100 Most Often Mispronounced Words and Phrases in English

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From the page: "aks ask This mispronunciation has been around for so long (over 1,000 years) that linguist Mark Aronoff thinks we should cherish it as a part of our linguistic heritage. Most of us would give the axe to "aks."" I love these pages as a reference. There is... more

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Rated by Rioritasjewelry on Dec 04, 4:47pm

How very good toknow these important details!
Rated by DonMacklin on Nov 10, 9:31am

Now that Dr. Language has provided a one-stop cure for the plague of misspelling, here are the 100 words most often mispronounced English words ("mispronunciation" among them). There are spelling rules in English even if they are difficult to understand, so pronouncing a word correctly usually does help you spell it correctly. Several common errors are the result of rapid speech, so take your time speaking, correctly enunciating each word. Careful speech and avid reading are the best guides to correct spelling.
Rated by barryr666 on Nov 02, 8:46am

Proper pronunciation. Some of the mispronounced or misspelt words and phrases can be quite appropriate like "Old-timer's disease."
Rated by silverweb on Oct 16, 8:00pm

Useful. I've sent this link to several people.
Reviewed by EmokittyRI on Sep 08, 12:35pm

People who resist the natural change of languages are fools. If such folks were to have their way throughout history, none of the romance languages would likely even exist.
Reviewed by Ratleh on Sep 06, 6:17pm

"No: doggy dog world | Yes: dog-eat-dog world" It INFURIATES me when people screw this up. Maybe I'm anal, but I don't care, it seriously makes me angst ffffffft

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