good evening I’m squeaking to you
tonight once again as the chairman for
the loyal Society for the Prevention of
pismo nunciature
it’s easy to piss Murr Nancy ate your
worms perv words welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10
mispronounced words for this list we’ve
chosen words that are frequently said
wrong or where the proper pronunciation
has been lost in translation a bit well
hi ISA we Jenna I gotta go – I gotta go
she means gargoyle has what I said
better start taking notes number 10
bruschetta common mispronunciation
bruschetta correct pronunciation
Bruce Guetta I hate to go off menu but
can we have some bruschetta with fresh
mozzarella grazie
we’re guessing Italian waiters and
waitresses worldwide are tired of
hearing English speakers adding h to
what should be asked
sound in this word commonly calling it
bruschetta
it’s an Italian authentic bruschetta
recipe and correct me if I’m wrong with
my pronunciation I’m pretty sure it’s a
bruschetta and not bruschetta referring
to a popular antipasto dish comprised of
garlic rubbed bread covered with
tomatoes and olive oil bruschetta is a
staple at Italian restaurants everywhere
unfortunately this starter has been
ordered incorrectly for so long and
rolls so well off the tongue that it may
forever be butchered in English just a
wrapper on top and remove this cape we
do the combinations tomato little
vegetable and a little Bruce character
but if you want to impress your wait
staff or your Italian relatives repeat
after me
Bruce get that
number nine
mischievous common mispronunciation
mischievous correct pronunciation
mischievous maybe some mischievous imp
added an extra eye to the pronunciation
of this word at some point in history as
a prank to see how far it got and
frankly it got pretty far
many people pronounce this word
mischievous instead of mischievous and
somehow that adds extra emphasis to its
meaning some theories suggest it’s
because of more popular words like
previous and a general lack of words
ending in VO us that we feel the need to
add the extra sound the oxford english
dictionary believes this word has been
mispronounced since the 1500s so we’ll
give you a pass for getting this one
wrong even though relationship
number eight foliage common
mispronunciation foilage correct
pronunciation foliage beautiful foliage
it’s not fine it’s mom
it’s foliage
it means the leaves of trees or plants
and it’s not a word you’d think would
give people problems but in what is a
classic case of metathesis where the
sounds or syllables of a word are
rearranged the position of the L and the
eye are often swapped to produce a
vastly different sounding word we now
have boilage not foliage and although we
know what you mean that’s not the proper
way of saying the word it’s probably not
a term you’ll be using too often but
it’s worth keeping in mind the correct
pronunciation for your next garden party
that’s why it doesn’t take a nuclear
scientist to pronounce voyage number 7
February common mispronunciation
February or February correct
pronunciation February February February
a February a word that is used so much
and said incorrectly so often that the
correct pronunciation doesn’t even sound
right who know a simple calendar month
could be so tricky
last in Fairview
simply saying February or February rolls
off the tongue far better than the
tricky February so difficult is the
correct pronunciation in fact that
Britons voted it the 12th most
mispronounced word ahead of words that
are hardly ever used like onomatopoeia
however because February is so common
it’s now widely accepted as correct
shall we just do the month a favor and
call it September or October months that
start with bed for 800 this is the only
month that starts with Ben mr. Connery
Koba
number six nuclear common
mispronunciation nucular correct
pronunciation nuclear new killer it’s
been a new yellow a word so commonly
mispronounced that several dictionaries
have addressed the discrepancy the
inconsistency between nuclear and
nucular may be influenced by the
pronunciation of common English language
words like ocular particular and
circular I believe that under the
leadership of Ahmed in Azad nuclear
weapons in the hands of his government
are extremely dangerous to everyone on
this globe while nucular is considered
incorrect by authorities on the topic we
still hear it coming from the mouths of
highly educated sources like scientists
and even US presidents although some
linguists suggests that men like George
W Bush used the term to appeal to the
masses with his folks eNOS this one is a
case about pesky metathesis at work once
again causing havoc in the English
language and shame on you Peter scaring
the kids with you a nuclear holocaust
nonsense
you said nuclear its new killer dummy
the S is silent number 5
mo common mispronunciation mob correct
pronunciation mo team Tracy is now
wearing what
what pathologist the English language
uses so many words
adapted from different languages and as
a result parts of a word often get
changed in translation or simply
mispronounced this is the case with MO
as the a you often gets confused with an
AA sound look that I’m wearing today
it’s kind of an evening look with a move
matte velvet lip this actually makes
logical sense if following the example
of words like cause and pause however
this word is derived from Old French and
therefore is pronounced move result I
could move it’s a light shade of purple
so if you’re ever unsure just say that
instead what Barbeau number four ask
common mispronunciation acts correct
pronunciation ask we’re uh a lot of uh
Axe body spray but i live in a black
neighborhood and it’s called ask body
spray
and if you don’t get that joke then
you’re not racist as soon as you reverse
the K and s many will wrongly peg you as
poor or uneducated
however this variation on the word ask
has actually existed for over a thousand
years it’s an alternative of the word
that was used in one of the first
English translations of the Bible and by
classic authors like Geoffrey Chaucer
for years acts has been used for a
thousand years
he says it’s not a new thing it’s not a
mistake it’s a regular feature of
English some linguists suggest that it’s
used today in certain cultures
specifically by African Americans was
adopted as almost an appropriation of
language that had been forced on them
because you never want to be the whitest
sounding black guy in a room while it is
still technically wrong in modern
English it remains a powerful indicator
of identity 3 supposedly common
mispronunciation supposably correct
pronunciation supposedly well what if I
never find somebody or even worse what
if I already found her but I dumped her
because she pronounces it supposedly
it’s not that supposedly is not a word
although it’s not it’s that the fake
word supposedly has a different meaning
then the word people are actually
attempting to say supposedly supposedly
supposedly supposedly supposedly
supposedly supposedly pertains to
something that is generally believed or
accepted as truth whereas supposably
means something that is possible
the fact that this mispronunciation has
gotten so far that the phony word has
earned its own meaning is pretty
impressive
however our advice just stay away from
supposably completely it’s more trouble
than it’s worth
did they go to the zoo
supposedly number two espresso common
mispronunciation expresso correct
pronunciation espresso when you’re
thinking about espresso there’s two
major ingredients that are gonna end up
in your cup
its water and it’s coffee this
mispronunciation likely comes from a few
sources one it’s feasible that the
French word for espresso expresso has
bled into the English language single
espresso uses about 7 grams of brown
coffee and produces a beverage of about
one out it’s kind of the basis of
measurement of espresso and can be
called a single a single shot or simply
an espresso too
expresso may also be drawn from the word
Express which means fast and for you
only both terms that can be applied to
the preparation of the beverage it does
almost sound a little better with an X
undoubtedly you’ll be understood
whichever way you say it but this must
be the number one pet peeve for baristas
around the world before we mispronounce
our top pick here are some honorable
mentions jewelry common mispronunciation
jewelry correct pronunciation jewelry
well
more Luisi my mama took a get to to me
soared common mispronunciation sward
correct pronunciation sword salmon
common mispronunciation salman correct
pronunciation salmon where that gets the
2/3 of the way up there it’s time to
turn the salmon that’s not rocket
science is it
jalapeno common mispronunciation jalapa
no correct pronunciation jalapeno Lupino
yaki common mispronunciation naki
correct pronunciation yaki good no cheek
no cheek number one quinoa common
mispronunciation quinella correct
pronunciation quinoa but I am here to
reassure you that the correct
pronunciation is quinoa Quin OA well
that has to be it how else would you say
it
Queen oh wait what it’s quinoa quinoa
quinoa for those of you fluent in
Quechua n– the native tongue of an
indigenous population of South America
the pronunciation will be second nature
but for the rest of us it’s not quite so
obvious originally cultivated by the
people of the Andes Mountains between
three and four thousand years ago this
seed is now touted as a superfood by
some unfortunately a large number of
those people aren’t pronouncing it
correctly
– coconut Kuo okay the coconut oil
coconut Kuo ha for a mispronounced feast
be sure to order bruschetta with
quinella with an expresso to wash it all
down what
yes do you agree with our list
we’ve surely overlooked one tricky word
or two what common mispronunciations
would be on your list for more perfectly
narrated top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com so
why are these woodlands so attractive to
penguins a freshwater stream through the
forest makes a handy highway for a
parent penguin heading home
tonight once again as the chairman for
the loyal Society for the Prevention of
pismo nunciature
it’s easy to piss Murr Nancy ate your
worms perv words welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10
mispronounced words for this list we’ve
chosen words that are frequently said
wrong or where the proper pronunciation
has been lost in translation a bit well
hi ISA we Jenna I gotta go – I gotta go
she means gargoyle has what I said
better start taking notes number 10
bruschetta common mispronunciation
bruschetta correct pronunciation
Bruce Guetta I hate to go off menu but
can we have some bruschetta with fresh
mozzarella grazie
we’re guessing Italian waiters and
waitresses worldwide are tired of
hearing English speakers adding h to
what should be asked
sound in this word commonly calling it
bruschetta
it’s an Italian authentic bruschetta
recipe and correct me if I’m wrong with
my pronunciation I’m pretty sure it’s a
bruschetta and not bruschetta referring
to a popular antipasto dish comprised of
garlic rubbed bread covered with
tomatoes and olive oil bruschetta is a
staple at Italian restaurants everywhere
unfortunately this starter has been
ordered incorrectly for so long and
rolls so well off the tongue that it may
forever be butchered in English just a
wrapper on top and remove this cape we
do the combinations tomato little
vegetable and a little Bruce character
but if you want to impress your wait
staff or your Italian relatives repeat
after me
Bruce get that
number nine
mischievous common mispronunciation
mischievous correct pronunciation
mischievous maybe some mischievous imp
added an extra eye to the pronunciation
of this word at some point in history as
a prank to see how far it got and
frankly it got pretty far
many people pronounce this word
mischievous instead of mischievous and
somehow that adds extra emphasis to its
meaning some theories suggest it’s
because of more popular words like
previous and a general lack of words
ending in VO us that we feel the need to
add the extra sound the oxford english
dictionary believes this word has been
mispronounced since the 1500s so we’ll
give you a pass for getting this one
wrong even though relationship
number eight foliage common
mispronunciation foilage correct
pronunciation foliage beautiful foliage
it’s not fine it’s mom
it’s foliage
it means the leaves of trees or plants
and it’s not a word you’d think would
give people problems but in what is a
classic case of metathesis where the
sounds or syllables of a word are
rearranged the position of the L and the
eye are often swapped to produce a
vastly different sounding word we now
have boilage not foliage and although we
know what you mean that’s not the proper
way of saying the word it’s probably not
a term you’ll be using too often but
it’s worth keeping in mind the correct
pronunciation for your next garden party
that’s why it doesn’t take a nuclear
scientist to pronounce voyage number 7
February common mispronunciation
February or February correct
pronunciation February February February
a February a word that is used so much
and said incorrectly so often that the
correct pronunciation doesn’t even sound
right who know a simple calendar month
could be so tricky
last in Fairview
simply saying February or February rolls
off the tongue far better than the
tricky February so difficult is the
correct pronunciation in fact that
Britons voted it the 12th most
mispronounced word ahead of words that
are hardly ever used like onomatopoeia
however because February is so common
it’s now widely accepted as correct
shall we just do the month a favor and
call it September or October months that
start with bed for 800 this is the only
month that starts with Ben mr. Connery
Koba
number six nuclear common
mispronunciation nucular correct
pronunciation nuclear new killer it’s
been a new yellow a word so commonly
mispronounced that several dictionaries
have addressed the discrepancy the
inconsistency between nuclear and
nucular may be influenced by the
pronunciation of common English language
words like ocular particular and
circular I believe that under the
leadership of Ahmed in Azad nuclear
weapons in the hands of his government
are extremely dangerous to everyone on
this globe while nucular is considered
incorrect by authorities on the topic we
still hear it coming from the mouths of
highly educated sources like scientists
and even US presidents although some
linguists suggests that men like George
W Bush used the term to appeal to the
masses with his folks eNOS this one is a
case about pesky metathesis at work once
again causing havoc in the English
language and shame on you Peter scaring
the kids with you a nuclear holocaust
nonsense
you said nuclear its new killer dummy
the S is silent number 5
mo common mispronunciation mob correct
pronunciation mo team Tracy is now
wearing what
what pathologist the English language
uses so many words
adapted from different languages and as
a result parts of a word often get
changed in translation or simply
mispronounced this is the case with MO
as the a you often gets confused with an
AA sound look that I’m wearing today
it’s kind of an evening look with a move
matte velvet lip this actually makes
logical sense if following the example
of words like cause and pause however
this word is derived from Old French and
therefore is pronounced move result I
could move it’s a light shade of purple
so if you’re ever unsure just say that
instead what Barbeau number four ask
common mispronunciation acts correct
pronunciation ask we’re uh a lot of uh
Axe body spray but i live in a black
neighborhood and it’s called ask body
spray
and if you don’t get that joke then
you’re not racist as soon as you reverse
the K and s many will wrongly peg you as
poor or uneducated
however this variation on the word ask
has actually existed for over a thousand
years it’s an alternative of the word
that was used in one of the first
English translations of the Bible and by
classic authors like Geoffrey Chaucer
for years acts has been used for a
thousand years
he says it’s not a new thing it’s not a
mistake it’s a regular feature of
English some linguists suggest that it’s
used today in certain cultures
specifically by African Americans was
adopted as almost an appropriation of
language that had been forced on them
because you never want to be the whitest
sounding black guy in a room while it is
still technically wrong in modern
English it remains a powerful indicator
of identity 3 supposedly common
mispronunciation supposably correct
pronunciation supposedly well what if I
never find somebody or even worse what
if I already found her but I dumped her
because she pronounces it supposedly
it’s not that supposedly is not a word
although it’s not it’s that the fake
word supposedly has a different meaning
then the word people are actually
attempting to say supposedly supposedly
supposedly supposedly supposedly
supposedly supposedly pertains to
something that is generally believed or
accepted as truth whereas supposably
means something that is possible
the fact that this mispronunciation has
gotten so far that the phony word has
earned its own meaning is pretty
impressive
however our advice just stay away from
supposably completely it’s more trouble
than it’s worth
did they go to the zoo
supposedly number two espresso common
mispronunciation expresso correct
pronunciation espresso when you’re
thinking about espresso there’s two
major ingredients that are gonna end up
in your cup
its water and it’s coffee this
mispronunciation likely comes from a few
sources one it’s feasible that the
French word for espresso expresso has
bled into the English language single
espresso uses about 7 grams of brown
coffee and produces a beverage of about
one out it’s kind of the basis of
measurement of espresso and can be
called a single a single shot or simply
an espresso too
expresso may also be drawn from the word
Express which means fast and for you
only both terms that can be applied to
the preparation of the beverage it does
almost sound a little better with an X
undoubtedly you’ll be understood
whichever way you say it but this must
be the number one pet peeve for baristas
around the world before we mispronounce
our top pick here are some honorable
mentions jewelry common mispronunciation
jewelry correct pronunciation jewelry
well
more Luisi my mama took a get to to me
soared common mispronunciation sward
correct pronunciation sword salmon
common mispronunciation salman correct
pronunciation salmon where that gets the
2/3 of the way up there it’s time to
turn the salmon that’s not rocket
science is it
jalapeno common mispronunciation jalapa
no correct pronunciation jalapeno Lupino
yaki common mispronunciation naki
correct pronunciation yaki good no cheek
no cheek number one quinoa common
mispronunciation quinella correct
pronunciation quinoa but I am here to
reassure you that the correct
pronunciation is quinoa Quin OA well
that has to be it how else would you say
it
Queen oh wait what it’s quinoa quinoa
quinoa for those of you fluent in
Quechua n– the native tongue of an
indigenous population of South America
the pronunciation will be second nature
but for the rest of us it’s not quite so
obvious originally cultivated by the
people of the Andes Mountains between
three and four thousand years ago this
seed is now touted as a superfood by
some unfortunately a large number of
those people aren’t pronouncing it
correctly
– coconut Kuo okay the coconut oil
coconut Kuo ha for a mispronounced feast
be sure to order bruschetta with
quinella with an expresso to wash it all
down what
yes do you agree with our list
we’ve surely overlooked one tricky word
or two what common mispronunciations
would be on your list for more perfectly
narrated top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com so
why are these woodlands so attractive to
penguins a freshwater stream through the
forest makes a handy highway for a
parent penguin heading home
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