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Tuesday, 30 July 2019

9 commonly mispronounced words in the SAF (part two)


See Part 1 here.
1. Opportunity 
How it is mispronounced: a-paw-chew-nee-tee
How it should be pronounced: ore-per-chew-ner-tee
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2. Rhetoric 
How it is mispronounced: re-tore-rik
How it should be pronounced: reh-ter-rik
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3. Ascertain
How it is mispronounced: a-certain
How it should be pronounced: air-sir-tain
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4. Signature
How it is mispronounced: sig-nature
How it should be pronounced: sig-nuh-ture
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5. Perimeter
How it is mispronounced: pair-ruh-meter
How it should be pronounced: per-ree-meter
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6. Reconcile
How it is mispronounced: re-concile
How it should be pronounced: reh-concile
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7. Project (noun)
How it is mispronounced: pro (as in professional) -ject
How it should be pronounced: pro (as in prophet) - ject
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(P.s. There is a difference in pronunciation between the noun and the verb.)

8. Calendar
How it is mispronounced: ker-land-der
How it should be pronounced: care-learn-duh
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9. Entourage
How it is mispronounced: and-toe-rage
How it should be pronounced: on-toe-Raj
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