- In linguistics,
mispronunciation is the act of
pronouncing a word incorrectly.
Languages are
pronounced in
different ways by
different people, depending...
- 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...
- the free dictionary.
Skiffy is a
deliberate humorous misspelling or
mispronunciation of the
controversial term "sci-fi", a
neologism referring to science...
- ISBN 978-0618604999 p. 119.
Charles Harrington Elster. The Big Book of
Beastly Mispronunciations: The
Complete Opinionated Guide for the
Careful Speaker. 2nd ed. Houghton...
- 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...
- –
withold writing – writting,
writeing you're – your your – you're
Mispronunciation is
known to be one of the most
common causes of misspelling. Hence...
-
properly to
connect it to the
common mispronunciation of
Halley as "Hay-lee", as in "Fray-lee" vs. the
common mispronunciation as "Free-lee".
Before forming...
- Elster,
Charles Harrington. "Caribbean", from The Big Book of
Beastly Mispronunciations Archived 17
March 2023 at the
Wayback Machine. p.78. (2d ed. 2005)...
- Yankee, and Zulu. ⟨Alfa⟩ and ⟨Juliett⟩ are
spelled that way to
avoid mispronunciation by
people unfamiliar with
English orthography; NATO
changed ⟨X-ray⟩...
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United States,
United Kingdom Italian people Originated through the
mispronunciation of "Italian" as "Eye-talian".
Slang usually used
disparagingly (especially...
