Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Frequently Mispronounced Words



opportunity = a-Port-tunity (with emphasis on the "por"! part)

appeal = a pill

sick leave = seek live

take a seat = take a sit

cream cheese = crim chiz

divorce = DIE-vorce

pizza = pissa

milk = mirk (where the "r" is pronounced as a blend of "r" and "l")

sailing = siel-ing

atmosphere = at-moss-phere

protege = pro-teach

Crim Chiz is my absolute fave.

1 comment:

'rah said...

and then there's "film" pronounced as "flim".
-sarah