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Why Do Certain Words Get Mispronounced So Much?

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Why Do Certain Words Get Mispronounced So Much?

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VideosEnglish • 9 months ago

Why Do These Words Get Mispronounced So Much? | Otherwords

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There are actually good reasons why people tend to mispronounce the same words... and why they ofTen end up being the new standard!Otherwords is a PBS web se...

If enjoyed Tom Scott’s linguistics videos, you might like this one.

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6•9 months ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYNzqgU7na4

English is not phonetic. Sadly. People from Houston St New York, and Houston TX can attest to this.
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  3•9 months ago
  Great video! I used to live near a place called Alcester and got the piss ripped out of me for my pronunciation.
  
  It’s pronounced ul-ster!

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