mispronouncing
present participle ofmispronounce
mispronounce
verb[T]
uk/ˌmɪs.prəˈnaʊns/us/ˌmɪs.prəˈnaʊns/topronouncea word orsoundwrongly:
FrenchlearnersofEnglishoften mispronounce "ch"as"sh".
Linguistics: phonology & phonetics
- alliterative
- alveolar
- apheresis
- aphesis
- aphetic
- aspirate
- lax
- lenis
- macron
- misemphasis
- mispronunciation
- phonetics
- phonology
- schwa
- sibilance
- sibilant
- speech pathology
- suprasegmental
- syllabic consonant
- twang
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Examplesofmispronouncing
mispronouncing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The danger of readers unfamiliar with such wordsmispronouncingthe ending would be increased if words now spelt with oes were no longer distinguishedfromsingular os.
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He is irritated by people constantlymispronouncinghis name and mistaking him for a minuteman.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Her stupidity manifests in many ways, from forgetting ideas on the spot tomispronouncingor misspelling simple words.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She has an issue with peoplemispronouncingher name.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He does not know much about the animals he captures, oftenmispronouncingtheir names.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The performance shows her actress-like facial expressions; however, she stumbles with the lyricsmispronouncingclos in the second verse.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Brannigan is also known formispronouncingsimple words like champagne and for inventing words such as sexfully.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She can not say a single easy line without putting on an unusual accent of which she is unaware, andmispronouncingmost of the words.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The name came from the localsmispronouncingthe name of the adjacent pavilion.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He has a habit ofmispronouncingwords and using descriptive language instead of simple phrases when talking.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.I, however, cling to the family habit ofmispronouncingit.
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- plate armour
- plate-armour
- plateau
- plateaued
- plateauing
- plateau phase
- plateau region
- plateau region
- plateaux
- plate boundary
- piece of evidence
- piece of fabric
- piece of fiction
- piece of flesh
- piece of furniture
- piece of glass
- piece of information
- piece of iron
- piece of land
- piece of leather
- piece of legislation
- piece of machinery
- piece of meat
- piece of merchandise