It happens when you least expect it, catching you entirely unawares, you stop, double-take and then the glass shatters. Wait…what did you just say?
English is a tricky language; made even more difficult by our stubborn refusal to pronounce words properly [WORDER instead of WATER, OSTRAYA for AUSTRALIA] it’s no wonder we spend half our lives regurgitating words and phrases and that are ever-so-slightly incorrect.
Here are a few of the most commonly mispronounced words and phrases in the English language… Don’t worry you are not alone.
You Say: Old Timer’s Disease – You Mean: Alzheimer’s Disease
You Say: Aks – You Mean: Ask
You Say: Carpool Tunnel Syndrome – You Mean: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
You Say: A blessing in the skies – You Mean: A blessing in disguise
You Say: Escape Goat – You Mean: Scape Goat
You Say: Up and Adam / Up and Atom – You Mean: Up and at ’em
You Say: A fragrant error – You Mean: A flagrant error
You Say: Nip it in the butt – You Mean: Nip it in the bud
You Say: Doggy dog world – You Mean: Dog eat dog world
You Say: Expresso – You mean: Espresso
You Say: Make ends meat – You Mean: make ends meet
You Say: Feb-you-ary – You Mean: February
You Say: For all intensive purpose – You Mean: For all intents and purposes
You Say: Heineken remover – You Mean: Heimlich manoeuvre
You Say: Irregardless – You Mean: Regardless
You Say: Supposably – You Mean: Supposedly
You Say: Exetera – You Mean: et cetera
You Say: Wheel Barrel – You Mean: Wheelbarrow
You Say: Whip it, Snip it – You Mean: Whipper snipper
You Say: Ying Yang – You Mean: Yin Yang
