The Top 10 Mispronounced Words That Make You Sound Dumb
You shouldn't judge people too quickly, or over one little thing. That said, what's a mispronounced word that immediately makes you think, "That person's DUMB"? Someone asked Reddit. Here are the Top 10 answers . . .
1. Frustrated as FUH-strated
2. Specifically as PUH-cifically
3. Chipotle as chi-POLE-tay. Or chi-pole-TEE.
4. Quesadilla as kay-suh-DILL-uh
5. Anything that starts with an "es" sound, but you make it an "eck" sound: ECK-scape . . . ECK-cetera . . . and ECK-spresso.
6. Nuclear as nuke-YOU-lar. That's probably the most common one on the list.
7. Fajitas with an "R" . . . FRUH-he-tuhs. Or a "J" . . . fuh-JEE-tuhs.
8. Library as li-BARRY
9. Supposably when you mean supposedly. Supposably IS a word, but it's not what you mean. The definitions are slightly different.
10. Irregardless. Another one that sounds dumb, but IS in the dictionary. Merriam-Webster lists it as a "nonstandard" word. The definition is . . . "regardless." (Reddit)
(Any others that annoy you? How about "mischievous"? A lot of people add a fourth syllable . . . mis-CHEEV-ee-ous.)
Originally posted on September 20th, 2024