Our #GrammarGuide mission is to save the English language! Alright (informal of all right), perhaps that’s a bit overzealous, but at the very least, we can help you avoid some common mistakes.
While our primary focus is often on the written word, we recognize that conversation is equally vital in public speaking, business relationships, and everyday life. To support effective communication, we're sharing a list of commonly mispronounced terms, helping individuals speak with confidence and clarity in all settings.
While people generally spell these words properly, they often speak them incorrectly for several reasons—admittedly, I'm one of those people. We’ve made some lists by issue; this week, we’ll look at adding and skipping letters when saying words.
Pronouncing Nonexistent Letters
In this category, letters are replaced with others, or the letter sounds are added where they shouldn’t be. Here are a few examples:
Espresso, not “ex-press-o”
Especially, not “expecially”
Supposedly, not “supposably”
Et cetera, not “excetera”
Nuclear, not “nucular”
Toward, not “torward”
Height, not “heighth”
Niche, not “nitch” – prounounced “neesh”
Not Pronouncing an Existing Letter
In these instances, some poor letters are getting left out altogether. Which, of course, makes those little letters very sad—so don’t forget about them!
Antarctic, not “Anarctic”
Arctic, not “Artic”
Picture, not “pitcher”
Asterisk, not “asterick”
Candidate, not “canidate”
Accessory, not “assessory”
Clothes, not “close”
Forward, not “foward”
