commonly mispronounced words

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CLEANLINESS- kLEN-liness not kLEEN-liness ARRAY- a-RAY not A-ray FETUS ANCESTOR DELICACY PROTEIN STIGMATA- stig-MAH-ta not STIG-ma-ta WHOLE- HOWL not HUL SCION- SAY-uhN not SI-UN NEWS- NUS or NYUS UTENSIL- u-TEN-sil, not U-ten-sil CHARACTERISTIC- CHAR-acteristic, not charac-TER-istic CULTURE- KuHL-ture not kul-ture CAFFEINE- ca-FIN or CA-fin not ca-FEIGN POMADE- po-MADE not PO-made AUDACIOUS- o-DAY-SHUS not o-DA-shus BODACIOUS- bow-DAY-shus not bo-da-shus VISCOUNT- VIE-count not vis-count BEAU- bow not biew BUCOLIC – bu-CO-lic not bu-co-lic APROPOS- a-pro-PO not a-pro-pos DEGAS- Dey-GA not DE-gas POTASSIUM- po-tas-si-um not potashum CENTENNIAL- \sen-ˈte-nē-əl\ CALCIUM- cal-ci-um not calshum MORTGAGE- MOR-gij not MORT-gage EDUCATION BOCOLLI SAUCE- sos not sows THAILAND- Ty-land (no H) GROSS- grows- not gros PIZZA- peet-sa not pee cha CATEGORY- CA-te-go-ry not ca-TE-go ry MATURE- ma-tur not ma-chur FLAMMABLE- fla-ma-bol not fley-ma-bol

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CLEANLINESS- kLEN-liness not kLEEN-linessARRAY- a-RAY not A-rayFETUSANCESTORDELICACYPROTEINSTIGMATA- stig-MAH-ta not STIG-ma-taWHOLE- HOWL not HULSCION- SAY-uhN not SI-UNNEWS- NUS or NYUSUTENSIL- u-TEN-sil, not U-ten-silCHARACTERISTIC- CHAR-acteristic, not charac-TER-isticCULTURE- KuHL-ture not kul-tureCAFFEINE- ca-FIN or CA-fin not ca-FEIGNPOMADE- po-MADE not PO-madeAUDACIOUS- o-DAY-SHUS not o-DA-shusBODACIOUS- bow-DAY-shus not bo-da-shusVISCOUNT- VIE-count not vis-countBEAU- bow not biewBUCOLIC bu-CO-lic not bu-co-licAPROPOS- a-pro-PO not a-pro-posDEGAS- Dey-GA not DE-gasPOTASSIUM- po-tas-si-um not potashumCENTENNIAL- \sen-te-n-l\CALCIUM- cal-ci-um not calshumMORTGAGE- MOR-gij not MORT-gageEDUCATIONBOCOLLISAUCE- sos not sowsTHAILAND- Ty-land (no H)GROSS- grows- not grosPIZZA- peet-sa not pee chaCATEGORY- CA-te-go-ry not ca-TE-go ryMATURE- ma-tur not ma-churFLAMMABLE- fla-ma-bol not fley-ma-bolCOMPROMISE- COM-prah-mize not com-PRAH-misPERCENTAGE- per-CEN-tage not PER-cen-tageMANGO- mAng-go not mEng-goNEW HAMPSHIRE- nu- ham-shir not nyu hamp-shireARKANSAS- ar-kan-so not arkansasCONNECTICUT- conneri-cut not connec-ti-cutGUITARIST- GUITAR-ist not GUI-taristEVALUATE- i-val-YOO-wait not eVAL-waitEXAMPLE / EXAM / EXACT / EXAGGERATE / EXHIBIT igsample, igsam, igsakt)COCOA- kow-kow not kok-waEXHAUST- ig-zost (no H)GRADUATE-gra-joo-itPRODUCE- pro-doos not pro-jusSECRETARY se-kre-tEri but not se-kre-trAriRADIUS -rey-di-yoos not rey-joosLENGTH-lengKth (w/ k sound)INVENTORY- IN-ventory not in-VEN-toryORGANIZATION- OR-ganization not or-GA-nizationTUESDAY-Toos-day, not Choose-dayPROCESSES- PROS es eez not PROS es uhsEXPECTANT-ik SPEC tunt not egz PEC tuntMANDALA-MUN dull uh not MAN da lahARDUOUS- AR joo wuss not AR doo wussPLAID- PLAD not PLAYDEROGENOUS- i ROJ uh nuhs not e ROJ eh nuhsBURY- BEARee not BUR eeCIRCUMSTANCES- Its cir-cum-STAN-ces, not cir-CUM-stan-cesMENU- MEN-yoo not me-NOOROSE- rohz not rohsBUSY- biz-ee not bee-seeOF- uhv or ov not offRISE -rize not riceCOMFORTER- CUHMferter not comFORterrDIABETES-die-uh-BEE-tis not ja-BEH-tisAFFIDAVIT-af-i-day-vit not af-i-da-bitJEOPARDY- JEPerdee not JOpardeeCAPABILITY- kay-puh-BIL-i-tee not cah-puh-BIL-i-teeFLAMMABLE flam-mabl not flame-ableCHOCOLATE choclit not choc-o-lateRADIANT ray-diant not rayjantVULGAR- VaL-gar (short a) not VOOL-garOVEN UH-ven not ow-venSHOVE -shuv not showvANY Eh-nee not Ay-neePURCHASE per-CHIS and NOT per-CHEYS.SOUTHERN Sa-DERN and NOT SAW-dernGIGANTIC pronounced as JAI-gan-ticCUPBOARD Ku (like the u in up) KU-birdHAMBURGER HEM ber-guhrCHOCOLATE chalk-lit