9 Words Americans Pronounce Wrong | Words Americans Mispronounce

9 Words Americans Pronounce Wrong | Words Americans Mispronounce

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[Bogie]

I once heard a man say "old tomato" when he meant "ultimatum". LOL!!

[crc]

One that drives me mental is when people say 'axe' instead of 'ask'. He axed me to stop at the store. How hard is it to say 'He asked me to stop at the store'?

[valkyrie]

I have read far more books than I've spent time conversing with people. I bet I have tons of them. (words I know but can't pronounce)

[monsoleil]

As an English major in a non-English-speaking country, I learned all this as a freshman at 16 40 years ago. But you definitely make one AMAZING English teacher, the kind I wish I could have had when I was young. Extraordinary vocal quality! You are one of the best there is.

[andrewgraves]

Mispronunciation suggests they learned the word by reading. Applaud readers, don’t shame them!

[iainsan]

As a British English speaker, I've always pronounced eschew as es-SHOO. It's a Germanic word so the 'sch' would have been pronounced 'shh'. It came into English from French, which isn't known for guttural sounds like 'ch' - they always pronounce them as 'sh' as in Champagne.

[Erehtolleh]

I was corrected by a doctor who told us that we should not say " the patient feels nauseous", we should say "the patient feels nauseated", instead.

[dans.]

Both the Italian word “espresso” and the English word “expressed” come from the Latin verb “exprimere” (meaning: to press out). Most “x” sounds were lost in Italian, replaced by an easier and faster “s”.

[bharthidhagonwanithkungwan]

I do admire your sincerity and carefree attitude in sharing your story. you are an ideal teacher.

[maryfusoni]

I heard a professional woman in a radio interview pronounce "novice" with a long "o"— no-viss. I've never heard anyone use this pronunciation, and she said it several times.
Great video, by the way!

[phoebus]

Although loose is most commonly used as an adjective, it is also a verb meaning to set free or shoot, as in "to loose an arrow". Its past tense is "loosed".

[margaretwells]

A friend of my hubby in middle school mispronounced "legume" as "legoomie". It was his nickname from there on out, to this day :P

[garpko]

With regard to phrases I often hear native speakers say” I could care less” rather then “I couldn’t care less”. I used to mispronounce tribunal, analysis, dessert and albeit ( to name just a few).
Once I was in a grocery store in Canada and asked the retail person where the desert was. He finally figured out what I meant [I meant dessert]. I was very embarrassed! 😂🤓

[francoiseluzy]

In French, "chic" has two meanings. The first is how you explained it in your video. The second is knowing how to talk about a very nice person, who likes to help someone else, for example. And thank you for your videos.

[DoggieFosters]

Wow! I was not expecting to be surprised by any of these, but the varied dictionary pronunciations for eschew got me.
I've honestly never heard anyone saying it in the US with a "t" sound. Fascinating.

[bernardodaniel]

Hi there! I am an non-native, I fond it out that I was also the one who mispronounced those words. Some dictionaries can show very different pronunciations. Therefore, I mispronounce them, I am in a muddle. thanks for that teacher. God bless you

[MJODellDC]

In 9th grade English class, I was presenting an oral report on Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens). When I talked about an award he had been bestowed upon him after his death, I said he had received it "post-humorously, " mispronouncing posthumously. I am 70+ years old and I can STILL see and hear my English teacher laughing and telling me what the correct pronunciation was, but she said in this particular instance, my pronunciation was prefect given it was for Twain.

[ronaldgarrison]

"Nauseous" is one of those words that is just best to avoid entirely. Use "nauseated" or "nauseating" as the situation requires. BTW nice top.

[josephraj]

Yes, we learn from mistakes. Thank you Rachel.