- In linguistics,
mispronunciation is the act of
pronouncing a word incorrectly.
Languages are
pronounced in
different ways by
different people, depending...
- country, rock, and Americana. His
stage name
originated from the
mispronunciation of his last name,
Chibueze – an Igbo word
meaning "God is king" – by...
- Yankee, and Zulu. ⟨Alfa⟩ and ⟨Juliett⟩ are
spelled that way to
avoid mispronunciation by
people unfamiliar with
English orthography; NATO
changed ⟨X-ray⟩...
- The gill /ˈdʒɪl/ or
teacup is a unit of
measurement for
volume equal to a
quarter of a pint. It is no
longer in
common use,
except in
regard to the volume...
- Elster,
Charles Harrington. "Caribbean", from The Big Book of
Beastly Mispronunciations Archived 17
March 2023 at the
Wayback Machine. p.78. (2d ed. 2005)...
- with the
intent of
saying "Jesus is most precious". In his
hurried mispronunciation, he
actually says "Jesus is poisonwood".
Orleanna Price, the mother...
-
United States,
United Kingdom Italian people Originated through the
mispronunciation of "Italian" as "Eye-talian".
Slang usually used
disparagingly (especially...
- chef, and restaurateur. His
nickname CZN
originates from a
frequent mispronunciation of the Cinzano, the name of his father's
textile shop in Laleli, Istanbul...
-
Omicron (US: /ˈoʊmɪkrɒn, ˈɒmɪkrɒn/ , UK: / oʊˈmaɪkrɒn/;
uppercase Ο,
lowercase ο, Gr****: όμικρον) is the
fifteenth letter of the Gr**** alphabet. This letter...
- her
magic from Morrible. Galinda, now
calling herself Dillamond's
mispronunciation "Glinda" in
solidarity with him,
accompanies her. They
arrive in the...
