100最易读错的单词短语 Most Often Mispronounced Words and Phrases in English.docx

1、100最易读错的单词短语 Most Often Mispronounced Words and Phrases in English100 Most Often Mispronounced Words and Phrases in EnglishNow that Dr. Language has provided a one-stop cure for the plague of misspelling, here are the 100 words most often mispronounced English words (mispronunciation among them). Th

2、ere are spelling rules in English even if they are difficult to understand, so pronouncing a word correctly usually does help you spell it correctly. Several common errors are the result of rapid speech, so take your time speaking, correctly enunciating each word. Careful speech and avid reading are

3、 the best guides to correct spelling. Dont sayDo SayCommentAacrossedacrossIt is easy to confuse across with crossed but better to keep them separate.affidavidaffidavitEven if your lawyers name is David, he issues affidavits. Old-timers diseaseAlzheimers diseaseWhile it is a disease of old-timers, it

4、 is named for the German neurologist, Dr. Alois Alzheimer. AntarticAntarctic Just think of an arc of ants (an ant arc) and that should help you keep the c in the pronunciation of this word.ArticArctic Another hard-to-see c梑ut it is there. aksask This mispronunciation has been around for so long (ove

5、r 1,000 years) that linguist Mark Aronoff thinks we should cherish it as a part of our linguistic heritage. Most of us would give the axe to aks.athelete, atheleticathlete, athleticTwo syllables are enough for athlete. BbarbituatebarbiturateDont forget this word contains three others: bar+bit+u+rate

6、bob wirebarbed wireNo, this word wasnt named for anyone named Bob; it should be barbed wire, although the suffix 杄d, meaning having, is fading away in the U.S. bidnessbusinessThe change of s to d before n is spreading throughout the US and when the unaccented I drops from this word the s finds itsel

7、f in the same environment as in isnt and wasnt. a blessing in the skiesa blessing in disguiseThis phrase is no blessing if it comes from the skies. (Pronounce it correctly and help maintain the disguise.)CCalvarycavalryIt isnt clear why we say, Mind your Ps and Qs when we have more difficulty keepin

8、g up with our Ls and Rs. Had there been a cavalry in Jesus time, perhaps Calvary would not have been so tragic.cannidatecandidateYou arent being canny to drop the d in this word. Remember, it is the same as candy date. (This should help guys remember how to prepare for dates, too.)card sharkcardshar

9、pCardsharps probably wont eat you alive, though they are adept at cutting your purse strings.Carpool tunnel syndromeCarpal tunnel syndromeThis one is mispronounced (and misspelled) several different ways; we just picked the funniest. Carpal means pertaining to the wrist. caucaphonycacophonyThere is

10、no greater cacophony k?kaf阯i to the ears than to hear the vowels switched in the pronunciation of this word. The CaucasesThe CaucasusAlthough there are more than one mountain in this chain, their name is not a plural noun. chester drawers chest of drawersThe drawers of Chester is a typical way of lo

11、oking at these chests down South but it misses the point. chomp at the bitchamp at the bitChomp has probably replaced champ in the U.S. but we thought you might like to be reminded that the vowel should be not o. closeclothesThe th is a very soft sound likely to be overlooked. Show your linguistic s

12、ensitivity and always pronounce it. coronetcornet Playing a crown (coronet) will make you about as popular as wearing a trumpet (cornet) on your head梤eason enough to keep these two words straight.DdialatedilateThe i in this word is so long there is time for another vowel but dont succumb to the temp

13、tation. diptheriadiphtheriaThe ph in this word is pronounced f, not p. doggy dog worlddog-eat-dog worldThe world is even worse than you think if you think it merely a doggy-dog world. Sorry to be the bearer of such bad news. drownddrownYou add the d only to the past tense and past participle. duck t

14、apeduct tapeDucks very rarely need taping though you may not know that ducts always do梩o keep air from escaping through the cracks in them. EelectoralelectoralThe accent is on the second, not the third, syllable and there is no i in it?Bnot electorial. (By the way, the same applies to mayoral and pa

15、storal.)excapeescapeThe good news is, if you say excape, youve mastered the prefix ex- because its meaning does fit this word. The bad news is, you dont use this prefix on escape. expressoespressoWhile I cant express my love for espresso enough, this word was borrowed from Italian well after the Lat

16、in prefix ex- had developed into es-. exceteraet ceteraLatin for and (et) the rest (cetera) are actually two words that probably should be written separately. expeciallyespeciallyThings especial are usually not expected, so dont confuse these words. FFebyuaryFebruaryWe dont like two syllables in suc

17、cession with an r so some of us dump the first one in this word. Most dictionaries now accept the single r pronunciation but, if you have an agile tongue, you may want to shoot for the original. fedralfederalSyncopation of an unaccented vowel is fairly common in rapid speech but in careful speech it

18、 should be avoided. fillumfilmWe also do not like the combination l + m. One solution is to pronounce the l as w (film fiwm, palm pawm) but some prefer adding a vowel in this word. fisicalfiscalIn fact, we dont seem to like any consonants together. Here is another word, like athlete and film that is

19、 often forced to swallow an unwanted vowel.flounderfounderSince it is unlikely that a boat would founder on a flounder, we should distinguish the verb from the fish as spelling suggests. foilagefoliageHere is another case of metathesis, place-switching of sounds. Remember, the i comes after the l, a

20、s in related folio.For all intensive purposesFor all intents and purposesThe younger generation is mispronouncing this phrase so intensively that it has become popular both as a mispronunciation and misspelling. fortefortThe word is spelled forte but the e is pronounced only when speaking of music,

21、as a forte passage. The words for a strong point and a stronghold are pronounced the same: fort. HHeineken removerHeimlich maneuver (or manoeuvre, Br.)This term is mispronounced many different ways. This is just the funniest one we have heard. This maneuver (manoeuvre) was named for US surgeon Henry

22、 Jay Heimlich (1920- ). heighthheightThe analogy with width misleads many of us in the pronunciation of this word. erbherbDoes, My friend Herb grows erbs, sound right to you? This is a US oddity generated by the melting pot (mixed dialects). Initial h is always pronounced outside America and should

23、be in all dialects of English. hi-archyhierarchyRemember, hierarchies go higher than you might think. This one is pronounced higher archy and not high archy. Iin parenthesisin parenthesesNo one can enclose an expression in one parenthesis; at least two parentheses are required. interpretateinterpret

24、This error results from the back-formation of interpretate from interpretation. But back formation isnt needed; we already have interpret. irregardlessregardless-Less already says without so there is no need to repeat the same sentiment with ir-. idntisntAgain, the struggle of s before n. Jjewleryje

25、welryThe root of this word is jewel and that doesnt change for either jeweler or jewelry. The British add a syllable: jewellery jist nor disjust As opposed to the adjective just, this word is always unaccented, which encourages vowel reduction. However, it sounds better to reduce the rather than rep

26、lace it with i. KKlu Klux KlanKu Klux KlanWell, there is an l in the other two, why not the first? Well, that is just the way it is; dont expect rationality from this organization. LlambastlambasteBetter to lambaste the lamb than to baste him梤emember, the words rhyme. Bast has nothing to do with it.

27、larnyxlarynxMore metathesis. Here the n and y switch places. Mind your ns and ys as you mind your ps and qs. Laura Norderlaw and orderThe sound aw picks up an r in some dialects (also sawr and gnawr). Avoid it and keep Laura Norder in her place. leashlease Southern Americans are particularly liable

28、to confuse these two distinct words but the confusion occurs elsewhere. Look out for it. libelliableYou are liable for the damages if you are successfully sued for libel. But dont confuse these discrete words. libarylibraryAs mentioned before, English speakers dislike two rs in the same word. Howeve

29、r, we have to buck up and pronounce them all. long-livedlong-livedThis compound is not derived from to live longly (you cant say that) but from having a long life and should be pronounced accordingly. The plural stem, live(s), is always used: short-lived, many-lived, triple-lived.Mmasonarymasonry We

30、 have been told that masons are most likely to insert a spare vowel into this word describing their occupation but we know others do, too. Dont you.mawvmauve This word has not moved far enough away from French to assume an English pronunciation, mawv, and should still be pronounced mowv. mannaisemay

31、onnaise Ever wonder why the short form of a word pronounced mannaise is mayo? Well, it is because the original should be pronounced mayo-nnaise. Just remember: what would mayonnaise be without mayo? minitureminiatureHere is another word frequently syncopated. Dont leave out the third syllable, a. mu