The English language in all its glory is a weird one. Words are easy to pronounce incorrectly or to make up. Fear not! Below is a list of some of the most commonly mispronounced words. Read through these to avoid embarrassing yourself in front of your friends, family, coworkers, boss, or cat!
1. Anyways
2. Affadavid
"Affidavit." The law doesn't care about David unless he's signing an affidavit.
3. Asterik
"Asterisk." The last part of the consonant is often dropped.
4. Cannidate
"Candidate." Unless you'reasking if you can date someone.
5. Card Shark
It's actually "Card Sharp," but it's one of those words that was said incorrectly for such a long time you can get away with it.
6. Calvary
7. Dialate
"Dilate." Don't add an extra vowel when you don't need to, no one has enough energy for that.
8. Decrepid
"Decrepit" is what you want when describing a crumbling old building or person.
9. Expresso
"Espresso" is the best way to express how much you love a tiny cup of coffee.
10. Excetera
"Et cetera et cetera et cetera"
11. Febyuary
If you don't feel like there's marbles in your mouth when you say it, you are mispronouncing "February."
12. For all intensive purposes
"For all intents and purposes"
13. Heighth
Don't make a math teacher upset, say "height."
14. Interpretate
"Interpret" is the correct way to say it.
15. Irregardless
16. Jewlery
Buy your sweetheart some "jewelry."
17. Orientate
18. Parlament
"Parliament" can agree that "Parlament" is the wrong pronunciation.
19. Reoccur
"Recur" is the word you want, no need to add more vowels.
20. Tumeric
21. Upmost
22. Wheelbarrel
