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  • The Top Ten Mispronounced Words in the Hoosier State

     

    Inspired by a conversation at the lunch table...

    11. Excetera (et cetera) - Eleven because, well, at Klipsch we just think it ought to go to eleven.

    10. Libel (liable) - Yes, I know, libel is a word, but that's not what you mean.

    9.  Nucular (nuclear) - I think we're all tired of this one.

    8.  Wheelbarrel (wheelbarrow) - OK, you get a pass on this one; it makes sense, but I still get a kick out of it every time my wife says it.

    7.  Upmost (utmost) - I reckon that half the country has never heard this word pronounced correctly.

    6.  Expecially (especially) - Favorite of English teachers everywhere.

    5.  Sherbert (sherbet) - Don't feel bad, hardly anyone says it right.

    4.  Dialate (dilate) - What the ophthalmologist (<--- didn't make my list, but is both commonly mispronounced AND misspelled) does to your pupils.

    3.  Acrossed (across) - No matter how hard you try, you'll never get your point "acrossed."

    2.  Realator (realtor) - Two syllables.

    1.  Irregardless (regardless) - Regardless gets jumbled with its synonym, irrespective.

    And one to fight over...

    Comparable - KOM-per-a-ble, not kum-PARE-a-ble

     

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