“Specifically” and “probably” are two of the most irritating mispronounced words, according to a survey.
In the poll of 2,000 participants, by insights agency Perspectus Global, 35% of those surveyed said they find it most annoying when people mispronounce the word “specifically” as “pacifically”.
Saying “probly” instead of “probably” annoyed 28% of people. And more than a quarter (26%) said the most annoying mispronounced word was “expresso” instead of “espresso”.
Also making the list was “specially” instead of “especially” (25%) and “artick” rather than “arctic” (19%).
Despite 61% of Brits finding it annoying when others say words wrong, as many as 65% would be too embarrassed to correct them. Yet 35% said they can’t resist correcting their friends and family.
Here’s a list of the top 10 most irritating pronunciations:
"What is the 11 letter word that even all Harvard graduates spell incorrectly?" "Incorrectly." "I-N-C-O-R-R-E-C-T-L-Y." The question is a trick because the word "incorrectly" is (correctly) spelled "incorrectly." This is an example of a "loose language" trick question. Touchdown!
"What is the 11 letter word that even all Harvard graduates spell incorrectly?" "Incorrectly." "I-N-C-O-R-R-E-C-T-L-Y." The question is a trick because the word "incorrectly" is (correctly) spelled "incorrectly." This is an example of a "loose language" trick question. Touchdown!
Right now, your toddler can only pronounce a handful of the many phonemes that make up the language they're learning. It'll take a few more years before they'll say them all clearly. If your toddler mispronounces a word, it's probably because: They can't form all of the speech sounds yet.
Some difficult sounds might still be hard for your toddler to say. This includes sounds like 'z', 'sh', 'f', 'v', 'r', 'ch' and 'th'. Your toddler might swap difficult sounds with easier ones. For example, they might say 'teef' instead of 'teeth'.
That the hardest sounds for children to learn are often the l, r, s, th, and z is probably not surprising to many parents, who regularly observe their children mispronouncing these sounds or avoiding words that use these letters.
Acai. "Acai," pronounced "Ah-sa-ee," is a berry found on palm trees in South American rainforests. ...
Gyro. "Gyro," a term for meat cooked on a rotisserie and served in pita bread, is pronounced "Yee-ro." That's right; feel free to ignore the letter "G." ...
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