Mispronounce
verb
To pronounce a word or phrase incorrectly.
I always mispronounce the word 'architecture'.
Often appears as...
- mispronounce a name
- mispronounce a word
verb
To pronounce a word or phrase incorrectly.
I always mispronounce the word 'architecture'.
Often appears as...
- mispronounce a name
- mispronounce a word
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Pro Tip 1/3Accent Influence
Your native language can affect how you pronounce English words, causing mispronunciations.
Her French accent caused her to mispronounce 'th' sounds in English.
Pro Tip 2/3Listening Skills
Improve your listening to catch correct pronunciations and avoid mispronouncing words.
He listened to podcasts to avoid mispronouncing 'genre' again.
Pro Tip 3/3Stress and Intonation
Understanding stress and intonation in words helps prevent mispronunciation.
She mispronounced 'record' as a noun instead of a verb by stressing the wrong syllable.
Pro Tip 1/3Accent Influence
Your native language can affect how you pronounce English words, causing mispronunciations.
Her French accent caused her to mispronounce 'th' sounds in English.
Pro Tip 2/3Listening Skills
Improve your listening to catch correct pronunciations and avoid mispronouncing words.
He listened to podcasts to avoid mispronouncing 'genre' again.
Pro Tip 3/3Stress and Intonation
Understanding stress and intonation in words helps prevent mispronunciation.
She mispronounced 'record' as a noun instead of a verb by stressing the wrong syllable.
Pro Tip 1/3Accent Influence
Your native language can affect how you pronounce English words, causing mispronunciations.
Her French accent caused her to mispronounce 'th' sounds in English.
Pro Tip 2/3Listening Skills
Improve your listening to catch correct pronunciations and avoid mispronouncing words.
He listened to podcasts to avoid mispronouncing 'genre' again.
Pro Tip 3/3Stress and Intonation
Understanding stress and intonation in words helps prevent mispronunciation.
She mispronounced 'record' as a noun instead of a verb by stressing the wrong syllable.
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Video examples
Sugata Mitra: Can kids...
-- mispronounced, but correct usage -- words like exit, stop, find, save, that kind of thing, not only to do with the computer but in their day-to-day conversations. So, Madantusi seemed to show that language is not a barrier; in fact they may be able to teach themselves the language
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Safari Live - Day 69 PIPE...
with each other when you know words like that are pronounced it's always a quite worth it's often quite funny when people mispronounce e so mispronounce each other's languages and beat Lee is just a very kind of I think a hugely endearing
Video examples
Sugata Mitra: Can kids...
-- mispronounced, but correct usage -- words like exit, stop, find, save, that kind of thing, not only to do with the computer but in their day-to-day conversations. So, Madantusi seemed to show that language is not a barrier; in fact they may be able to teach themselves the language
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 69 PIPE...
with each other when you know words like that are pronounced it's always a quite worth it's often quite funny when people mispronounce e so mispronounce each other's languages and beat Lee is just a very kind of I think a hugely endearing
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Quote examples
James William Middleton
English Businessman
When I read out loud in class, it was a joy for everyone else because I would mispronounce things so badly. I used to try to count how many people were in front of me and then work out which paragraph I would have to read out and start trying to learn it. And I would sit there thinking, 'Please let the bell go so that it doesn't get round to me.
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Patricia Polacco
American Author
I didn't learn to read until I was almost 14 years old. Reading out loud for me was a nightmare because I would mispronounce words or reconstruct things that weren't even there. That's when one of my teachers discovered I had a learning disability called dyslexia. Once I got help, I read very well!
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Alexandra Adornetto
Australian Author
I've had a few embarrassing moments in restaurants. I tried to order a quesadilla, and I totally mispronounced the word. And another time, I asked for some toast with Marmite, and they had no idea what I was asking for!
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Philip Schultz
American Poet
I found many ways around my dyslexia, but I still have trouble transforming words into sounds. I have to memorize and rehearse before reading anything aloud to avoid embarrassing myself by mispronouncing words.
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Amy Heckerling
American Director
I know I mispronounce things constantly, because maybe I read more than I talk, but I don't know the proper way to say a lot of things, even though I know what they are. But then I know I look like a moron.
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Hari Kondabolu
American Comedian
Introductions are always weird for me because my name is Hari and it's constantly mispronounced . 'Hurry', 'Hairy' - there are different ways to screw it up, and it leads to these awkward conversations.
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Bob Newhart
American Comedian
Comedians are innately programmed to pick up oddities like mispronounced words, upside-down books on a shelf, and generally undetectable mistakes in everyday life.
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Adriana Lima
Brazilian Model
I was so embarrassed about mispronouncing words. I just knew how to smile.
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Ann Beattie
American Writer
I don't even correct people when they mispronounce my name now.
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Christopher Morley
American Author
Life is a foreign language; all men mispronounce it.
Quote examples
James William Middleton
English Businessman
When I read out loud in class, it was a joy for everyone else because I would mispronounce things so badly. I used to try to count how many people were in front of me and then work out which paragraph I would have to read out and start trying to learn it. And I would sit there thinking, 'Please let the bell go so that it doesn't get round to me.
Quote examples
Patricia Polacco
American Author
I didn't learn to read until I was almost 14 years old. Reading out loud for me was a nightmare because I would mispronounce words or reconstruct things that weren't even there. That's when one of my teachers discovered I had a learning disability called dyslexia. Once I got help, I read very well!
Quote examples
Alexandra Adornetto
Australian Author
I've had a few embarrassing moments in restaurants. I tried to order a quesadilla, and I totally mispronounced the word. And another time, I asked for some toast with Marmite, and they had no idea what I was asking for!
Quote examples
Philip Schultz
American Poet
I found many ways around my dyslexia, but I still have trouble transforming words into sounds. I have to memorize and rehearse before reading anything aloud to avoid embarrassing myself by mispronouncing words.
Quote examples
Amy Heckerling
American Director
I know I mispronounce things constantly, because maybe I read more than I talk, but I don't know the proper way to say a lot of things, even though I know what they are. But then I know I look like a moron.
Quote examples
Hari Kondabolu
American Comedian
Introductions are always weird for me because my name is Hari and it's constantly mispronounced . 'Hurry', 'Hairy' - there are different ways to screw it up, and it leads to these awkward conversations.
Quote examples
Bob Newhart
American Comedian
Comedians are innately programmed to pick up oddities like mispronounced words, upside-down books on a shelf, and generally undetectable mistakes in everyday life.
Quote examples
Adriana Lima
Brazilian Model
I was so embarrassed about mispronouncing words. I just knew how to smile.
Quote examples
Ann Beattie
American Writer
I don't even correct people when they mispronounce my name now.
Quote examples
Christopher Morley
American Author
Life is a foreign language; all men mispronounce it.
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