| 单词 | mispronounce |
| 例句 | She also became an excellent speller of words she mispronounced. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z "Excuse me, Mrs. Olinski," he said, hesitating slightly, mispronouncing her name. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z He claimed his father was harsh and beat him when he fidgeted or mispronounced words. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “How in the world do you spell that?” he’d asked, and when she told him, he mispronounced it, as most people did. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z My brother and sisters would giggle at our mother’s mispronounced words. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The chairs in his study bear the logo from their alma mater, Yale, which Vic notes the family mispronounces as jail. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Again, while others had great difficulty in understanding me, I couldn’t hear myself mispronounce words. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z It was a short list, but still I managed to mispronounce IBM and assign the wrong gender to both the floor waxer and the typewriter. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Which I only know because I heard someone call it, and I thought they were mispronouncing my name, so I turned. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z In Ben’s nervousness, he mispronounced Prometheus, so what he actually said was that Zeus sent vultures down to eat porpoise’s liver. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “Could Trompita take over your job?” he asked, mispronouncing my brother’s nickname. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z It was possible that Grandpa’s southern accent and his illiteracy made him mispronounce his own name. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Here are some more phrases that are commonly mispronounced and misunderstood. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It sure sounded like he was mispronouncing lady but we’d got told to ignore it. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Another boy performs a cut from a Paul Rudnick play that is dead-on hilarious, but marred just a bit by one mispronounced cultural reference. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “If I mispronounce your name, I apologize,” he said. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Girl is born, girl learns to talk and walk, girl mispronounces words and falls down. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Their high voices squealing with delight when Carla mispronounced some word they coaxed her to repeat. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z In her monologue she willfully mispronounces words, adding long vowels or French pronunciations for variety. Critic’s Notebook: Julie Klausner’s Podcast, ‘How Was Your Week?’ 2012-12-31T23:26:34Z Having her name mispronounced as “Leah” by the general who conducted the military briefing based on the secret plans she smuggled to the rebel base. Those Underappreciated Female Video Game Pioneers 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z I wrote my name with an accent on the e, showing people in advance how to mispronounce it. The Joy of Reading About Cooking 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z At Mr. Rabin’s burial, his chief of staff realized that the prime minister’s son was mispronouncing many of the words of the Kaddish. Review: ‘Killing the King,’ on the Murder That Claimed a Peace Process 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z When he mispronounces the name of the French writer Marguerite Duras, she corrects him with a smirk. Passion and fame in the digital age: Watching 'Sex With Strangers' at the Geffen 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z In addition, hummus has myriad pronunciations and its phrasing differs from country to country, while FoodTips claims that rioja is the "most mispronounced drink in the world." Potato, puh-tah-toe: Inside the wide world of mispronounced foods 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z Who will mispronounce a nominee’s name and go viral? Golden Globes 2017: the red carpet, the winners, the speeches – live 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z From the books' title, there's the young girl who mispronounces "knife" in class because that's how her father sounds it out. Recommended reading for April: New must-read books to liven up long shutdown days 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z She cites a range of influences from Greek tragedy to Kubrick and Buñuel, but beyond giving the film its mispronounced title, Attenborough himself was a key inspiration. Attenberg, Dogtooth and the weird wave of Greek cinema 2011-08-26T23:04:02Z Before she mispronounced “bodegas” as “BO-gih-dahs” in the same sentence at the same conference. Jill Biden raises money for Democrats amid gaffes and popularity drop 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z This means that she had already narrated the piece but was redoing a few sentences in which she had misread or mispronounced words, including one about Russia’s justification for invading Ukraine. That Voice You’re Hearing? It Might Be Hers. 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z In court, he will not be asked why certain words in the Harry Potter lexicon were mispronounced or why a wrestler was dressed up as a tree. Chicago News Cooperative: ?Celebrity Apprentice,? a Primer for Blagojevich and His Prosecutors 2010-04-09T03:30:00Z Panettiere, who is starring in the new ABC drama "Nashville," presented an award "for this rehearsal only" to a stand-in for "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner, but she mispronounced his name. Ansari, Goodwin keep Emmy rehearsals casual 2012-09-23T02:01:08Z It’s like, he’s just found drugs on you and you’re worrying about the fact that he’s mispronounced the name of an opera! The 50 funniest films… chosen by comedians 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z It seems merely an irritating infraction, for instance, that Rose mispronounces Caroline’s name as Carolyn — until you notice Clarke wincing as if struck when it happens. Review: ‘Caroline, or Change’ Makes History’s Heartbreak Sing 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z In my favourite line, he mispronounces "Cosette" in an improvised adieu: "Farewell Courgette." Tom Hooper: 'At 12, I swore I'd have my own film in the cinema' 2012-12-29T22:01:20Z At a previous stop this fall, she laughed at herself when she mispronounced the name of a candidate on whose behalf she was campaigning. Michelle Obama out in full force for ‘Barack’s last campaign’ Moog seemed to be quite tolerant of people mispronouncing his name, however. Robert Moog rhymes with 'vogue': mispronunciations that annoy you 2012-05-23T09:50:54Z He shies away from every foreign word, and if he ever uses one he mispronounces it. ‘The Vienna Melody’: A family drama with cameos by Hitler and Freud 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z WordTips then "considered food and drink with a higher number of listens to be the most mispronounced." Potato, puh-tah-toe: Inside the wide world of mispronounced foods 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z And what if a nervous presenter mispronounces his name yet again? Oscars 2015: Dick 'Poop' is just happy to be nominated 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z The very word "despicable" is a tribute to Daffy, the Warner cartoon duck, who immortally mispronounced it in the 1951 Rabbit Fire. Despicable Me Review: It's Pickable! 2010-07-09T09:05:00Z He recites an atrocious poem or song by someone he knows, often a relative whose name he mispronounces, in order to introduce a topic of interest: Boats, Pleasure, Children, etc. The lowbrow magic of “Adult Swim”: Why you should be watching the network’s fake news show 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Some of the misinformation that Mr. Stone, who consistently mispronounces Mr. Chávez’s name as Sha-VEZ instead of CHA-vez, inserts into “South of the Border” is relatively benign. Oliver Stone?s Latin America in ?South of the Border? 2010-06-26T01:42:00Z Mr. McCartney was said to loathe the book, and to enjoy mispronouncing its title as a barnyard epithet. Review: Paul McCartney’s Yesterdays. All of Them. 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z But I was more puzzled by the people my own age who suddenly turned Tuscan crazy—drizzling extra-virgin olive oil on everything, mispronouncing “bruschetta,” pretending to love white beans. Under the Crushing Weight of the Tuscan Sun 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z And the cagily mispronounced “abdomen” in “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” the one that rhymes with “home in”? That takes a bit more doing to translate properly — if it’s worth doing at all. ‘Porgy and Bess’ Can Offend. Now Try Translating It Into Spanish. 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z If not, and if I were the one mispronouncing you, I’d prefer you tell me right away. Social Q’s: A Sharp but Cowardly Tongue 2012-10-05T19:01:54Z Harriet was the wisely, teasingly understanding helpmeet, and young Ricky was the adorable one, the mischievous boy who mispronounced words, made wisecracks, grew up impossibly handsome and became a pop star. David Nelson, Son in ?Ozzie and Harriet,? Dies at 74 2011-01-13T03:23:00Z And these two outlets are only a drop in the ocean when it comes to the sheer amount of "most mispronounced words" stories throughout the interwebs. Potato, puh-tah-toe: Inside the wide world of mispronounced foods 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z Still, the story’s details and absurdities clearly have personal resonance for Mr. Guare, whose name could easily be mispronounced as Gowery. Review: A ‘Nantucket Sleigh Ride’ with Frozen Disney and Hot Lobster 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z She didn't even mispronounce anything in an amusing way. Tyra v Elle 2010-07-06T10:19:00Z Still, plenty of others noted that Lawson was, indeed, deliberately mispronouncing the word, and was very well aware that she was doing so. Nigella Lawson responds to scrutiny over her pronunciation of the word 'microwave' 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z But when this uncle asked me my name, I embarrassed myself and my family by mispronouncing it “Joma.” ‘Too African for Jamaica, Too Jamaican for America, Too American for Nigeria’ 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z It was no accident that he insisted on mispronouncing Nazi as "nar-zee" and referred disparagingly to "Corporal Hitler". We've always found Hitler hilarious ? the alternative is much more odious 2011-08-27T23:06:06Z When my children mispronounced their first words, my in-laws proclaimed that it was “the sweetest thing that we’ve ever heard.” How to decide if in-laws are too close — or close enough for comfort 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z I’d probably have stuck my head in an oven if it wasn’t for you mispronouncing someone’s name. Golden Globes: thank you, famous people, for embarrassment, insincerity … and Mel 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z I didn’t realize it until I was older, but it was them protecting us so that people wouldn’t mispronounce our names. Kelly Marie Tran: ‘I’m Not Afraid Anymore’ 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z On the school bus to her first day of school, multiple children purposefully mispronounce her name and make fun of her. A Back-to-School Book List for the Ages 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z He appreciated how Korman's character was named Count de Monet, both a reference to the greed of the elites and a callback to his character from "Blazing Saddles," who also had an easily mispronounced name. "History of the World, Part 1" turns 40, and it's still good to be Mel Brooks 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z Right up the street and in cities I mispronounce, ‘Say Thank You Say I’m Sorry’ 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z I think it's beautiful and it certainly wouldn't be mispronounced and misspelled as much as Carell has been over the years. Steve Carell: My family values 2013-06-28T11:59:01Z And when husband Matthew McConaughey, wearing a lapis-blue tuxedo by Dolce & Gabbana, whispered the name in her ear, he only managed to remember half of it and mispronounced the half he did recall. Pushing products on the Emmy red carpet In their nasal inflection, they distort and mispronounce a series of words, a quirk that Kroll attributes to their “talking to each other more than they talk to anyone else.” The freshest comedy act today: Two old New Yorkers pranking people with tuna sandwiches 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z He used “lift” during the interview, quickly switched to “elevator,” and said that his sons are moderating their accents: One recently reprimanded Mr. Miliband for mispronouncing the name of a school friend. David Miliband’s New York Life 2013-12-07T00:03:18Z Let's talk about the fairies, the ancient monuments, the spiritual meditations, the mispronounced names of traditional holidays, the cobbled-together bits of mythology and folklore. Hey, Irish Americans: Your "Celtic" tattoo isn't Celtic — because that whole idea was made up 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z At one point Smith mispronounces “Second Avenue,” interrupting to correct herself and note the difference between Second and Seventh Avenues in 1967. Poet and Punk: Patti Smith’s New Audiobook 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Not that he doesn’t try, grasping for childhood anecdotes like the time in second grade that he mispronounced Niger and spurred a classroom lecture on civil rights. ‘Distances’ Review: Fumblingly Picking at the Knot of Race 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z Now and then, the station gets calls from angry listeners about mispronounced words, but Neilson explains they are an educational station with a staff of high schoolers. Student-run KNHC-FM 89.5 is turning 40, but still dancing on air 2011-02-05T01:46:51Z She often mispronounces words, but then commits to the mistake, making it amusing. Now Playing Nightly on Instagram: Sketch Comedy’s Newest Star 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z Sesame Street taught me how to mispronounce "zed". 5:2 your life – the TV diet 2013-06-15T08:01:24Z For anyone who’s worn the wrong underwear for the occasion or mispronounced the name of a remote nation, Bridget is our savior in unpolished armor. Bridget Jones Hasn't Lost Her Charm 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z “So I began reading the menu as if I were him, mispronouncing stuff. I wasn’t auditioning, just goofing around.” Finding Love at Starbucks, With the Help of 84-Year-Old Cupids 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z He recently called Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán the leader of Turkey and has repeatedly mispronounced the militant group Hamas as “hummus.” Voters are skeptical of Biden’s age. But Trump’s notable flubs risk drawing unwelcome attention, too 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z The findings also suggest that when listening to children, adult listeners incorporate expectations of how children commonly mispronounce words, such as "weed" for "read." How adults understand what kids are saying 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z For decades, many New Zealanders routinely mangled and mispronounced the Māori names of the country’s cities and towns. Why Every Women’s World Cup City Has Two Names 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z And here’s a good one: What happens when you mispronounce a menu term? How an obscure WA college-town restaurant became a James Beard Award finalist 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z After a spate of troubling public appearances in which he stumbled over sentences, mispronounced words and struggled to answer softball questions from children, he has had a limited public schedule. Anti-Muslim Twitter feed in Spain: ‘A recipe for disaster’ 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Before anybody ever mispronounced my name, I came up with my name and I mispronounced my name. Q&A: 6lack returns to music after prioritizing mental health 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Many people, including the police officers, also mispronounced his name, which Garcia says felt like an attempt “to exert their authority in order to emphasize the ‘otherness’ of my name.” Perspective | What counts as an ‘American name’ in a changing nation “My real name is ‘Kelss,’” he said on an episode of “Bussin’ With the Boys,” causing a minor uproar with NFL fans worried we had been mispronouncing the name for a decade. Super Bowl LVII: Four things to know about brothers/opponents Jason and Travis Kelce 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z He mispronounced “charcuterie” and was not embarrassed when the server corrected him. L.A. Affairs: After a steamy night, he left me to go to church. What's an atheist to do? 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z At Fort Drum, Mr. Trump mispronounced her name — calling her “STEF-a-nik,” not for the last time — and offered backhanded praise. The Invention of Elise Stefanik 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z The name Pelé came from him mispronouncing the name of a player called Bilé. Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of ‘beautiful game,’ has died 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z But she kept her first name, despite it being constantly mispronounced. Perspective | What counts as an ‘American name’ in a changing nation “To mispronounce it over and over and over again, it’s like … I just want to answer it fully in French. So it is tricky.” Voilà! ‘Emily In Paris’ returns, with surprises in store 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z It contains five examples from this year’s list of the most mispronounced words released Wednesday by The Captioning Group, which since 1991 has captioned and subtitled real-time events on television in the U.S. and Canada. Tagovailoa, Zaporizhzhia make list of most mangled words 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z First, he was lectured by a reporter for mispronouncing “Iran,” then asked how, as a Black man, he reconciles representing the United States amid the Black Lives Matter movement. The youngest captain at this World Cup, Tyler Adams keeps USMNT steady 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Captain Tyler Adams, who is biracial, was berated for mispronouncing Iran, then asked why he was playing for the U.S. given the country’s history of racism. U.S. staying focused on must-win match versus Iran, amid politically charged atmosphere 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Others purposefully mispronounced her name so that it sounded like a racial epithet, she said. Perspective | What counts as an ‘American name’ in a changing nation But even if they were not — if, for example, the person is wholly mispronouncing a word they learned reading — to me, correcting the person is rude. Advice | Miss Manners: The proper etiquette for disposing bathroom trash 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Then there’s Grammy-winning singer Adele, who informed the world in October that her fans have for years been mispronouncing her name. Tagovailoa, Zaporizhzhia make list of most mangled words 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z As she walked back to her seat, Supervisor Patrick Jones — who has questioned Dominion voting machines and called for paper recounts of recent elections — mispronounced her name. In red California, election deniers rant about fraud and promise they won't go away 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z It’s not mispronouncing her name, she is just saying Adele with an Essex accent. Adele says we've been pronouncing her name wrong this whole time 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z In particular, a video released by the Oz campaign where he mispronounced the name of a local grocery chain while shopping for a "crudite" platter garnered criticism online. Factbox: Eight U.S. Senate races to watch in November's midterm elections 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Words are highlighted in blue after they’ve read them, and mispronounced words are underlined in red; click an underlined word, and a virtual assistant, Diya, will pronounce it for you. Google launches new website for kids learning to read 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Ms. Harris came on stage to applause, gave Ms. Boykin-Towns a long embrace, and mispronounced her name. Why does the NAACP convention need a reminder to support Kamala Harris? 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z She also badly mispronounced “bodegas,” small stores in urban areas typically specializing in Hispanic groceries. Jill Biden apologizes for saying Latinos ‘unique’ as tacos 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z It’s often misspelled and mispronounced in my everyday life. Your Office, Some Other Guy’s Politics 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z They appeared bemused, some of them giggling nervously as Mr. Frank mispronounced words in Spanish. QAnon Joins Vigilantes at the Southern Border 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z Not in Philadelphia, where he accomplished the majority of the works in his Hall of Fame career, or in Leeds, Ala., where he must have developed that in-turr-rers-ting way of mispronouncing players’ names. Perspective | Charles Barkley can laugh at himself. Kevin Durant still needs to learn. 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Study participants said they would also be unlikely to give feedback when a co-worker mispronounced someone’s name, made errors in reports or spoke too quickly while giving a presentation. The Case for Criticism 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z He mispronounced names, misused the telestrator and lit up social media with every gaffe. Joe Buck and Troy Aikman cash in at ESPN as the NFL broadcaster arms race continues 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Suddenly, in what is truly a tremendous stroke of good luck, Greene mispronounced a word. Marjorie Taylor Greene's "Gazpacho police" is very dumb — but we underestimate her at our peril 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z As I listened more regularly, I'd find myself singing along, mimicking Lata's unmistakable voice and mispronouncing Hindi words as I squeaked out of tune. Lata Mangeshkar: 'Why I loved the Indian singer as much as The Beatles' 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z In the process, Allen repeatedly called mispronounced Kirk as “Kurt” and said the offer would have made the quarterback “at least the second-highest-paid player by average per year in NFL history.” Mayhew on Scherff: Washington made ‘every effort’ to get deal done 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z "Losing my mind over Snoop Dogg mispronouncing nearly every name on the list, but only stopping to apologize to Ben Affleck," said another. Golden Globes: Snoop Dogg mispronounces Ben Affleck, more stars' names during nominations announcement 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z All four made it onto this year’s list of most mispronounced words as compiled by the U.S. ‘Cheugy,’ ‘omicron’ among 2021’s most mispronounced words 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z She was on One America News when she very loudly and unmistakably mispronounced this word, so the moment went unnoticed for about a day. Marjorie Taylor Greene's "Gazpacho police" is very dumb — but we underestimate her at our peril 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z “We will grant humanitarian visas for Afghan Christians, women, children and judges,” he read on the teleprompter — apparently mispronouncing the final word, which was “jovens” — youngsters — in his printed speech as “juizes,” or judges. AP EXCLUSIVE: Afghan judges in Brazil still fear the Taliban 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z The survey found that 44% of Americans have mispronounced a phrase for more than a year before finding out it was wrong. Most Americans say it’s OK to correct others’ words: Study 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z Once again, a public address announcer badly mispronounced her name. Athing Mu is used to pressure — and hearing her name mispronounced 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z Not long ago, outsiders were still mispronouncing her name. Torri Huske, after a record-setting swim trials, enters the Olympics as a possible breakout star 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z Smith also deliberately mispronounced the names of several Nigerian men’s basketball players on Monday’s episode following the national team’s exhibition upset of Team USA, for which he also apologized Tuesday. After Stephen A. Smith’s rant about Shohei Ohtani, his ESPN co-workers led the pushback 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z The computer speaks to him in a robotic, male voice that reads everything including Roman numerals and punctuation marks while mispronouncing certain words. Judge David Tatel’s lack of eyesight never defined him, but his blindness is woven into the culture of the influential appeals court in D.C. 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z The 44-year-old actress recently took to TikTok to participate in a game that asks players to reveal how to pronounce their name and how people constantly mispronounce it. Alicia Silverstone reveals actual pronunciation of her name 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z "I don’t want to mispronounce it to thousands of employees and look like I'm not in touch with the company," he said. Skin in the game: Video chat apps tout 'inclusive' AI features 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z Similar-sounding names for other birds that English speakers renamed or mispronounced are scattered throughout East Coast tribes. Bird lovers are grappling with honorary names linked to racists. Audubon tops the list. He did a good job, but occasionally would mispronounce a name, triggering singsong chants of “Hooked on Phonics” from the raucous fans in attendance. Gaffes, gags, busy signals and a dog named Buttercup: Wacky NFL draft stories 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z Brown also mispronounced his name as "Ji-Kana" at the team’s preseason luncheon that year. The famous and the flops: best and worst NFL 1st-round picks 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z Fans were shocked by the nonchalant reveal after decades of mispronouncing her name. Alicia Silverstone reveals actual pronunciation of her name 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z Brown also mispronounced his name as “Ji-Kana” at the team’s preseason luncheon that year. The famous and the flops: best and worst NFL 1st-round picks 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z People’s names of all races are mispronounced all the time. Calendar Feedback: Hollywood hypocrisy on bullying 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z The Times recently reported on the outcry following the L.A. theater community’s Ovation Awards, where organizers mispronounced the name of an Asian American nominee and displayed a photo of the wrong actor. Commentary: The casual racism of mispronouncing an Asian person’s name 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z “Dula Peep been in them rehearsals rehearsing. The growth,” one person wrote, using the nickname fans lovingly bestowed upon Lipa after TV host Wendy Williams once mispronounced her name as such. Dua Lipa's fans are so proud of her 'growth' with those Grammys dance moves 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z Seemly innocuous, she deliberately mispronounces the English word “party” as “pawri” to poke fun at South Asians who adopt Western accents. 'Pawri' power: 5-second social media clip pulls India, Pakistan closer 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z And threading through it like a low-grade fever, effacing and degrading Spanish and Spanish speakers as lowbrow, and mispronouncing words and names to demonstrate it’s not a lingo worth bothering about. San Pedro, Los Feliz, even Los Angeles: Why do we pronounce our place names this way? 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z The Speaker pulled up the PM for again mispronouncing the SNP’s full title. PM urged to reverse 'cruel' international aid policy 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z And when the Fox News Channel compiled a list of his verbal blunders since the election, the worst example was that he mispronounced “Xavier Becerra.” Column: Yes, Biden is a 78-year-old Washington insider. Here's why that's a good thing 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z She always let people mispronounce her name since elementary school because it just seemed easier to shrug off the butchered attempts. Why UCLA's Michaela Onyenwere is no longer silent on and off the court 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z By finding themselves in a position where an unused, mispronounced, Wall Street-detoured player must rescue their season, they’re really, really going for it. Plaschke: John Wolford hopes to defy the odds and etch his name in backup QB lore 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z During a music class, Taniya was confident she knew the answer to a question posed by her teacher, but her excitement was quickly dampened by a concern that she would mispronounce a word. With Remote Learning, a 12-Year-Old Knows Her English Is Slipping Away 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z The Perdue campaign said he had "simply mispronounced Senator Harris' name, and he didn't mean anything by it." Black pastors call on Kelly Loeffler to "cease and desist" her "attack against the Black Church" 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z The mistake kept rolling, however, as Robinson continued, mispronouncing the word each time. Smokey Robinson mispronounces 'Chanukah' in viral video: 'Gonna need a do-over' 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z Now he’s getting a chance to redeem himself after mispronouncing the Jewish holiday in a video greeting commissioned for a fan. Smokey Robinson's wild mispronunciation of 'Channukah' is the gift that keeps giving 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z America’s preeminent infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci, and its incoming vice president, Kamala Harris, join the Renaissance master himself, Leonardo da Vinci, atop this year’s list of most mispronounced words, as complied by the U.S. Fauci, Kamala among famous names on mispronounced words list 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z “Q-an-uhn,” he said, mispronouncing the name of the group, telling those present that it is made up of people who “basically believe in good government.” Trump roils Georgia GOP as party waits to see if presidential visit helps — or hurts — in crucial Senate runoffs 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z More recently, Mr Trump caused a stir in Thailand when he mispronounced Thailand as "thigh-land" at a campaign rally in Ohio. US election 2020: What has Trump said about your country? 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z The 80-year-old Motown legend was recently commissioned to send a holiday message to a former neighbor and mispronounced the word "Chanukah" in doing so. Smokey Robinson mispronounces 'Chanukah' in viral video: 'Gonna need a do-over' 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z Warming up the crowd at a recent Trump rally in Macon, Perdue repeatedly mispronounced the name of Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, as members of the audience laughed. 2 GOP senators run divergent races in battleground Georgia 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z “Kamala. Kamala. You know, if you don’t pronounce her name exactly right, she gets very angry at you,” Trump said, mispronouncing her name. Trump needs to win back some female voters. He’s closing his campaign by insulting them. 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Some hearing watchers took to social media to say it was a sign of disrespect or racism, similar to the way republican lawmakers and commentators have mispronounced vice-presidential candidate Kamala D. Harris’s first name. Facebook, Google, Twitter CEOs clash with Congress in pre-election showdown 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z “Sen. Perdue simply mispronounced Sen. Harris’ name, and he didn’t mean anything by it,” the statements said. Editorial Roundup: Georgia 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z When a guest corrected Fox News host Tucker Carlson on his pronunciation of the vice-presidential nominee’s name, Carlson seemed affronted at the suggestion that mispronouncing it showed disrespect. Mispronouncing ‘Kamala’: Accident or message? 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z Warming up the crowd Friday for President Donald Trump at a rally in Macon, Perdue brought up Harris and repeatedly mispronounced her name. ‘Kamala’ becomes a rally call against GOP senator in Georgia 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Warming up the crowd Friday for President Donald Trump at a rally in Macon, Perdue brought up Harris and repeatedly mispronounced her name. ‘Kamala’ becomes a rally call against GOP senator in Georgia 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Fox News host Tucker Carlson, whose show once featured a guest who told Black Americans "you need to move on" from slavery, lashed out this August after a guest corrected him for mispronouncing Harris' name. GOP senator who mocked Kamala Harris once asked Black supporter about Perdue chicken and Herman Cain 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z So there is no excuse for Perdue mispronouncing her first name in an apparent attempt to mock her in front of a crowd of Trump supporters. Editorial Roundup: Georgia 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z Even Harris’s allies say people often mispronounce her first name without any bad intent. Mispronouncing ‘Kamala’: Accident or message? 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z Perdue’s campaign issued a statement saying he “simply mispronounced Sen. Harris’ name.” ‘Kamala’ becomes a rally call against GOP senator in Georgia 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Perdue’s campaign issued a statement saying he “simply mispronounced Sen. Harris’ name.” ‘Kamala’ becomes a rally call against GOP senator in Georgia 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z "So I'm disrespecting her by mispronouncing her name unintentionally?" GOP senator who mocked Kamala Harris once asked Black supporter about Perdue chicken and Herman Cain 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Perdue was at a rally for President Trump’s reelection campaign Friday night in Macon, Georgia, when he repeatedly and willfully mispronounced the California Democrat’s name. Poultry company distances itself from GOP’s Perdue amid uproar over Republican mocking Kamala Harris 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z Their last name is regularly mispronounced on the women’s tennis circuit; she politely suggests Shvee-ON-tek. Simona Halep Upset in French Open by Iga Swiatek 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z Trump mispronounced Omar’s first name before claiming he was going to win in her home state because “they’re not too fond of her in Minnesota.” Trump brings divisiveness and invective back to the rally stage 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z “We all make mistakes. I’ve been known to mangle a syllable or two myself,” Bush said during their second debate, purposely mispronouncing “syllable.” From Kennedy-Nixon to Trump-Biden: 60 years of U.S. presidential debates 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z Carlson asked at the time before intentionally mispronouncing the senator's name. GOP senator who mocked Kamala Harris once asked Black supporter about Perdue chicken and Herman Cain 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z When Tupac died in 1996, she attempted to find common ground with her mourning classmates and mispronounced his name, becoming a social pariah in the process. Issa Rae: ‘It’s astounding that our talent hasn’t been recognised’ 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z In graduate seminars, my classmates would chuckle or even laugh when they heard me mispronounce some words, especially those I had only known in print — “epitome” and “fortuitous” and “onomatopoeia.” I’m a Muslim and Arab American. Will I Ever Be an Equal Citizen? 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z “They were viewing it as, ‘Well, we don’t want to offend the person by mispronouncing their name versus you are actually excluding them from the opportunity to participate in democracy,” Ahmed said. 'A political awakening': south Asians to play growing role in US elections 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z He was clearly reading written words not his own, and he mispronounced — twice — the name of the Iranian official he had assassinated, Qasem Soleimani. Opinion | Trump presented the mother of all fabrications on the White House lawn 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z The senator's re-election campaign said the Republican senator had "simply mispronounced Senator Harris' name, and he didn't mean anything by it." GOP senator who mocked Kamala Harris once asked Black supporter about Perdue chicken and Herman Cain 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z “I think the choice in this election is whether America remains America,” he said, going on to mispronounce her name moments later. Democrats see racism in GOP mispronunciations of ‘Kamala’ 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z The two did a bit about the pronunciation of Mike Pence’s name — apparently a reference to Trump and Republicans mispronouncing “Kamala” — and it became very clear that the jokes would fly. Analysis | 4 takeaways from the final night of the Democratic National Convention 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z On Thursday evening, Ms. Dreyfus opened her evening with an extended comedy riff — taking aim at Mr. Trump for mispronouncing Senator Kamala Harris’s name and questioning the president’s literacy. Julia Louis-Dreyfus Caps a Week of Starring Roles for 4 Actresses 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z The two had an extended bit where they repeatedly mispronounced the name of Vice President Mike Pence. Joe Biden accepts Democratic presidential nomination, with a call for optimism at a time of fear 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., drew swift backlash on Friday night after he deliberately mispronounced Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris' first name at a rally, adding several syllables as he drew laughs from the crowd. GOP senator who mocked Kamala Harris once asked Black supporter about Perdue chicken and Herman Cain 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Many people, particularly people of color, relate to Harris having her name mispronounced because they face the same situation in workplaces and elsewhere, said Goss Graves. Democrats see racism in GOP mispronunciations of ‘Kamala’ 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z “So I’m disrespecting her by mispronouncing her name unintentionally,” Carlson snapped. Kamala Harris' VP bid brings outpouring of pride among Indian Americans, a growing force in Democratic politics 2020-08-12T04:00:00Z He consistently mispronounced his opponent’s name as “Set-ee,” as if to remind voters of the physician’s Indian heritage. Bill Hagerty Wins Tough Tennessee Primary With Trump’s Endorsement 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z I think she did used to mispronounce it on purpose. Emmys 2020: How the women of 'Mrs. America' celebrated their nominations 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump made no mention of the issue during his speech, but did single out Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, the Union commander, for praise, although mispronounced his first name as “Ulysseus.” Trump Speaks at West Point Graduation Amid Tensions With Military Leaders 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z Pence mispronounced her names multiple times during a stop last week in Iowa, where he warned a cheering crowd that the November election isn’t about a choice between Republicans and Democrats or conservatives and liberals. Democrats see racism in GOP mispronunciations of ‘Kamala’ 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z When a Singaporean quizzer lost a huge cash prize - because a radio station said he mispronounced Tony Hadley's name - he asked an unlikely source for help... Tony Hadley, a radio quiz, and a $10,000 riddle 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z Surely some did — especially when he occasionally stumbled with his words and mispronounced names. Roger Goodell eating M&Ms and doing TikTok dances? NFL draft was nuts and we loved it 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z White characters' names are mispronounced, the word "blanca" is used as a racist insult, and white people work as catering staff serving people of colour at a parties. Why making Noughts & Crosses for TV felt 'vital' 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z And there were people mispronouncing my name and all that stuff. Winfrey and Cummins talk “American Dirt” and lessons learned 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z “So what?” he said, before mispronouncing her name again and complaining about liberals being too sensitive. Democrats see racism in GOP mispronunciations of ‘Kamala’ 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z "If you mispronounce the, 'There's something going on.'" Trump jokes Biden won't be governing as president: 'He'll be in a home' 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z Critics felt Mattern’s ruminations were sophomoric, and he had a tendency to mispronounce names of people and places. He was touted as the Mojave Desert's savior. Authorities said it was all a ruse 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z On Tuesday, Klobuchar defended herself but reportedly mispronounced the president's name. Amy Klobuchar accused of 'pandering' after mentioning her Spanish name from grade school 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Facing questions about whether he’s up to the task of leadership, he struggled with his trusted teleprompter and mispronounced a series of words. In strange speech, Trump appears to back off escalation with Iran 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z Allen didn’t take any questions, so people were left to wonder why he repeatedly mispronounced his franchise quarterback’s name as “Kurt.” From ‘winning off the field’ to ‘damn good’ culture: Bruce Allen’s Redskins tenure in quotes 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z “It’s a good way to push our kids to learn their language because some of them are too embarrassed because they get ridiculed when they mispronounce Navajo words,” Begay said. ‘Baby Shark’ Navajo auditions help to close generation gap 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z He’s right: everybody I speak to does have a story like that: tales in which Australian or Irish accents weren’t revealed until the final chapter, or place names were mispronounced repeatedly over hundreds of pages. 'Your throat hurts. Your brain hurts': the secret life of the audiobook star 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z “Louis Vuitton — a name I know very well,” Mr. Trump said to laughter, even as he mispronounced the name he knows well. On Day 1,001, Trump Made It Clear: Being ‘Presidential’ Is Boring 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z Everything about Madison is a broad caricature of a ditzy blonde: she dresses primarily in pink, she runs her mispronounced words together with a semi-lockjawed form of vocal fry, and she’s easily delighted. Zombieland: Double Tap is a shambling, half-revived mess of a sequel 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Guarantano generally doesn’t bother correcting people when they mispronounce his name. Chaney’s offense gets early test as Vols host Georgia State 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z In her documentary, released this year, “The Pieces I Am,” Toni mentions that people perpetually mispronounced her first name, Chloe, so she went with Toni after her patron saint, Saint Anthony. How Toni Morrison’s words pierced me, as a black Christian female writer 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Maybe we were teased for mispronouncing a common word or for how we looked in a bathing suit, or perhaps a loved one witnessed us telling a lie. The Scientific Underpinnings and Impacts of Shame 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Speakers often rush through land acknowledgments, she said, mispronouncing the names of indigenous groups and repeating factual errors. Canada pays tribute to indigenous people before hockey games, school days. Some complain it rings hollow. 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z Yet many of the lawmakers who had oversight of the FBI still mispronounced his name. Hostile witness or Democrats’ hero? Mueller’s past turns before Congress offer important clues 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z He rallied, in the crowd’s eyes, even as he mispronounced Rapinoe’s surname. For USWNT and its fans, a World Cup parade about more than soccer 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z He also recalled many school classmates that would frequently mispronounce his name growing up. Rami Malek agreed to play Bond villain only if character had no religious motives 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z The president mispronounced the Iranian clerical leader’s name as 'Khomeini,' which was the name of the former leader who died in 1989. The Daily 202: Democratic candidates keep proposing tax hikes on the rich to pay for ambitious programs 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z The president mispronounced the Iranian clerical leader’s name as “Khomeini,” which was the name of the former leader who died in 1989. Trump imposes new sanctions on Iran, warns U.S. ‘restraint’ is limited 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z Even if you’ve mispronounced that same word for the third time, or felt your heart sink from looking at yet another page of foreign text, understand that it will get better. Six tips for adapting to a new language and culture 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z There might be some just waiting for you to make a mistake, mispronounce a name, make a wrong prediction. Aly Wagner Q&A: Fox Sports analyst embraces Women’s World Cup moment 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z The company became known by the brothers’ initials, substituting the last letter in Bloch to “K” out of fear that customers might mispronounce or misspell the name. Henry Bloch, whose H&R Block became world’s largest tax-services provider, dies at 96 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z He cut to a compilation of Trump’s more meme-able gaffes – toilet paper on his shoe, mispronouncing “future” as “furniture”, calling the Apple CEO, Tim Cook, “Tim Apple” and describing a hurricane as “very, very wet”. Seth Meyers: Trump is hiding behind 'a fake audit that definitely does not exist' 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z President Donald Trump was the subject of ridicule on Tuesday night over his White House remarks where he appeared to repeatedly mispronounce the word “origins.” Late night hosts Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel skewer 'orange' Donald Trump over 'origins' mispronunciation 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z Here's a quick guide to some of the most frequently mispronounced names in the 2020 field -- and how to say them correctly. How to pronounce the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates' names, from Buttigieg to Gillibrand 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z You may not be able to count on Trump’s memory, but you can rely on his ability to mispronounce words. Trevor Noah: presidential harassment 'affects one out of every 320m people in this country' 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z “In my mind I knew I had mispronounced but ... I had no idea how it came across to many people,” continued Kappell. Backlash after weatherman fired for using racial slur 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Teachers and friends routinely mispronounced Xavier, sometimes nicknaming him “Zav” or “X.” California’s first Latino attorney general targets Trump 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z He had stumbled over and mispronounced several words. ‘It’s a Long Story’: Justice John Paul Stevens, 98, Is Publishing a Memoir 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z When asked who recruited him, he claimed he couldn’t remember Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich’s name, then mispronounced it. Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray throws jabs at rival Oklahoma State 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z He then read the names, mispronouncing some of them, and asked for a moment of silence before adjourning the gathering a second time. De Blasio Bungles Another Memorial: ‘It Wasn’t Handled Right’ 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z She took him to task for mispronouncing a word in his report from the college in Crimea where 20 students were shot dead earlier this month. Russian grammar tsarina targets TV 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Even the people who supported him were mispronouncing his nickname. Perspective | Can Beto turn Texas blue? Sure, when a Stetson grows pink ears. 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z He defends the quarterback’s alliterative and bouncy name as another character mispronounces it before suggesting Jaguars games are broadcast only in the “bad place” — or what the show refers to as hell. Blake Bortles was the punchline for an NBC comedy. Now he has Jaguars in a ‘Good Place.’ 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z In one case, Trump, while studying a briefer’s map of South Asia ahead of a 2017 meeting with India’s prime minister, mispronounced Nepal as ‘nipple’ and laughingly referred to Bhutan as ‘button’ … ” Analysis | The Daily 202: Political party endorsements don’t carry as much clout as they once did 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z “She called me so many times,” Mr. Trump said of Ms. Stefanik, mispronouncing her name. Trump Mocks Gillibrand and Cuomo in His First Visit to Upstate N.Y. as President 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z If one is inclined to be fair to Trump, it is perhaps not as big of a deal when he innocently mispronounces a name like "Bhutan" or "Namibia." Trump’s foreign policy faux pas: Nepal mispronounced as “nipple,” Bhutan as “button”: r... 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z In light of the story about mispronounced names at graduation ceremonies, people have been sharing their experiences of when others have slipped up saying their names. 'That is not how you say my name' 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Michael Amadio got used a long time ago to having his name mispronounced, so it rolls off his back when he hears it butchered today. Michael Amadio pronounces himself ready to make a difference with the Kings 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z According to family lore, he was known since childhood as Bud because an older sibling called him “budder,” mispronouncing “brother.” Bud Luckey, Pixar animator who designed Woody from ‘Toy Story,’ dies at 83 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z Trump noticeably mispronounced ‘states,’ when concluding his address to the nation on his decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. White House: Trump’s throat ‘was dry’ 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z As he lambasted Ford for her appearance in Melbourne, Yiannopoulos mispronounced “Clementine’. Milo Yiannopoulos speaks, and Australia's respectable racists howl their approval 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z It’s a necessity nowadays, eight years after he suffered a major stroke that makes it difficult for him to talk — sometimes his speech is slightly slurred and he mispronounces words. Not so fast, my friend: A stroke couldn’t rob ESPN’s Lee Corso of ‘College GameDay’ 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z Trump mispronounced the name of the African nation Namibia during a lunch with African leaders: Analysis | The Daily 202: Gillespie keeps the door open to campaigning with Trump. Would it help or hurt in Virginia? 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z The other half are the newcomers, meaning they’ve been here fewer than five years, and are probably still going around saying “Pike’s Market” and mispronouncing Puyallup. Seattle’s newcomers vs. longtime residents: At least we both like the Seahawks 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Except that they are not; these customers usually mispronounce words and get the names wrong. What Not to Do in a Wine Store...Ever 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z Reality television star Gemma Collins has been roundly mocked online for mispronouncing the word "meme" - a term commonly used to describe a viral piece of internet culture. How do you pronounce 'meme'? - BBC News 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z It's one thing for someone to mispronounce your name, but calling you by an entirely different one is something else altogether. ITV Leaders' debate: Paul, Leanne and... Natalie? - BBC News 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z The white teachers mispronounced my name so often that I ended up using a shortened version, a bit different from my Korean name. My two messed-up countries: an immigrant’s dilemma 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z Holding up a lighter, Colbert joked: “Play largest inauguration crowd in history, play I’ll have to get back to you on that, mispronounce something woooo.” Late-night hosts on getting Trump's attention: 'Go protest on the golf course' 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z One infuriated Pikeville resident, however, noted that in a propaganda video announcing the protest, one of the Nazi leaders had mispronounced “Appalachia”. Neo-Nazis and anti-fascist protesters hold competing rallies in Kentucky 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z Bryant Middleton recalled being beaten six times for infractions that included eating blackberries off a fence and mispronouncing a teacher’s name after being sent to the school between 1959 and 1961. Men relive reform school horrors as Florida prepares apology 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z Slater is accused of belittling black employees for mispronouncing words and of forcing the workers to practice saying the words correctly in front of white employees. Two black employees sue Fox News, accusing their ex-boss of racist behavior 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z They also said that Ms. Slater claimed that black employees mispronounced words, such as “mother,” “father,” “month” and “ask,” and that she urged Ms. Brown to say those words aloud in a meeting. 2 Black Women Sue Fox News, Claiming Racial Discrimination 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z “And it was strange, some of his mannerisms, the funny little things he does. It was like watching myself. Things like, he mispronounced words on purpose. His facial expressions.” Wisconsin woman meets her dad for first time 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z In the evaluations, the students accused Joritz of being a Nazi sympathizer and said she “drove us nuts frequently mispronouncing well-known words,” and claimed Joritz “talked about Germany all the time,” according to the lawsuit. Kansas professor lawsuit alleges anti-German discrimination 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z And chances are someone is bound to mispronounce the designer’s name that night. Designers With Hard-to-Pronounce Names Fear the Red Carpet 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z “Friends back home always kind of will shoot me texts or they’ll show me a video of somebody mispronouncing it,” Mariota said. MetLife Stadium’s biggest challenge met last weekend 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Here are the top 12 most mispronounced words of 2016, according to the report: These Are the 12 Most Mispronounced Words of 2016 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Even if you mispronounce the words, it’s the gesture that counts. 5 Ways to Be a Better Tourist 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z Architecture, design and real estate are rife with words that are frequently mispronounced, misused and misspelled. You’re Saying It Wrong: Design Words That’ll Trip You Up 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z The recipients paraded up to the podium area Tuesday after they were announced by a White House aide who managed to mispronounce the names of Mr. Redford, Bruce Springsteen and Cicely Tyson. Obama Awards His Last Presidential Medals of Freedom 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z I do not use my middle name Sarah as my official first name, which is only four letters short but constantly mispronounced by those trying to do business with me. How to Remember People’s Names 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z But, I actually mispronounced the initially flubbed word myself and said "mahbul," which means crazy, a far more embarrassing mistake. Tunisia's Secret Weapons 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z They recited the oath in English but appeared to deliberately mispronounce the word China as Shina, an old fashioned Japanese term for the country that some see as derogatory. Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Lawmakers Show Defiance Toward Beijing 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z If a French driver goes into Germany using driving directions voiced by Nuance Communications, the computer will mispronounce the name of a German town with a French accent. Looking for a Choice of Voices in A.I. Technology 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z At a rally in Reno, Nev., on Wednesday night, Trump bragged about being able to properly pronounce the state’s name and proceeded to mispronounce it. After 10 days of turmoil, Trump signals he will try to focus ahead of Sunday debate 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Donald Trump mispronounced the word “Nevada” while trying to teach a Reno crowd how to say the name of their home state. Donald Trump Flubs 'Nevada' Pronunciation While Teaching Reno Crowd How to Say It 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z “He mispronounced my name, but he knew who I was.” Norbert Schemansky, Who Won Weight-Lifting Gold but Scant Public Acclaim, Dies at 92 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Barbra Streisand is really tired of people mispronouncing her name – especially Siri. Barbra Streisand Called the CEO of Apple Because Siri Pronounces Her Name Wrong 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z She later told BuzzFeed it was “a stumble of the tongue” – according to Brewer, when she said “lying killer,” she was mispronouncing “Hillary Clinton.” Thursday's Campaign Round-Up, 8.18.16 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z I mispronounce or stumble over words — anastomosis, extravasation, Gastrografin — that seem foreign. Keeping a Move to a New House in Perspective 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z “A lot of people look at me funny when I speak Spanish because I mispronounce some words,” Torres says. Trouble with the law leads to veterans’ exile 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z It breaks down over time as we condense words and mispronounce things and combine phrases and sounds from different places. Apple's great taste doesn't extend to grammar 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z As we walked, Carter and Chris Johnston, a former Leicester Mercury journalist, talked about how the city had been patronised over the years, People tend not know where it is, or mispronounce it. Strange times in Leicester: 'If we win the league, you’ll see the biggest party ever' 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z By mispronouncing my names, I was throwing away generations of history, and disregarding my parents' careful choice. Identity 2016: Why I stopped mispronouncing my Igbo name - BBC News 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z My name certainly gets a lot of attention, but people mispronounce it all the time. Hero, Puck and William Shakespeare discuss the importance of a name - BBC News 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z The moderator mispronounced several names, most of which were unfamiliar even to the crowd of activists. How are Pennsylvania's GOP delegates selected? Most voters don't have a clue 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Trump answered this weekend by casting Kasich as weak and deliberately mispronounced his rival’s Czech surname. Trump turns eyes toward pivotal primaries 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Trump answered this weekend by casting Kasich as weak and deliberately mispronounced his rival's Czech surname. Trump has relatively controversy free multi-state tour ahead of Tuesday's critical primaries 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z “In my opinion, Donald Trump lives a life of loving and helping others as Jesus taught in the great commandment,” Falwell said, shortly before Trump mispronounced the name of one of the Bible’s prominent books. Why Donald Trump Is Winning Over Christian Conservatives 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Then the chair, by way of thanking Odeh and telling him his time was up, mispronounced his name three different ways. A Palestinian Israeli Leader for Peace 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z The woman read from a card and mispronounced the first two names she mentioned. The Bill Clinton scandal machine revs back up and takes aim at his wife 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Even with the prepared text, Carson’s limited knowledge showed, as he repeatedly mispronounced the name of the U.S.-recognized terror group Hamas. Ben Carson Sticks to the Script at Jewish Republican Event 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z From anchor outbursts to technical difficulties to hilariously mispronounced words, it’s a pretty solid batch. Watch a Series of Hilarious Outbursts in November's Best News Bloopers 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z But his last appearance as a candidate was not without one final indignity: The event's announcer mispronounced his last name. Lincoln Chafee Drops Presidential Bid 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z The TV commercials tout their "Most Interesting Man" with the likes of: "If he mispronounces your name, you'd be compelled to change it." NASCAR'S Carl Edwards flies, and not just around the track 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z No one who wants to avoid being called sexist, racist, fascist or speciest will be excused for mispronouncing even one of them. WESLEY PRUDEN: New pronouns for the traveling freak show 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z He receives letters and emails if deemed to mispronounce names. Biggest Hits on the Court? Surnames Absorb Their Share 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z The initial idea started with a kid at a zoo who would mispronounce the names of animals. Exclusive cover reveal: Meet the hat master 'Hippopotamister' 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Lose a point if: Someone mispronounces his last name. A fun guide to the 10 Republicans who could make the debate - BBC News 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z He can mispronounce the names of Broadway’s biggest stars. Here are 8 types of people who keep getting second chances in Hollywood 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z “Winning the spelling bee is a big deal… you get to hear your name mispronounced by every newscaster in America.” Watch Jimmy Kimmel Take on The Co-Champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Sarah’s father, Paul Grzyb, said he understood very little about their anime characters, whose names he had repeatedly mispronounced. Awesome Con: The ultimate sign that the geeky has gone cool 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z This American Life podcast spinoff Serial was full of little mysteries, but the cutest mystery of all was who was mispronouncing Serial's Mail Chimp sponsor as "Mail Kimp" in the introduction. We now know who the 'Mail Kimp' kid from Serial's introduction is 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z For one thing, he knows people will mispronounce it. How Jim Obergefell became the face of the Supreme Court gay marriage case 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z Bush misidentified countries; he mispronounced names; he flubbed the size of ISIS’ fighting force; and he got the U.S. military budget wrong, among other things. Time to reconsider Jeb's reputation as a 'wonk' 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z Senator Charles E. Schumer, relying on the mayor for guidance, also mispronounced it. The Trouble Pronouncing Shola Olatoye, New York’s Housing Chief 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z He mispronounced the names of leaders, countries, and groups. A failure of substance and style 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z It is not a common name and many people mispronounce it. The Weird Science of Naming New Products 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z That earned Gruden’s praise, except he slightly mispronounced “Bashaud” and corrected himself, immediately, putting himself one up, lifetime, in public admissions of mistakes over his predecessor. A 27-24 win over the Eagles likely means Jay Gruden, Robert Griffin III will be back 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z He stumbled through some sentences, mispronouncing “guard” and “fence,” but his voice gained confidence as he continued. Experimental high school in Virginia struggles to teach surge of border kids Braley was willing to abide a visit on his behalf from Michelle Obama, but he undoubtedly benefited from the fact that the first lady repeatedly mispronounced his name as “Bailey.” The Bumpkinification of the Midterm Elections 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z At a recent event, even Connolly mispronounced her name. Effort to unseat Connolly will be an uphill climb In his acceptance speech all he talked about was racism and every time he said ‘Australia’ he mispronounced it,” Spurr wrote to a colleague and a friend in January this year. Barry Spurr: further leaked emails reveal detail of attack on Adam Goodes 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z “To mispronounce our heritage language, especially when we know better, is to celebrate ignorance. And we’re in beautiful, smart, enlightened Austin, Texas. We’re better than that!” Austin culture reflects Hispanic influence 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z Is the guy playing second base for the Cardinals really named Kolten Wong, or are the announcers just mispronouncing Babe Ruth? Icing: It's not just for hockey anymore ... it's an ethical quandary 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z While reading, she struggled with a handful of words, including "anonymity," and suggested a reason: "Someone once told me that mispronouncing words means you read early." Lena Dunham launches tour for book of adult essays 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z While reading, she struggled with a handful of words, including “anonymity,” and suggested a reason: “Someone once told me that mispronouncing words means you read early.” Lena Dunham launches tour for book of adult essays 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z It was an evening filled with high points despite delays that required refilming due to mispronounced words, broken strings and missed cues — all of which the audience seemed to love. Country Times: Dailey & Vincent bring bluegrass fever to D.C. 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z Kalia Hendricks, for example, said when she was in middle school, classes were so big that one teacher read her name off a chart all year — and always mispronounced it. How to improve schools? Some students say: Lower class size 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z He’s right, too—but mispronounce that name, and ‘‘the sweetest sound’’ goes sour. The Magic Of Small Data: Grow Your Business, Improve Your Customer Service, Lose That Stubborn Belly Fat 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z For instance, children would mispronounce a word, hear it pronounced correctly on the iPad, and then learn to say it correctly, she said. iPads May Help Boost Speaking Skills in Kids With Autism: Study 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z How would you reprimand a child who consistently mispronounces your name, preferring instead a diminutive like Lolo or Lols? 'Miss' must stay. As a teacher I can say that 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z Korean car giant Hyundai from 2015 for the next 11 years, exposing modern art fans to one of the most mispronounced company names in the world. How do you say Hyundai? 2014-01-20T14:02:14Z When Mr. Greenspan, as an Egyptian guide, outrageously mispronounces the word “sarcophagus” several times, it becomes more hilarious with each repetition. | Long Island: A Review of ‘The Mystery of Irma Vep,’ in Sag Harbor 2013-07-20T00:18:35Z Mr. Baali evolved from a cheerful jokester who mispronounced his R’s to a hardened man, retaining a sense of humor but sounding bitter and increasingly militant. Activist Who Documented Syrian War’s Toll Became Its Victim 2013-07-06T21:59:47Z Analysts at DraftExpress.com and HoopsWorld.com, among others, predict that Adetokunbo’s name will be called, perhaps mispronounced, in the first round of the N.B.A. draft on Thursday. In an Athens Suburb, N.B.A. Scouts Unearth a Rare Find 2013-06-26T01:19:58Z "They mispronounced her name on the radio, so at first we thought it was a mistake," he recalls. Valentina Tereshkova: The Greta Garbo of space 2013-06-08T00:01:26Z One of the most famous witty put downs attributed to her was to Hollywood actress Jean Harlow after Lady Asquith became tired of the actress mispronouncing her first name. Britain's most colourful 'first lady' 2013-05-30T01:06:15Z Select, for example, "talking in public," and the app provides a to-do list of activities to tackle, such as purposefully mispronouncing a word in conversation or complimenting a stranger. Have Anxiety? There's an App for That 2013-05-02T20:10:00Z But actually he seems to pronounce it “Mooch-elle,” which is even dumber, since it mispronounces both syllables of her name, not just one. How baseball saved me from Rush Limbaugh 2013-04-12T18:01:00Z Do people commonly suggest going to one restaurant because they don’t want to venture mispronouncing the name of another, possibly better, nearby eatery? Branding Mistakes to Avoid 2013-03-29T13:15:20Z It is quite deliberate – at one point in a recent call to WM, he mispronounced a word and slipped in a swift 'y'know' to overcome the difficulty. The Fiver 2013-03-25T15:57:56Z Crazy photo Nobody has yet made the joke I expected, telling me how to pronounce Yamamoto Told yesterday I've mispronounced his name for more than 30 years. Why Palestinians Feel Put Out with Obama, Too 2013-03-21T10:35:28Z She said she was worried about confrontations with angry students, recalling on Friday how a student once screamed at her for mispronouncing his name. Georgia lawmakers approve gun-carry rights in college classrooms 2013-03-08T19:40:44Z Iupati is a 25-year-old run-blocking specialist from American Samoa described by teammates as gigantic, fearsome and a monster, but he speaks softly, even taking the time to politely correct a reporter who mispronounced his surname. 49ers’ Mike Iupati Is Content to Create Holes, Not Attention 2013-02-01T03:02:17Z Strangely, Obama - in his statement to reporters after their meeting in which he hailed Suu Kyi for her heroism - mispronounced her name at least twice. Asia trip takes Obama White House into Myanmar time warp 2012-11-19T19:11:37Z He's fiercely protective of his religion, urging fellow Muslim students to correct people when they mispronounce their names. Cleveland High football player Khalid Mohamed straddles two worlds 2012-10-21T03:29:04Z He tends to mispronounce the president’s first name. U.S. Energy's Anti-Obama Drive: Coal, Hard Truths 2012-09-20T13:20:25Z Romney spokesman Rick Gorka said the candidate “mispronounced similar sounding words,” noting that he was clearly referring to the Wisconsin shooting and not trying to offend people of Sikh faith. Romney confuses ‘Sikh’ with ‘sheik’ 2012-08-08T02:36:18Z We’d say, ‘Oh, I hope they mispronounce it, because we want another clip.’ Prototype: Renaming a Company Can Be Smart - Prototype 2012-08-04T18:22:33Z But alas, Bena, it seems, is just as strange and even more likely to be mispronounced. Readers most ridiculed names 2012-07-10T11:25:06Z It was one of two or three English phrases which he kept for occasions of this character and which he mispronounced with great self-confidence. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z He is simply reverting to a preferred first name that was too often mispronounced in the past. When Game Changers Become Name Changers 2012-03-02T03:02:26Z He stumbled over the unfamiliar words, mispronouncing, running sentences together, completely ignoring all punctuation marks. The Iron Boys as Foremen or, Heading the Diamond Drill Shift 2012-02-28T03:00:24.413Z The accentuation should not fall on the last, but on the first syllable of Desert, although the name is almost universally mispronounced in Maine, and notably so on the island itself. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z This some fool did mispronounce undecim mille, eleven thousand: loose tongue found credulous ears, and so one fool made many; eleven thousand of them, an you will. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z He had been on many voyages, and had picked up a good many words of different languages, which he mispronounced in a scarcely intelligible jargon of his own. Spiritual Adventures 2012-02-17T03:00:27.070Z In her memoir, the tiger mother Amy Chua recalls her immigrant father rapping the kids on their knuckles whenever they mispronounced a Chinese word. Asian Men Can Jump 2012-02-17T01:50:41Z I know the words he insists on mispronouncing. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z The name is merely a mispronounced Pharaoh, the Egyptian Per-âa or “Great House.” The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z Signs of early dyslexia might include difficulty with rhyming, mispronouncing words or confusing similar-sounding words. Brain scans spot early signs of dyslexia 2012-01-24T01:57:28Z When he mispronounced a word, Ms. Chan prompted him to try alternatives, occasionally proclaiming, “Good job!” Sharing a Computer Screen, if Not a Classroom 2012-01-23T02:03:51Z She never got farther than that first mispronounced two syllables nowadays. The Girl Scouts at Rocky Ledge Nora's Real Vacation 2012-01-20T03:00:14.427Z Dujarier affected contempt for his rival, making a point of mispronouncing his name. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z “Well, I don’t care!” wailed Dot, who did not like to be taken to task for mispronouncing words, or for other mistakes in English. The Corner House Girls Snowbound 2011-12-30T03:00:22.827Z The monikers suited them well even if in some retellings, the roots of the names came from a Brooklynite trying to say the word "person" and mispronouncing it. The Harbaugh Bowl: When Brothers Face Off on the NFL Gridiron 2011-11-25T18:00:00Z Exercise 28 The following words are frequently mispronounced. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z He is forever mispronouncing names — even those of his own commissioners. Bloomberg Turns From Data to Speeches to Make His Point 2011-11-12T16:19:40Z After mispronouncing the name of one of his lawyers, causing momentary confusion, Mr. Nashiri told the judge that “I do not pronounce the names perfectly,” to which the judge replied “Neither do I.” Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri Arraigned in U.S.S. Cole Bombing 2011-11-09T15:53:54Z Apple makes it personal, down to the last psychological detail: for example, staff are forbidden to correct customers if they mispronounce the names of its gadgets. Schumpeter: The art of selling 2011-10-19T20:18:14Z Her little airs and graces were much admired, so were her accomplishments; for beside her drawing, she could play twelve tunes, crochet, and read French without mispronouncing more than two thirds of the words. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z English was the official language of the academy, where it was broken and mispronounced in as many different ways as there were Yiddish dialects represented in that institution. Yekl A tale of the New York ghetto 2011-07-13T02:00:17.480Z "I believe this is the leader we need," he said of Palin at the screening, perhaps unhelpfully adding that she recently had mispronounced his name. 6 things to know about "The Undefeated" 2011-06-06T12:01:00Z One lisps, another mispronounces his words, and a third hisses because he has lost a front tooth. The Mantle and Other Stories 2011-05-29T02:00:07.233Z You’d think there would only be so many ways to pronounce, or mispronounce, a name. City Room: What's a Cortelyou? And Will the Van Wyck Get Me There? 2011-05-25T22:09:50Z Some in Queens complained that the chronic gaffing was part of a long history in which well-known monuments in the oft-overlooked borough were mispronounced or, worse, called something else altogether. In Jam on Van Wyck? Try to Say It Right 2011-05-25T14:35:36Z He said in a recent lecture that he knew nothing about magnetic recording at the time, and even mispronounced the word “coercivity,” which refers to a magnetic field’s intensity. Jack Wolf, Who Did the Math Behind Computers, Dies at 76 2011-05-21T00:55:27Z He asked the name of every new object he saw and mispronounced it usually in the most absurd manner. The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht 2011-05-19T02:00:07.110Z It turned out later that she could neither read nor write with any ease, and all of her high-sounding, mispronounced words she had gathered from lectures she had attended in the school. Vacation with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-08T02:00:04.123Z Brown also mispronounced his name as "Ji-Kana" at the team's preseason luncheon that year. Best, worst first-round NFL draft picks 2011-04-23T04:08:09Z Never pain another person by correcting, before others, a word or phrase mispronounced or ungrammatically constructed. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z Sometimes, the Scher-Consacro twins misinterpret or mispronounce words; but they can now follow conversations and speak very much like hearing children. Cued speech offers deaf children links to spoken English 2010-09-27T22:49:00Z “But the golf course belongs to me, and some bungleloos,” added the child, mispronouncing the word with her usual emphasis. The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht 2011-05-19T02:00:07.110Z A member of three of Brazil's five World Cup-winning squads, he reportedly received the nickname as a child, when he mispronounced the name of a goalkeeper called Bile. Brazil Loves Its One-Named Stars 2010-06-15T02:22:00Z When Selig slightly mispronounced the outfielder's last name, he knew it was real. Bishop Blanchet slugger Josh Sale selected by Tampa Bay with No. 17 pick 2010-06-08T04:28:00Z The defense lawyers for Mr. Turner questioned the judges aggressively, interrupting their responses, at times mispronouncing their names and earning more than one scolding from Judge Walter about admonishing witnesses. 3 U.S. Judges Testify in a Death Threat Case 2010-03-03T02:25:00Z After a recent practice, White kidded Davis about mispronouncing a word, and she responded with a gibe about his trademark mop of blond curls. 2010-01-09T04:24:00Z On the pages of one of his pocket-books he copied all words he had been in the habit of mispronouncing. The Book of Courage Few words, by being mispronounced, occasion greater blunders than this term. Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected A child who mispronounces the word so badly as that will never get to the institution itself without help. The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in "Welcome to Earth, dear Professor Gzann!" she exclaimed, mispronouncing his name, of course. Health Lessons Book 1 He would hear the same word twenty times with profound refreshment, mispronounce it in several different ways, and forget it again with magical celerity. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) It always irritated him when people mispronounced his name, and in this case there was no excuse for it. A World by the Tale I like your looks,” he added, calling me by my name, which he scandalously mispronounced. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) "Come, then, sit near me, and correct when I mispronounce." Shirley "What on earth is the name of that retired cheesemonger who talked rubbish, and mispronounced my name?" Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, March 22, 1890 This is all because I laughed when Captain De Baron mispronounced the men's names. Is He Popenjoy? At the first trial many or most of the children mispronounced a large percentage of them. Rural Life and the Rural School There is often a quaint local humour conveyed in the doggerel verses; the charm being greatly enhanced by the introduction of creole slang and mispronounced Spanish. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba Suppose a father should give full notice to his children, that, whenever any of them mispronounced a word, he should be burned alive. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors Mother says I mispronounce awfully, and it's because I read so much to myself. Eyebright A Story Stirred by these heroic recollections, he hummed in his quavering old voice the ballad in which Ivizan sailors had celebrated the triumph, verses in Castilian, for greater solemnity, whose words T�o Ventolera mispronounced. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan He talked the book English of these authors, mispronouncing many of the hard words, because he had never heard them pronounced by any one except himself, and had no standards of comparison. The Brown Mouse I was brought up in Brooklyn—went through all the schools—used to be able to misplay the piano and mispronounce French with the best of 'em. Free Air He mispronounced the words, his gestures were awkward and spasmodic, but lofty emotion exalted him and vibrated in his voice. A Spoil of Office A Story of the Modern West This is not the neuter verb lie mispronounced, but the active verb lay. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Of three thousand words often mispronounced, and of words as to which a choice of pronunciation is allowed. All Adrift or The Goldwing Club Knowing but one language themselves, they had no facility in recognising mispronounced words, or in guessing at the meaning of incomplete phrases on which I stumbled. Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner Sometimes a change in the form of the name was due to its being of foreign origin and consequently mispronounced by the Babylonians, who assimilated it to words in their own language. Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs I'll take another opportunity of paying my respects to Mrs. Malaprop, when she shall treat me, as long as she chooses, with her select words so ingeniously misapplied, without being mispronounced. The Rivals A Comedy It was such a relief when any one else, even old Billy, mispronounced words, and thus gave her a chance to laugh at them. Cricket at the Seashore When he mispronounced a word and she corrected him he bowed his thanks, repeating it after her. Won from the Waves He frequently mispronounced his words, hesitated and stammered, and sometimes made a breakdown in the middle of a sentence. Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 As Hunt well knew, her pet aversion was people who lugged mispronounced French phrases into their conversation under the impression that they imparted a piquant and graceful effect. Potts's Painless Cure 1898 The following list is made up of words that are frequently mispronounced. Practical Grammar and Composition Kenzie several times returned the mispronounced word, pronounced as it should be, with an emphasis which could not be misunderstood: yet the mispronunciation was persisted in. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 1 I beg your pardon if I mispronounced it. Little Miss Grouch A Narrative Based on the Log of Alexander Forsyth Smith's Maiden Transatlantic Voyage First, the number of words presented has been limited to those most frequently mispronounced, thus reducing the book to a practical working field at small cost. A Manual of Pronunciation For Practical Use in Schools and Families It was immediately after this that the “Centenary”—mispronounced in every manner conceivable—began to obsess the town. Clayhanger And I don’t like to hear you mispronounce words, it might grow into a habit. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children We take it as a slight if our own friends mispronounce or misspell our own names, and surely flowers deserve as much consideration from us,” quoth she. The Heart of Una Sackville He therefore addressed a passer-by in the best French he could recollect from his college days, mispronouncing it with great emphasis. Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers Many of the words in most books on orthoepy are very rarely mispronounced, and they serve only to cumber the work. A Manual of Pronunciation For Practical Use in Schools and Families I should like them ever so much better if they ate with their knives and drank out of their saucers, but she can’t even mispronounce a French word worse than most English people.’ That Stick But if he do this through error or a slip of the tongue, and if he so far mispronounce the words as to deprive them of sense, the sacrament seems to be defective. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition These hints should be supplemented by reference to a good dictionary or list of words commonly mispronounced. The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric His errors were delivered in faultless grammar and excellent self-expression; his correct answers came out in the English of his companions; mispronounced, ill-composed, and badly delivered. The Fourth R The girls sang beautifully, and I read the Bible lesson without mispronouncing a single word. Sunny Slopes Even as there is an M alike in Macedon and Monmouth, so Thomas Carew and I have a common grievance—that our names are constantly mispronounced. Adventures in Criticism For although the words thus mispronounced have no appointed meaning, yet we allow them an accommodated meaning corresponding to the usual forms of speech. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition New England people often mispronounce these words by shortening the o. The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric Partial, when the words are only slightly mispronounced and when some certain words cannot be pronounced at all. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada A Considerable Number of the Names of Foreign Authors, Artists, etc., that are often mispronounced. History of France The most common faults of articulation are dropping an unaccented vowel, sounding incorrectly an unaccented vowel, suppressing final consonants, omitting or mispronouncing syllables, and blending words. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader The most delicate repetitions of mispronounced words, the subtlest substitution of society phrases for factory idioms, fell blunted against an impenetrable ignorance and self-sufficiency. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes I think it will be clear that the English conquerors did not usually change the names of Roman or Welsh towns, but simply mispronounced them about as much as we habitually mispronounce Llangollen or Llandudno. Science in Arcady Generally they are mispronounced—as in the case of the very affected lady who spoke of "Mrs. Brown, nee Smith," pronouncing "nee" as if spelled "knee." Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada Before delivery, do not fail to go over your manuscript and note every sound that may possibly be mispronounced. The Art of Public Speaking Then he mispronounces shockingly, and is full of false quantities. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Words in which the letter A is often mispronounced. McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book Three words mostly mispronounced are, from their rarity, perhaps not past rescue. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin Upon his mispronouncing the name of Lady Kennegad, Macklin stepped up to him and demanded angrily, "What trade he was of?" A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character For instance, we properly say that a word is mispronounced when it is accented in'-viteinstead of in-vite', though it is really an offense against only one form of pronunciation—accentuation. The Art of Public Speaking Then I caught my own name mispronounced and somewhat of a stumbling-block to a high-pitched contemptuous intonation. The Inheritors If in the course of your interview with a prospective employer he should mispronounce a word, you would be undiplomatic to emphasize the correct pronunciation in speaking that word yourself. Certain Success Nothing, she told herself indignantly, could persuade her to encourage the acquaintance of a man who mispronounced his words so outrageously. Life and Gabriella The Story of a Woman's Courage "I can tell you how to not mispronounce half as many words as you do now," said Stan. Copper Streak Trail In faulty articulation what sounds are usually mispronounced? 1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading The most elaborate work of the kind, contains an "Alphabetical Index of Representative words, such as are liable to be misspelled or mispronounced." The Nursery, Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1875 If we persist in mispronouncing this word as morn, and make no distinction between mourning and morning, then that word will perish. Society for Pure English, Tract 02 On English Homophones To mispronounce even casually the name of the remote relative of a chief might cost a man a valuable patron or even life itself. The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai "I've found 'oo," she cried out loudly and joyously, mispronouncing her words in a way that again made her mother happy. Best Russian Short Stories The old man talked, too, as though it were very cold, pausing and not opening his mouth properly; and he mispronounced the labial consonants, stuttering over them as though his lips were frozen. The Bishop and Other Stories Then her name was uttered, or, rather, mispronounced. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, March 28, 1891 The same may be said of numberless words in the Corean language which are merely corruptions or mispronounced Chinese words. Corea or Cho-sen The Land of the Morning Calm Undoubtedly it is as vulgar to misapprehend and confound titles, as it is to mispronounce and misspell names; nevertheless rest assured, that flattered vanity will go far to pardon vulgarity. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 494, June 18, 1831 The English people have always taken a special delight in mispronouncing and corrupting words in order to produce as much confusion as possible in their names for things. Pioneers in Canada Even if a word was mispronounced the most dreadful results might follow. A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 Do not mispronounce the name of the capital city of the Hawaiian Islands. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient We knew nothing of each other except our names, and all of these I dare say were mispronounced. Abroad with the Jimmies The Letters of that terrible and august Name were passing over the face of the universe—distorted because mispronounced—creative sounds, disheveled and monstrous, because incompletely and incorrectly uttered. The Human Chord He looked on his paper, repeated it—mispronouncing it, of course, and evidently sure that I did not know how to pronounce it myself. On the Edge of the War Zone From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes It is assumed that such names as Austria, Bismarck, etc., can hardly be mispronounced. The World War and What was Behind It Or, the Story of the Map of Europe He mispronounced a tenth of the words he had from books, but he knew it. Main Street Her little airs and graces were much admired, so were her accomplishments, for besides her drawing, she could play twelve tunes, crochet, and read French without mispronouncing more than two-thirds of the words. Little Women For to mispronounce a name was a bad blunder, but to name it wrongly was to miss it altogether. The Human Chord The Bishop droned on laboriously, mispronouncing words and repeating himself as if he were reading a catalogue of unfamiliar seeds. The Damnation of Theron Ware As if that were not wild enough, they mispronounce it atrociously. Ruggles of Red Gap But perhaps you have been mispronouncing some of them. The Elson Readers, Book 5 I love old names, such as my father knew the same places by; and I like to mispronounce a word, when custom and association render the practice familiar. Satanstoe To hear his name mispronounced might, he felt, precipitate a catastrophe. The Far Horizon Certain lines seemed to go bumping along, and one had to mispronounce some of the final words to make them rhyme with others gone before, but it was all right—Val wrote it. Lonesome Land No Yakut, no Russian, be he a native or a settler, could have mispronounced this Yakut word so badly; it should have been 'Kelere!' Selected Polish Tales Look up in the glossary the words listed under question 9, and you may find that you have been mispronouncing calm, hearth, or extraordinary. The Elson Readers, Book 5 Avoid the affectations and mis-pronunciations exemplified in the following list of words which are often mispronounced. The Canadian Elocutionist It was ready to yell its disapproval of his advice, to mock him if he mispronounced a word, or to drown his voice with shouts and whistles. Early European History I remember once, when the reader mispronounced a word, that one of our friends compelled him to repeat it. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius “I rejoice that I have lived to this time,” he stammered slowly, gropingly, as though each word, each distorted and mispronounced syllable had to be sought with difficulty. Darkness and Dawn And when he made a flourish and mispronounced a word a thoughtful shade passed like the shadow of a cloud across her face. The History of Mr. Polly The Mexican, like the Spaniard, never laughs at the most atrocious attempts at his tongue by foreigners, and even the peons were often extremely quick-witted in catching the idea from a few mispronounced words. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond In this part of his duty it is necessary to be very careful to repeat the names correctly; mispronouncing names is very apt to give offence, and leads sometimes to other disagreeables. The Book of Household Management I often wished the shade of old Duvall could be permitted to see these, his last disciples, spelling out dimly his teachings, mispronouncing his grave utterances, but believing utterly. The Mystery This, I learned, was out of politeness; no matter how you mispronounce their words it is good form to say, "That's it; now you have it exactly." The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake He avoided every recognised phrase in the language and mispronounced everything in order that he shouldn’t be suspected of ignorance, but whim. The History of Mr. Polly "Queen of the Night!" he said in Hindustani that was peculiarly mispronounced. The Winds of the World "I has practised all ma life speakin' de berry longest words in de English language—" "And mispronouncing them," giggled Jack. On a Torn-Away World Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake Salaam Aleikhoom," I cried to the drivers, airing my Arabic, which I make by mispronouncing Hebrew; and they answered effusively, "Yankee Doodle! Without Prejudice Except that he said "wid" for with—"wid" this, instead of with this—he scarcely mispronounced a word, speaking as distinctly and expressing himself as clearly as any one could possibly do. The Life of the Fields Lord Montdidier," he said, mispronouncing the word astonishingly, "this is the furthest limit of my kingdom yet. The Eye of Zeitoon There were two lines in it which I am going to mispronounce; but you are not Scotch, so I don't care for you, uncle, darling. Love Me Little, Love Me Long "Please ask him to come up," she said to the German waiter who had mispronounced his name. In the Wilderness And look how they deliberately mispronounce proper names. Europe Revised A misused or mispronounced word was like a blow to her; inner forces over which she had no control forced her to discuss it and correct it. Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby I do not understand to be the neuter verb lie, mispronounced, but to be the active verb lay, with the objective case understood; as, ``Lay yourselves forward!'' Two Years Before the Mast But if a person mispronounces the name of a Greek village of what O. Henry called "The Year B.C." it is supposed to be excruciatingly funny. My Discovery of England No one dropped the ring or mispronounced the responses, or trod on Evie's train, or cried. Howards End No one dropped the ring or mispronounced the responses, or trod on Evie's train, or cried.� Howards End Sometimes, when I mispronounced an English word with which she happened to be familiar, or uttered an English phrase in my Talmudic singsong, she would mock me gloatingly. The Rise of David Levinsky But I saw him first in the National Gallery, when he winced because my father mispronounced the names of great painters. A Room with a View She sometimes mispronounces as she reads aloud and comes on a word which she happens never to have uttered, though she may have written it many times. The Story of my life; with her letters (1887-1901) and a supplementary account of her education, including passages from the reports and letters of her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, by John Albert Macy I do not understand to be the neuter verb, lie, mispronounced, but to be the active verb lay, with the objective case understood; as "Lay yourselves forwards!" Two Years Before the Mast The new Louis with his Court is rolling towards Choisy, through the summer afternoon: the royal tears still flow; but a word mispronounced by Monseigneur d'Artois sets them all laughing, and they weep no more. The French Revolution Dulness is their prevailing ingredient, and the whole point consists in mispronouncing a word or a gesture. Father Goriot |
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