Language is fluid. We live in a global world where accents allow for multiple pronunciations of the same word.

At the same time "anything goes" isn't a good policy to live by. In order to clearly understand what someone is saying there are ways words should be pronounced based on the words origins or just however the first person said it.





1. VOLDEMORT

Incorrect: Vol-de-mort

Correct: Vol-de-more

2. MISCHIEVOUS

Incorrect: Mis-chee-vee-us

Correct: Mis-cheh-vus

3. ESPRESSO

Incorrect: ex-pre-so

Correct: Eh-spreh-so

4. VOLUPTUOUS

Incorrect: va-lump-tu-us

Correct: Vol-up-tyoo-us

5. KILOMETRE

Incorrect: Kil-OHM-eh-ter

Correct: KILL-o-mee-ter

6. NUCLEAR

Incorrect:New-kyoo-lar

Correct: New-klee-ur

7. FEBRUARY

Incorrect: Feb-you-air-ee

Correct: Feb-roo-air-ee

8. PREROGATIVE

Incorrect: per-aw-gah-tiv

Correct: pre-rawg-ah-tiv



9. NUTELLA

Incorrect: Nuh-tell-a

Correct: New-tell-ah

10. TRIATHLON

Incorrect: Tri-ath-a-lon

Correct: Tri-ath-lon

11. ZOOLOGY

Incorrect: Zoo-all-oh-gee

Correct: Zoo-low-gee

12. ARCTIC

Incorrect: Are-tick

Correct: Ark-tick

14. HIERARCHY

Incorrect: High-ark-ee

Correct: High-er-ark-ee

15. KU KLUX KLAN

Incorrect: Clue-Clux-Clan

Coo-clacks-clan

16. MAYONNAISE

Incorrect: Man-ayze

Correct: May-oh-nayze

17. MINIATURE

Incorrect: Min-ih-chur

Correct: Min-ee-ah-chur

18. PRESCRIPTION

Incorrect: per-scrip-shun

Correct: pruh-scrip-shun

19. SEUSS

Incorrect: Soos

Correct: Soys



20. MONK

Incorrect: Mawnk

Correct: Munk

21. DRAMA

Incorrect: Dram-ah

Correct: Draw-mah

22. GYROS

Incorrect: Gee-ros

Correct: Yee-ros

23. CELTIC

Incorrect: Sell-tick*

Correct: Kell-tick

*unless in reference to the sports team

24. ELECTORAL

Incorrect: Eh-leck-TOR-ul

Correct: Eh-LECK-tor-ul

25. GIF

Should we even bother?

Source: 1, 2, 3, 4

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