1.
How you may be pronouncing it: mis-CHEE-vee-ous.
Despite the fact that many people drop an extra “I” in there, “mischievous” is three syllables, not four.
2.
How you may be pronouncing it: Chi-POL-tay.
You would never do this, of course, because Chipotle burritos are the crux of your vernacular. But SOME people do it.
3.
How you may be pronouncing it: OF-ten.
The temptation lurks to add that extra “T,” but historically, it’s pronounced without it, just like the way we pronounce “soften.”
4.
How you may be pronouncing it: SHER-bert.
Remember, only Ernie says, “sure, Bert.”
5.
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How you may be pronouncing it: Can-a-dit.
Just make sure to, uh, stick that second “D” in there.
6.
How you may be pronouncing it: BAY-nal.
Like “canal,” sort of.
7.
How you may be pronouncing it: PUR-rog-uh-tiv.
Just like it’s spelled. Thanks Bobby Brown/Britney.
8.
How you may be pronouncing it: SOOS.
Yep, we’ve been saying Theodore Geisel’s pseudonym improperly our whole lives. The German name is supposed to be pronounced to rhyme with “voice,” although Geisel himself eventually accepted the erroneous pronunciation.
9.
How you may be pronouncing it: Broo-SHETT-a.
In Italian, that’s a hard “CH.”
