Are You Saying These Words Wrong?

EN-dive or ahn-DEEV? Take this quiz to see if you've been pronouncing these tricky words incorrectly for your entire life.

By KATHRYN and ROSS PETRAS • 2 years ago
Words Pronunciation

Test your linguistic know-how by guessing the correct pronunciation of these 12 oft-mispronounced words (and explanations) from You’re Saying It Wrong, the new book by Ross and Kathryn Petras.

Being big readers, the Read it Forward staff was convinced we’d get 100% correct—spoiler alert: this is a lot harder than it seems! Good luck…

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KATHRYN and ROSS PETRAS are a brother and sister team who wrote The 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said. They live in New York City.

About KATHRYN and ROSS PETRAS

KATHRYN and ROSS PETRAS are a brother and sister team who wrote The 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said. They live in New York City.

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