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A COLLECTION OF PRONUNCIATION ERRORS

ABANDONEDABROADACCEPT x EXCEPTACCESSORYto ACCOMPANY; ACCOMPANIEDACHE (HEADACHE)ACHIEVEMENTACQUAINTANCEADAPT x ADOPTADDITIONALADJACENTADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVALADMIRE x ADMIRABLEADOADOBE READERADVERTISEMENT x ADVERTISING x ADVERTAEONAERIALAEROBICSAFFIDAVITAGENDAAGILEAISLE; to walk down the aisle; see ISLEALASKAALLEGIANCEto ALLOW, an ALLOWANCEALMOND

ALSOALTARAMATEURAMIABLEAMICABLEANALOGYANALYSIS, pl. ANALYSES to ANALYSE – 3rd pers.sg. he/she ANALYSESANATHEMAANCHORANGELES (L.A.) x ANGLESANONYMOUS x UNANIMOUSANT, ANTEATERANXIETYAPOCALYPSEAPOSTROPHE, CATASTROPHEAPPETITEAQUARIUSARAB, ARABICAREN’T ALBEITAPARTHEIDARCHAICARCHANGEL x ARCHBISHOPARCHIPELAGOARCHITECT(URE)ARCTICAREA

Aspirations: if they’re missing after ptk under stress they’re perceived as bdg. Recent confusion: POMPEI x BOMBAYASSESSMENTASSOCIATEDASTHMAATHLETE x ATHLETICSATROCIOUSATYPICALAUBERGINEAUNTAUSTRALIAAUTOMOBILEAWEAWRYBABELBALD x BOLDBALLETthe BALKANSBALMBANALBASIC, BASICALLYBASS (in music) x BASS (fish)BEARBEARD x BIRDBEELZEBUBBELARUSBELOVEDBERETBIATHLON, BIATHLETE

BIRMINGHAMBLOODBOAST x BOOSTBOMBBOROUGHBOUGH a branchBOUGHTBOW a ribbon, a tie = a BOW and arrowto BOW to the audienceBRAZILBREATH x to BREATHEBRISTOL x BRISTLEBROCHUREBROOCHBUDDHA, BUDDHISMBULLETBULLOCKBULLYBUSHBUTCHERBUTTOCKSCACHECAESAR SALAD, CAESAREAN SECTIONCAFÉ – CAFFE - COFFEECAMBRIDGECAMELCANAL x KENNELCANOECAPABLECAREER x CARRIER

CARNIVORECASTLECATHOLIC, CATHOLICISMCAUCASIANCEDARCENSURECERAMICCERTAIN, -LYCHALETCHAMPAGNECHANDELIERCHANGE, RANGE, STRANGECHARACTER, CHARACTERISTICCHASMCHEFCHEMISTRYCHICAGOCHILECHIMERACHOIRCHOSENCIRCUIT, CIRCUMSTANCESCLAWCLEANSE x CLEANCLERKCLIMB, CLIMBER – THUMB – DUMBCLOTHES x CLOTHSCOAST x COSTCOCA-COLACOLONEL

COLUMNCOLLEAGUECOMBCOMFORTABLECOMPANIONCOMPANYCOMPLETIONCOMPONENTCOMRADECONCERTOCONSCIENCE (x SCIENCE), CONSCIENTIOUS,-LYCONSCIOUSNESSCONSEQUENCE x SEQUENCECONSIST, INSISTCOOPERATIVECORPSCOUGHCOUNTRYCOURSE x CURSECOUSIN a COVECOVER x COWARDto CREATE - CREATION – CREATURECRETECROOKEDCRUISECUPBOARDCUSHIONCUTICLE

CZECHDAGGERDAIRYDEAFDEBRISDEBT, DEBTORDECADE x DECAY, DECAYEDDECEASEDDECLINEDECORATIVEto DECREASE; a DECREASETo DEFERDELETEDEMOSTHENESDEPTHDESCENT x DECENTDESERT x to DESERT, a DESSERTDETERMINEDDEVIL x EVILDIABETESDIARRHEA, DIARRHOEADIFFERDILATEDILEMMADIPHTHERIADIVORCEDDON’T DOUBTDOUGHDOVE

DOZENDRAUGHTDREARYDROUGHTDUCATDYNASTYEARLYECHOECONOMY, ECONOMIST, ECONOMICS, ECONOMETRICS, ECONOMIZATIONEDINBURGHEGYPTELABORATE adj., to ELABORATEELECTORALELIGIBLE x ILLEGIBLEELITEENDEAVOURto ENDOWENGINEEPOCH(AL)ERUDITEESPRESSOEUROPEANEVENTEWE a female sheepto EXAMINEEXCURSION, INCURSIONEXEMPTEXPENSIVEEXPERTISE

FAÇADEFEUDFIANCÉ, FIANCÉEFIGUREFINALEFINANCEFLOUR FLOWER FLOORFOCUSFOETUSFOLKFORTEFRAUD x FreudFRONTFRUITFulghumGAOL = JAILGARAGEGAUGEGENERALGENRE GENUINEGESTUREGIGANTICGIGGLEGINGERGLOUCESTERGLOVESto GNAWGNOMEGORGEOUS

GRAPEFRUITGREENWICHGRINDGUINEA-PIGGYNAECOLOGISTHACKNEYEDHARASSMENTHARE, HAIRHEARSEHEAVE x HEAVEN x HAVENHEIRHELIUM, HELIXHEPATITISHEROINE x HEROHIATUSHIDEOUSHIERARCHY, HIERARCHICALHI-FIHIGH x HEIGHTHILARIOUSHOMOGENEOUS HONEST, HONOURHOSTELHOTELHYMNHYPERBOLEHYPERMARKETHYPOTHESIS, -ESIKEAINDECISIVE

INNATEINSECTICIDEINSISTINSOLENTINSOUCIANTINTERESTING, INTERESTEDINTRINSICIRONISLAND x ICELAND; ISLE OF …, ISLET a little oneISOSCELESISSUEITINERARYJAGUARJAPAN, JAPANESEJARGONJEWELJUDAISMKANGAROOKEYKINDLINGKNEADKNIFEKNIGHTLAMBLAPELLAUGH(TER)LAUREATELEAD (UNLEADED PETROL) x to LEADLEICESTER

LEONARD x LEO, LEONARDOLEPERLEVIATHANLEVI’S LETHALto LIAISE; LIAISON LIEULIEUTENANTLILACLINEN x LININGLINEAGE, LINEAL, LINEARLONGEVITYLONGINGLOUNGE x LONGLOW x LAWMACABREMACHETEMADRIDMAGIMAJOR, MAJORETTEMANIAC, MANIACALMANSIONMARGARINEMARGIN, -ALMASCARAMASSACREMASSAGEMATTE x MATEMAURITIUSMAYONNAISE

MAYOR, MAYORALMEDIA, to MEDIATE x IMMEDIATEMEDIEVALMELEEMERCHANTMIGRAINEMINIATUREMINUTE (60 seconds) x MINUTE (very little)MISCELLANEOUSMISERY x MissouriMODEL x MODALMOLEMONTHMOSQUITOMOUE, MOOMOUSTACHEMUNDANENAÏVE, NAÏVETYNAPLESNATION x NATIONALNATURE x NATURALNIHILISMthe NOBEL PrizeNOMINALISATIONNOVELNUMBto OCCUR, OCCURRENCEOBSTINATEOCCUPATIONOLD

OMIT, OMISSIONOMNISCIENTONLYOPPORTUNITYORCHARDOVENOWLto OWN; my OWNPALMPARENTPARIAHPARLIAMENTPARQUETPARTICIPANTPARTICULARPASTICHEPASTORALPATIOPATROL x PETROLa PEAR (the fruit) as opposed to a PIER x to PURRPENALPER CENTPERCHANCEPERFORMANCEPERSON x PERSONAL x PERSONNELPHARAOH; pharaoh antsPHILHARMONICTHE PHILIPPINESPHONETICS, PHONETICIANPHOTOGRAPH, PHOTOGRAPHY

PHTHISISPICTURESQUEPILATESPINAFOREPISCESPLAGUEPLAITPLAQUEPLUMB x PLUMPPLUMBERPNEUMATIC DRILLPNEUMONIAPOEMPOIGNANTPOLICYPolish x POLISHPOLLPOSSESSIONPOSTPOURPRAISEPREDATORa PREFACE to a bookPRICE cost x PRIZE awardPRIORITYPRIVACYPROBLEMPROLOGUEto PROLONGPROSTHETIC

PSALMPSORIASISPSYCHIATRY, -ISTPSYCHOLOGY, -ISTPUBLICPUPIL the same pron. for ‘student’ and ‘eye’PURCHASEPUREPURGATORYPURSUITPUT, PUTTQUARTZQUAYQUESTIONNAIREQUEUEto RAISE x to RISERAPPORTRAWReading x readingRECEIPTRECIPEA RECORD; TO RECORDREFER, REFERRED TO, REFERENCEREHEARSAL, TO REHEARSEREPUGNANTRESERVOIRRESTAURANTREVOLUTIONRHETORICS x RHETORICAL adj.ROGUE x ROUGE

ROOT x ROUTE x ROUTERROW (a line) x ROW (a quarrel)SACCHARIDESALMONSCARCE, -LYSCENE, SCENERYSCHEDULESCHEMESCHIZOPHRENIA, -ICSCIATICASCYTHE x SCATHE (to escape unscathed)SEISMICSEMIOTICSto SEPARATE x SEPARATE (adj.) livesto SEVER = separate x SEVERE cold SEWERSHAREDSHOT x SHOOTSHOULDSIEVESIMILESINCERELYSINGERSLOTHSOLUTIONSOMESOURSPAGHETTISPECIFICSTEINBECK (JOHN)

SUBTLESUCCESSSUEDESUFFICESUGGESTSUICIDESUIT x SUITESUPERSURFACESURVEILLANCESURVEYSWANSWEAT x SWEET, SWEATERSWORDSYNTAXTARGETTEAR-TORE-TORN as opposed to crying TEARSTECHNICALTEMPLATETHEATRICALTHEIRTHERMOMETERTHESAURUSTHESIS, -ESTHOROUGH – THOROUGHLY – THOROUGHFARETHOSETHROUGHTHROUGHOUTTHRILLER - TRAILER

TOBACCOTOMB RAIDERTOWARDTREASURETRIBUNALTRIPARTITETROUGHTSAR20th – PRETTIER – the LOVELIESTUKRAINEULTIMATEUNIT, UNITED, UNITYUNIVERSITYUNPRECEDENTEDURBANURGE, URGENTa USE x to USE, an ABUSE x to ABUSEUSUALLYVALLEY x WALLET x VALETVARIABLEVEGETABLEVEHICLEVENEREALVENOM, -OUS (poison, -ous)VENOUS (e.g. intravenous, into the vein) VENUS planetVICIOUSVIKINGSVILLAGEVINEYARD

VISCOUNTVOLLEYBALLVOWVOYAGEVOYERWARY x WEARYWEARWEIRDWHILSTWICKEDWI-FIWILD x WILDERNESSWILTWIND – WOUND - WOUNDWOLFWOMBWORCESTERSHIRE SAUCEWORDWORKWORLDWORRIEDWOUNDWRATHWREATHXENOPHOBIAXYLOPHONEYACHTYAWNZOO

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