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[–] 46 points 2 years ago (33 children)

The one that I mispronounced for awhile was hyperbole. I thought it was pronounced like "hyper bowl."

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (12 children)

    Segue for me. I pronounced it seg-goo and my mom busted out laughing.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Huh… don’t think I’ve ever seen segue written down. I’d be writing Segway if I had to.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Sounds like something you ride or a place that makes so so sandwiches.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I was at the store with my partner and I was like

    “What’s… kwee-know-ah?”

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That word's spelling is a practical joke and you can't convince me otherwise.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Challenge accepted: non-standard spellings are very common. I won't use the obvious example, rough/though/through/tough/cough/enough/Gough, I'll try to keep on theme. So give these ones a go: argue, vague, ague, merengue, brogue, chaise-longue, fatigue... are these all practical jokes or just accidents of lexicographic history?

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Mine was "banal".

    Sounds like "canal".

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Epitome and Penchant for me. Mocked mercilessly for those two.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Facade. Got laughed for saying fac-aid. How am I supposed to know a c make an s sound.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    That's because it's not the correct spelling. It should be "façade" but English keyboards lack the correct glyph. This doesn't tell you how to pronounce it but it at least gives you a hint that you can't use English rules and that you should investigate it further

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Hi per Bol e (e as in how it sounds in see)

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