how to mispronounce English words and proper names:
say: when you mean:
ool for all (British)
uhmerikuh for America (Dodge Durango television ad)
uhmerikins for Americans (Brian Williams, NBC News)(History channel)
angiss for Angus (Arby’s)
ahm for arm (British)
om for arm (British)
augist for August (Versus television)
bah for bar
bronchiz for branches (British)
coold for called (British)
ken for can
kin for can
cah for car
cor for car
kireer for career (Bob Jenkins of Versus tv)
cost for cast (British)
coat for caught (British)
surtinly for certainly (Kevin Lee, on Versus)
chonss for chance (British)
kimmittid for committed
kimyoonicayshin for communication (WJHG tv in Panama City)
kimpyutur for computer
kindishun for condition
kindishunner for conditioner (Dove by Unilever)
kindishins for conditions
cohnid for cornered (British)
cants for counts (British)
decerayting for decorating
dijoo for did you
dijuh for did you
urlier for earlier
eckinomics for economics
ejicayshin for education
edmintin for Edmonton (Bob Jenkins of Versus)
egzit for exit (ex-it)
explode for explored (British)
evrybuddy for everybody
eeconimee for economy
ah for eye (southern U.S.A.)
oy for eye (Australian)
famlee for family (British and American)
fost for fast (British)
fine-lee for finally (British and American)
fust for first (British)
fluxibility for flexibility (Erica of WJHG tv in Panama City)
gechuh for get you
gies for girls, as if they’re guys
gunna for going to, or will
gram for Graham (Versus television)
god for guard (British and Australian)
hee-ih for here (British)
hunnerd for hundred
oy for I (Australian)
joolree for jewelry
gies for ladies, as if they’re guys
lass vaygiss for Las Vegas (lahss veh-hahs)
loit for light (British)
loik for like (British)
loss angiliss for Los Angeles (lose an-hel-lez)
lugzhery for luxury (lux-u-ree) (Lincoln tv ads)
medicaytid for medicated
mountin for mountain
myooseeim for museum
wun for one
penulois for penalize (Will Power of Australia)
petickyooler for particular
puh-tick-yooler for particular
pool for Paul (British)
puhfict for perfect (British)
perulis for perilous (national anthem)
Piz Mohgin for Piers Morgan (British)
pollit for pilot (U.S., southern)
plont for plant (British)
preditiz for predators
prezidint for president
prezuhdint for president
prahss for price (John Lee Nissan)
raygin for Reagan
rull for real (David Gergen)
ruhpublicins for Republicans (National Public Radio) (Cable News Network)
ruhpublucins for Republicans (National Public Radio) (Cable News Network)
roit for right (British)
sinpools for Saint Paul’s (British)
secind for second
secint for second
senit for senate
senitter for senator
smithsonyin for Smithsonian
smoil for smile (Australian)
stattis for status
sistim for system
territree for territory (British)
thuh for the
theripee for therapy
theh for there (British)
tuh for to
diday for today (Brian Williams of NBC News)
tuhmorrow for tomorrow
dunight for tonight
teronto for Toronto (Kevin Lee on Versus television)
tironto for Toronto (Bob Jenkins on Versus television)
veroizin for Verizon (Will Power, sponsored by Verizon)
versiss for versus
vuhsiss for versus (CNN, Piers Morgan)
veterin for veteran (Kevin Lee on Versus tv)
vetinerry for veterinary (National Public Radio)
wool for wall (British)
wools for walls (British)
woe for war
wore for war
woam for warm (British)
wooder for water (Philadelphia)
woe-tah for water (British)
woe-tih for water (British)
woo-tah for water (British)
woo-tih for water (British)
woo-tuh for water (British)
weh for wear
wellcum for welcome
wull for we‘ll
wool for we‘ll (WJHG of Panama City)
wur for we‘re (WJHG of Panama City) (CNN)
washingtin for Washington (CNN, multiple employees)
wudd for what did
woy-ih for wire (British)
wun for won
wuld for world (British)
wuck for work (British)
woodjoo for would you
choo for you
joo for you
yer for your (Bob Jenkins) (Danica Patrick)
yer for you‘re (CNN, multiple employees, including Anderson Cooper)
yurgunna for you are going to (meaning you will)
yur for your




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