-log-na even though i know its pronounced bloneeeee
6points
#3
It wasn't until I watched the movies that I pronounced Hermione the correct way. Until then, she was Hermeeown
5points
#4
Ghoti, geyser, catasrophe...
English is not my native language
4points
#5
Satin, the fabric like satin, the devil.
4points
#6
Due to swollen tonsils, all words that sounded like they start with 'r' started with 'w' and all words that sounded like they start with 'k' started with 't'. That included my own name.
4points
#7
To kindergarten me, “Chaos” was pronounced “Cha-chose”.
3points
#8
Corrugated..."corturaged"...yeah I don't know how that happened
3points
#9
When I was little I used to say 'nuggets' like 'nyuggits' like how you'd say 'ñ' so ñuggits lol
3points
#10
I had a girlfriend who pronounced the "re" in "macabre" - muh-cob-ruh. I didn't tell her until we were in the middle of an argument and I suddenly blurted out "By the way, it's pronounced 'muh-cob'! You don't say the -re at the end!" She was stunned. That was the end of that argument.
3points
#11
This is stupid but I learned how to pronounce “arrogant” like 2 weeks ago...I am 13... used to pronounce it like “uh•roe•gent”
2points
#12
1) Paravent. I still pronounce it german: Pa-rra-went.
2) Genre. Same: Gheenre. The correct french pronounciation sounds to posh to me.
2) Genre. Same: Gheenre. The correct french pronounciation sounds to posh to me.
XD
2points
#13
Specifically and Anemone.
2points
#14
I know how to pronounce Colorado, but I always pronounce it "Ca-larado".
It messes with people's heads a lot, and after Misha Collins mispronounced it during Supernatural filming, and it made the Gag Reel, it's gotten even more famous!
It messes with people's heads a lot, and after Misha Collins mispronounced it during Supernatural filming, and it made the Gag Reel, it's gotten even more famous!
2points
#15
Specific. I always said pacific, I didn't realize that until had to say it on stage.
2points
#16
hors d'oeuvres as horse divorce
2points
#17
Haha, I used to say 'Pacific' when I meant to say, 'specific,' the most embarrassing part? Sometimes, I still do.
2points
#18
Mashasuchets...Massashoesets.. machachuchest.... idk how to spell it either
2points
#19
Eragon. Even though it is the name of the dragon coming in the book. I hated that name as I had no clue how to pronounce it. I would mostly skip the word and move on. Only after watching the movie, I was able to pronounce it correctly so I read the book once again.
2points
#20
Flautist, in which I pronounce, Flatis.
1point