How Do I Pronounce Correctly?
Monday, October 27th, 2008 | Author: Swapna Raghu Sanand

Quite often, I stumble across English words that leave me wondering, “How do I pronounce this?” or “Is this the way to pronounce it correctly? 

I think this is something that all of us tend to wonder about when we come across a funny sounding word or maybe a new word.

Here are some English words that tend to be mispronounced:

  • Deutsche (Correct: Doy-chuh)
  • Dr.Suess (Correct:Soyce)
  • Porsche (Correct: PORSH-uh)
  • Bowl (Correct:Bohl)
  • Faux pas (Correct:Fo pas)
  • Yacht  (Correct:Yot)
  • Onion (Correct: uhnyuhn)
  • Belle (Correct: Bel)
  • Petite (Correct:Puhteet)
  • Swan (Correct: Swon)
  • Plateau (Correct: Platoh)
  • Lettuce (Correct:Letis)

There are lots of other words that tend to be mispronounced. So, do write in some of those that may have caught your attention too!

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  1. 1
    romila.s 
    Friday, 7. November 2008

    what about:
    Pot Pouri (po puri)
    Feng Shui (fung shway)
    Annexe (ann-nex)
    Reuters (roiters)
    There are so many one comes across in everyday life - can we fill in as we hear them - the pronunciation heard and the right one - just for more fun?

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