how to mispronounce English

    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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