Amy Nicholson

You know, I was told a long time ago that it's impolite to correct someone's pronunciation. But we're going to do it anyway. Hi and welcome. Thank you for listening to this episode of Something You Should Know. Probably all of us mispronounce some words. In fact, sometimes so many people mispronounce words that the new mispronunciation becomes the norm.

You know, I was told a long time ago that it's impolite to correct someone's pronunciation. But we're going to do it anyway. Hi and welcome. Thank you for listening to this episode of Something You Should Know. Probably all of us mispronounce some words. In fact, sometimes so many people mispronounce words that the new mispronunciation becomes the norm.

You know, I was told a long time ago that it's impolite to correct someone's pronunciation. But we're going to do it anyway. Hi and welcome. Thank you for listening to this episode of Something You Should Know. Probably all of us mispronounce some words. In fact, sometimes so many people mispronounce words that the new mispronunciation becomes the norm.

But we're going to set the record straight, and then you can either pronounce them correctly or mispronounce them, but at least you'll know. And here's the perfect example of one I will never pronounce correctly. Seuss, as in Dr. Seuss. Almost everyone says Seuss, but one of his college friends made a rhyme to teach you the right way to pronounce it.

But we're going to set the record straight, and then you can either pronounce them correctly or mispronounce them, but at least you'll know. And here's the perfect example of one I will never pronounce correctly. Seuss, as in Dr. Seuss. Almost everyone says Seuss, but one of his college friends made a rhyme to teach you the right way to pronounce it.

But we're going to set the record straight, and then you can either pronounce them correctly or mispronounce them, but at least you'll know. And here's the perfect example of one I will never pronounce correctly. Seuss, as in Dr. Seuss. Almost everyone says Seuss, but one of his college friends made a rhyme to teach you the right way to pronounce it.

You're wrong as the deuce, and you shouldn't rejoice. If you're calling him soos, he pronounces it sois. Sois? Dr. Sois? I don't know. Kibosh. That's the pronunciation, but some people say kibosh. The accent is on the first syllable, kibosh. Celtic. An initial hard K sound is the standard, but according to linguists, the S sound, as in Celtic, goes back to the 17th century.

You're wrong as the deuce, and you shouldn't rejoice. If you're calling him soos, he pronounces it sois. Sois? Dr. Sois? I don't know. Kibosh. That's the pronunciation, but some people say kibosh. The accent is on the first syllable, kibosh. Celtic. An initial hard K sound is the standard, but according to linguists, the S sound, as in Celtic, goes back to the 17th century.

You're wrong as the deuce, and you shouldn't rejoice. If you're calling him soos, he pronounces it sois. Sois? Dr. Sois? I don't know. Kibosh. That's the pronunciation, but some people say kibosh. The accent is on the first syllable, kibosh. Celtic. An initial hard K sound is the standard, but according to linguists, the S sound, as in Celtic, goes back to the 17th century.

Still, the preferred and official pronunciation is Celtic, but since it would sound ridiculous to talk about the Boston Celtics, you get a pass when you talk about the Boston Celtics. There is a word that when you read it, it looks like it should be pronounced comp-troller. That's the money person in a business, the comp-troller.

Still, the preferred and official pronunciation is Celtic, but since it would sound ridiculous to talk about the Boston Celtics, you get a pass when you talk about the Boston Celtics. There is a word that when you read it, it looks like it should be pronounced comp-troller. That's the money person in a business, the comp-troller.

Still, the preferred and official pronunciation is Celtic, but since it would sound ridiculous to talk about the Boston Celtics, you get a pass when you talk about the Boston Celtics. There is a word that when you read it, it looks like it should be pronounced comp-troller. That's the money person in a business, the comp-troller.

But the correct pronunciation is controller, like there's an N in there, and the P-T is silent. Cash, as in C-A-C-H-E. Somehow, I guess it just sounds more elegant to say cachet, but the word sounds just like the money, cash. Chicanery. It's a word meaning deception by trickery, and it is easy to mispronounce. The beginning sound is not the typical C-H sound. It's an S-H sound.

But the correct pronunciation is controller, like there's an N in there, and the P-T is silent. Cash, as in C-A-C-H-E. Somehow, I guess it just sounds more elegant to say cachet, but the word sounds just like the money, cash. Chicanery. It's a word meaning deception by trickery, and it is easy to mispronounce. The beginning sound is not the typical C-H sound. It's an S-H sound.

But the correct pronunciation is controller, like there's an N in there, and the P-T is silent. Cash, as in C-A-C-H-E. Somehow, I guess it just sounds more elegant to say cachet, but the word sounds just like the money, cash. Chicanery. It's a word meaning deception by trickery, and it is easy to mispronounce. The beginning sound is not the typical C-H sound. It's an S-H sound.

Chicanery, as in Chicago. Affluent. The stress on this word is supposed to be on the first syllable. Affluent. But stressing the second syllable became very mainstream back in the 80s, and dictionaries started validating that pronunciation. Affluent. But technically, it is affluent. And niche.

Chicanery, as in Chicago. Affluent. The stress on this word is supposed to be on the first syllable. Affluent. But stressing the second syllable became very mainstream back in the 80s, and dictionaries started validating that pronunciation. Affluent. But technically, it is affluent. And niche.

Chicanery, as in Chicago. Affluent. The stress on this word is supposed to be on the first syllable. Affluent. But stressing the second syllable became very mainstream back in the 80s, and dictionaries started validating that pronunciation. Affluent. But technically, it is affluent. And niche.

When the word was borrowed from the French in the 17th century, it quickly turned from niche to niche in English. But in the 20th century, more people embraced the more French pronunciation and decided to pronounce it niche. But according to most dictionaries, both are correct. And that is something you should know. So you have your electronic devices, right?

When the word was borrowed from the French in the 17th century, it quickly turned from niche to niche in English. But in the 20th century, more people embraced the more French pronunciation and decided to pronounce it niche. But according to most dictionaries, both are correct. And that is something you should know. So you have your electronic devices, right?