Despite the fact that many people drop an extra “I” in there, “mischievous” is three syllables, not four. 2. Chipotle
How you may be pronouncing it: Chi-POL-tay.
How it’s actually pronounced: Chi-POAT-lay.
You would never do this, of course, because Chipotle burritos are the crux of your vernacular. But SOME people do it.
3. Often
How you may be pronouncing it: OF-ten.
How it’s actually pronounced: OFF-en.
The temptation lurks to add that extra “T,” but historically, it’s pronounced without it, just like the way we pronounce “soften.”
4.Sherbet
How you may be pronouncing it: SHER-bert.
How it’s actually pronounced: SHER-bet.
Remember, only Ernie says, “sure, Bert.”
5. Candidate
How you may be pronouncing it: Can-a-dit.
How it’s actually pronounced: Can-di-dit.
Just make sure to, uh, stick that second “D” in there.
6. Banal
How you may be pronouncing it: BAY-nal.
How it’s actually pronounced: ba-NAHL.
Like “canal,” sort of.
7. Prerogative
How you may be pronouncing it: PUR-rog-uh-tiv.
How it’s actually pronounced: PRE-rog-uh-tiv.
Just like it’s spelled. Thanks Bobby Brown/Britney.
8. Dr. Seuss
How you may be pronouncing it: SOOS.
How it’s actually pronounced: SOICE.
Yep, we’ve been saying Theodore Geisel’s pseudonym improperly our whole lives. The German name is supposed to be pronounced to rhyme with “voice,” although Geisel himself eventually accepted the erroneous pronunciation.
Oh, and mispronouncing "mischievous" is a pet peeve of mine, lol.
DH just told me that the correct way is the British way, and the other one is the accepted American version (but really he could be saying this because when I asked him how to pronounce it, he got it wrong, LOL).
Post by MixedBerryJam on Aug 17, 2013 19:42:40 GMT -5
I had to go to the article to see what 10 was about and I think we just went through this, didn't we? IT"S JIF, PEOPLE. JIF. www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/22/jif_gif/
The only one I had no idea about was the Dr. Suess one. Poor guy, imagine becoming famous and the inevitable wincing that would result from people still continuing to say your name wrong! heh
Oh and my H rails and rails against Bobby Brown and his his song that influenced the way people say now prerogative. I laugh at him (I'm mean).
I had to go to the article to see what 10 was about and I think we just went through this, didn't we? IT"S JIF, PEOPLE. JIF. www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/22/jif_gif/
But the problem with that is that it stands for grapics, not jrafics as the article you linked points out. So really, I don't care if the dude who invented it thinks it should be jif, I completely disagree. Because I'm a brat like that. heh
Welllll they do ridiculous things like add a non literal definition of literally and the alternate pronunciation of "nu-kyu-lar," so they are pretty much just push-overs.