People's Most Ridiculous Cases Of Incorrect Pronunciations

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Aug 4, 2021 9:00 AM EDT

Far too many of us have been caught up right in the middle of the humbling realization that we've been leading our lives without having any idea that we're pronouncing words far from the correct way. Maybe it's the result of some kind of prideful stubbornness. Like, you don't want to go out of your way to ask someone else around you how to pronounce a word the right way, for fear of being made fun of over it. Also though, hey, maybe this list will serve to clear up any blind spots you might've had lying around about the proper pronunciation of various words. 

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  • 01
    Organism - widewideworld_ • 3h A lot of you need to fess up to your pronunciation of crayon. It's not a crown y'all. G Reply 1 25 3 Resident-Smoke3915 · 3h or a crannn 4 23 3 ...
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    Font - Throwaway1836489 · 4h I had a roommate that insisted that epitome was pronounced epi-tome (tome like the book) instead of epi-to-me G Reply 1 24 3 ...
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    Font - All_Your_Base · 3h Multiple words have come up over the years. This happens when you learn to read early (thanks mom!), and you SEE words far more often than you hear them. It does make for occasional hilarity, but it's not a big deal. As a quick example, trebuchet is NOT pronounced "Trey Bucket" G Reply 1 22 3 ...
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    Font - throwaway4u2021 · 3h The Irish names: Saoirse (pronounces sair-sha) I used to make a weird sound Aoife (ee-fa) I avoided saying it completely G Reply 4 14 3 ...
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    Rectangle - themuseofthemoon · 3h I used to pronounce the Greek goddess Persephone as "Per-se-phone", not "Per-se-phu-nee". Thankfully, it seems to be a common mistake :) G Reply 4 12 3
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    Rectangle - Kiwaber • 3h Bisque. Took me an embarrassing night out to discover it was pronounced "bisk" and not "bee-squee". Needless to say I like my version better. É 6 Reply ↑ 16 3 ...
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    Rectangle - FallenWings_ 3h Calendar Used to pronounce with "ker-len-der" Proper pronounciation : "Ceh-len-der" G Reply ...
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    Rectangle - Windycitymayhem · 4h Iron. Apparently. G Reply ...
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    Font - Alizariel · 2h When I was younger I pronounced Penelope wrong, until I was reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The Oompa Loompa verse when Mike Teevee gets shrunk is extolling the virtues of books and the places books can bring you, and has the lines: Cannibals gathered around a pot Stirring away at something hot It smells so good, what can it be Good gracious, it's Penelope G Reply
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    Rectangle - xKorrak · 3h Chevy "Aveo", l've been pronouncing it "A V O".. Parts guy on the phone was like "A V -what? You mean Uh- vay-o?" Yes...sorry.. G Reply ...
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    Rectangle - hezamora · 2h Segue... I said "Seg" and then tried "Sej" and then tried "Seh-goo" before someone finally corrected me -_- G Reply ...
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  • 12
    Product - sepva4 · 4h Theatrical G Reply 4 2 yarnisland OP . 4h How were you pronouncing it? sepva4 · 3h I never really looked at the spelling & English isn't my first language so I was saying it "Thea-retical" haha ...
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    Font - YTPumpkinCheesecake · 3h Dock leaves, the ones that you use to help sooth stings from a nettle. I always called them doctor leaves, so imagine my surprise when I find out that no one else calls them that! Like I thought they were just doctor leaves, I've never heard anyone calling them dock leaves in my entire life, but as soon as I realise what they actually called, everyone's always called it dock, and have never heard of it being called doctor! Reply ...
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    Rectangle - RogueNine · 46m Ennui. I've never had the opportunity to say the word out loud, but until I connected it to the correct pronunciation, I always read it as "E-new-eye" I guess. G Reply Vote ...
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    Rectangle - Early-Size370 · 39m I pronounced "bass" for sound like bass the fish for too long until a friend corrected me G Reply 4 Vote 3 ...
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    Font - ksweePT • 1h I still don't know how to pronounce the actress Troian Bellasario's first name - from Pretty Little Liars. I've looked for interviews or any other videos online to just hear her name! When I first read Harry Potter, I pronounced "Her- moin" and was shocked when the movies came out. It makes me feel like I didn't even know her!
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