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uav was added by chained_bear and has been listed 1 time with 5 comments
vice versa was added by bilby and has been listed 5 times with 0 comments
chamois was added by bilby and has been listed 20 times with 0 comments
liriope was added by chained_bear and has been listed 3 times with 1 comment
fresnel lens was added by chained_bear and has been listed 3 times with 1 comment
gauge was added by Prolagus and has been listed 16 times with 4 comments
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cachet was added by rolig and has been listed 22 times with 2 comments
cache was added by rolig and has been listed 18 times with 2 comments
bicycle was added by Prolagus and has been listed 20 times with 2 comments
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ewe was added by chained_bear and has been listed 13 times with 2 comments
aisle was added by chained_bear and has been listed 13 times with 0 comments
ache was added by chained_bear and has been listed 20 times with 0 comments
curare was added by chained_bear and has been listed 5 times with 0 comments
ceilidh was added by chained_bear and has been listed 16 times with 10 comments
ptomaine was added by chained_bear and has been listed 7 times with 0 comments
riposte was added by reesetee and has been listed 43 times with 2 comments
himation was added by Prolagus and has been listed 5 times with 3 comments
duodenum was added by chained_bear and has been listed 21 times with 0 comments
rheum was added by Prolagus and has been listed 17 times with 1 comment
archipelago was added by Prolagus and has been listed 60 times with 0 comments
bruschetta was added by Prolagus and has been listed 7 times with 5 comments
rough was added by Prolagus and has been listed 20 times with 5 comments
celt was added by Prolagus and has been listed 3 times with 0 comments
askance was added by chained_bear and has been listed 52 times with 9 comments
aristophanes was added by oroboros and has been listed 2 times with 2 comments
ague was added by chained_bear and has been listed 27 times with 5 comments
yosemite was added by johnmperry and has been listed 3 times with 0 comments
niger was added by bilby and has been listed 6 times with 10 comments
quipus was added by chained_bear and has been listed 1 time with 1 comment
quinoa was added by chained_bear and has been listed 14 times with 1 comment
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the was added by srkrause and has been listed 60 times with 12 comments
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calliope was added by skipvia and has been listed 57 times with 4 comments
tchotchke was added by skipvia and has been listed 91 times with 4 comments
chthonic was added by skipvia and has been listed 97 times with 7 comments
canapes was added by mollusque and has been listed 5 times with 3 comments
segue was added by mollusque and has been listed 56 times with 2 comments
fresnel was added by reesetee and has been listed 8 times with 1 comment
crudite was added by reesetee and has been listed 3 times with 10 comments
carotid was added by chained_bear and has been listed 8 times with 1 comment
gouache was added by chained_bear and has been listed 33 times with 0 comments
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ricochet was added by chained_bear and has been listed 26 times with 0 comments
recognizance was added by chained_bear and has been listed 2 times with 0 comments
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desuetude was added by chained_bear and has been listed 69 times with 5 comments
coup was added by chained_bear and has been listed 20 times with 1 comment
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lieutenant was added by chained_bear and has been listed 12 times with 6 comments
gunwale was added by chained_bear and has been listed 11 times with 0 comments
aver was added by chained_bear and has been listed 48 times with 1 comment
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infrared was added by chained_bear and has been listed 11 times with 0 comments
subpoena was added by chained_bear and has been listed 20 times with 1 comment
debride was added by chained_bear and has been listed 6 times with 3 comments
pimiento was added by chained_bear and has been listed 3 times with 1 comment
chamois was added by chained_bear and has been listed 20 times with 0 comments
suite was added by chained_bear and has been listed 6 times with 1 comment
debt was added by chained_bear and has been listed 13 times with 2 comments
chitterlings was added by chained_bear and has been listed 10 times with 8 comments
salmon was added by chained_bear and has been listed 38 times with 6 comments
sarsaparilla was added by chained_bear and has been listed 27 times with 1 comment
coxswain was added by chained_bear and has been listed 29 times with 4 comments
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coelacanth was added by chained_bear and has been listed 25 times with 1 comment
creatinine was added by chained_bear and has been listed 2 times with 1 comment
worcestershire sauce was added by chained_bear and has been listed 3 times with 0 comments
ensign was added by chained_bear and has been listed 9 times with 2 comments
colonel was added by chained_bear and has been listed 11 times with 1 comment
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victuals was added by chained_bear and has been listed 26 times with 2 comments
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Of course, not, Pro. Adding it here makes us all look at the word in a new way, and that's the whole point, right? :)
Chained, I added bicycle here, hope you don't mind. I know it's a word you learn very early in your life, but still... an unexpected pronunciation!
Oh skipvia! I knew I saw a list like this more recently than this ancient, decrepit one. I'm sorry, I'll go post a link to your list on that other page we were talking about. As soon as I figure out what it was. Oh yeah, segway.
There are a bunch of these on my Say What? list, but I'm too lazy to move most of them over. Added a few, though.
Haha! Father of Debride? That's hilarious!
When I see "debride" I immediately put a "Father of" in front of it to get exactly the wrong pronunciation. (Which, BTW, should go on a list of words with "unexpected spelling" because I ALWAYS want to spell it "pronounciation".)
PS No one expects pronunciation!
What about detritus?
ptomaine
I guess I thought of paraphernalia because people often pronounce it pehr-uh-fuh-neel-yuh. Or maybe that's just how my misguided ear has heard it =/
I don't know about paraphernalia, though it's a great word anyway. Circuit? Hmm... maybe. But then would I also have to add circuitous?
One of my favorite words as spelling goes: paraphernalia. And perhaps circuit?
Oh, don't cross screendoor. That is one baaad screendoor. *shudder*
I don't think screendoor would let me, anyway.
Just don't pee on that battleship. I hear it's illegal.
That's about as funny as a screen door on a battleship.
Yeah! Pwned! I'm the big man, beatin' up a screen door!
And STAY out! Foo!
*shudder*
uselessness, not on your birthday. :) Consider the screen door warned to stay the hell away from your ass. You hear that, screen door?
Screen doors hitting asses? Man, I've missed a lot!
Oh crap, chained_bear, do we know each other? Shall I apply that slamming screen door to my own behind?
*slams screen door onto litigious's ass*
litigious, litigious, litigious, neener neener neener!
I guess it shouldn't be added, because
1) it cannot compare with sarsaparilla, colonel, or suite,
2) it's my list, and
3) the person who mispronounced it yesterday ticks me off on a regular basis, and the word's inclusion here will needlessly remind me of that person, so for the collective sanity, it should not be included.
I hereby banish "litigious." Get out, and don't let the screen door hit your ass.
I concur.
So shouldn't it be added since the pronunciation is unexpected?
Well, that's why I didn't add it to this list.
It does look like it should be "LIT-i-gus," though, in the same way that "pimiento" looks like it ought to be "pih-MEN-toh."
yeah, I actually prefer that pronunciation, c_b. It's so much more fun to say.
For what it's worth, that's how litigious looks.
Yesterday I heard someone pronounce "litigious" as "LIT-ig-ous." Not only accenting the wrong sylLAble, but using a hard G sound.
Unfortunately, I think people would slap me if I tried to pronounce it that way, correct or not.
Hey, how about sergeant?
true... unexpected spelling... The OED says it's supposed to be pronounced with a "y" sound rather than just "pi-men-to," the way most people (of my acquaintance) say it. Velly intellesting.
Pimiento, perhaps, since you don't ever hear that "i"?
I looked through it, but I guess I should have sorted alphabetically first! :)
Thanks seanahan--it's already on the list though! :)
colonel
Debride. Gross meaning, strange pronunciation.
How 'bout suite?
Sarsaparilla is a great example.
Thanks seanahan!
Along the lines of boatswain you have coxswain.
Worcestershire. But then you're getting into British pronunciation, I suppose.
Solder!