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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.

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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