Nailed It or Failed It? 15 Tricky English Words & How to Pronounce Them Right
by Lokesh Kumar · 18 things on NewTwos
- English pronunciation got you down? You're not alone! These 15 words are notorious for tripping up even fluent speakers. Master them, and boost your clarity, confidence, and connection.
- The Hit List:
- Chaos: KAY-os (not KAY-ohs or CHA-os)
- Colonel: KER-nul (not KO-lo-nel)
- Bouquet: boh-KAY (not BOO-kay)
- Ballet: bal-LAY (not BAL-let)
- Vehicle: VEE-i-kul (not VEE-hik-ul)
- Genre: ZHAHN-ruh (not JEN-ruh)
- Mischievous: MIS-chuh-vus (not mis-CHEE-vee-us)
- Etc.: et-SET-er-uh (not et-SEH-truh or EK-set-ra)
- Almond: AH-mund (not AL-mund)
- Salmon: SAM-un (not sal-MON)
- Debt: DET (not DEBT with a "b" sound)
- Comfortable: KUM-fer-tuh-bul (not kom-FOR-tuh-bul)
- February: FEB-roo-er-ee (not FEB-yoo-wair-ee)
- Wednesday: WENZ-day (not WED-nez-day)
- Museum: myoo-ZEE-um (not moo-ZEE-um)
- source: POC English Youtube Channel