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Look how this looser thinks these words are supposed to be pronounced.

I'll admit this one got me. I don't often have to say this word, but when I read it, I've been "mis-pronouncing" it to myself.

3. Comptroller
con-TROLL-er

This annoying word — referring to a management-level position dealing with accounting and financial reporting — has been bothering people since the early 1500s.

In spite of its spelling, it’s technically pronounced without the “p” and with an “n” instead of an “m.” Why the weird spelling? A long time ago, it got confused with a French word “compte,” which means account.

Link: 13 most commonly mispronounced words in American English—and the right way to

Posted: 10/22/2020 at 10:56AM

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