Here’s a list of six common words people mispronounce all the time. So you’ve probably gone your whole life pronouncing at least one of them wrong. And “Salmon” should also be on this list for Sandy!!
1. Mischievous. It’s three syllables, not four. Some people say “mis-CHEE-vee-us.”
2. Espresso. There’s no “X” in there, but a lot of people pronounce it “EX-presso.”
3. Prerogative. There’s an “R” after the “P.” So it’s “PRE-rogative”, not “PER-ogative.” You’ll probably never get called out for that one though.
4. Asterisk. A lot of people say “aster-IX,” like there’s an “X” at the end. But it ends in “S-K,” so it’s aster-ISK.”
5. Triathlon. Almost everyone pronounces four syllables . . . tri-ATH-uh-lon. But it’s really just three, “tri-ATH-lon.”
6. Supposedly. A lot of people pronounce it like there’s a “B” at the end . . . “supposably.” Which IS actually a word, but they mean slightly different things.
“Supposedly” with a “D” means “apparently” . . . “supposably” with a “B” means “conceivably.” But don’t use it. Even though it’s technically a word, most people will think you’re an idiot.
