mental_floss again provides us with a great link, this time pointing out the 100 Most Often Mispronounced Words page. However, some of my "favorites" are omitted from this list, such as:
| Don't say | Do say |
|---|---|
| pitchers | pictures |
| pronunciate | pronounce |
Technically, I'm not sure if the second one is strictly a "mispronunciation" or if it's a deeper misunderstanding of the word itself.
Of course, we all know that in the future everyone will say aks instead of ask...
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From my family archives:
ReplyDeleteAclantic Ocean
Draw (instead of Drawer)
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>Draw (instead of Drawer)
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me (of all things) of an episode of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, where Will was blackmailing Carlton and forced him to wash his "draws" -- and he forced him to pronounce it that way as well.