Words that are often mispronounced
What is the most mispronounced word ever?
And so without further ado, I give you the winner in the category of the most mispronounced word in the world: karaoke. Ah, poor karaoke. Just seven letters in your name and yet somehow the world has managed to mangle you into a cacophonous trainwreck of twisted linguistic carnage.
Is the L silent in Almond?
More recent standard dictionaries say we can now properly pronounce “almond” either with or without the “l” sound. I consulted American Heritage (4th ed.), Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (11th ed.), Webster’s New World College Dictionary (4th ed.), and the Random House Webster’s College Dictionary.
Is it pronounced GIF or jif?
He used the occasion to mention again, “It’s pronounced ‘JIF’.” In an article in the New York Times Blog, Bits , he says: “The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations. They are wrong. It is a soft ‘G’, pronounced ‘jif’.
How do you pronounce t0?
Why do people say nucular?
In popular culture, this pronunciation has often been used to signify inferiority, low intellect or foolishness. In Woody Allen’s 1989 film Crimes and Misdemeanors, Mia Farrow’s character says she could never fall for any man who says “nucular”.
Is the T silent in the word often?
The \t\ is silent. Why? There’s a \t\ in often , but how often do you hear it? As you might guess, the \t\ was pronounced in the past, when the word began as a variant of oft (also spelled ofte in Middle English), which was the more common form until the 1500s.
How do you say LMAO?
How do the British say water?
How do you say 5$?
What mean ROFL?
rolling on the floor, laughing
Phrase. ROFL. (Internet slang, dated) Initialism of rolling on the floor, laughing; used to indicate great amusement at something in a discussion group, etc.
What do you mean by BAE?
noun. an affectionate term used to address or refer to one’s girlfriend, boyfriend, spouse, etc.: I love you, bae. adjective bae·er, bae·est. greatly admired or loved.
What is ROFL in chat?
rofl. (also rotfl) written abbreviation for rolling on the floor laughing: used, for example in an internet chat room, to show that you think something is very funny.
What does OMF stand for?
Abbreviation for Open Media Framework. OMF is a file exchange protocol for digital audio/video workstations that attempts to put all of the important information about a session into a generic format that can be read by other systems.
What does TLDR mean in texting?
too long; didn’t read
TL;DR is an abbreviation for “too long; didn’t read” that is used to indicate that the person posting about an article or other type of content either didn’t read the text it in its entirety or didn’t read it at all.