20 insidious English words that Russian speakers mispronounce
'18.10.2020'
Source: Yandex Zen
Most foreigners pronounce these words incorrectly. But there is a way out - just remember once and for all how they sound, writes the author of the blog "ILS School" on Yandex Zen.
In English, a clear set of sounds is tied to each letter, and we are taught this in school.
But some words seem to play against the rules, and their pronunciation can only be remembered. On the other hand, the era of the Internet has its impact - often the wrong pronunciation of a word is spread by non-English-speaking users.
We have prepared for you a cheat sheet of twenty such words - they cause difficulties for 100% of beginners. Some words are probably familiar to you, and some will surprise you for the first time with an unusual pronunciation. Meet the paradoxes of the English language:
- awry / əˈraɪ / - curve, oblique;
- chaos / ˈKeɪɒs / - chaos, complete disorder;
- fall / ˈKwaɪə (r) / - chorus;
- debris / ˈDebriː / - wreckage;
- draft / drɑːft / - draft;
- ethnicity / eθˈnɪsəti / - ethnicity or race;
- explicit / ɪkˈsplɪsɪt / - clear, precise;
- heritage / həˈredɪtri / - passed down from generation to generation;
- meme / miːm / - Internet meme;
- mischievous / ˈMɪstʃɪvəs / - harmful, spiteful;
- niche / niːʃ / - your own, suitable or comfortable place (in life, work, etc.);
- queue / kjuː / - queue;
- prejudice / ˈPredʒudɪs / - biased, biased opinion; prejudice;
- regime / reɪˈʒiːm / - (political) regime or system;
- rural / ˈRʊərəl / - rural, rustic;
- scissors / ˈSɪzəz / - scissors;
- sixth / sɪksθ / - sixth;
- suite / swiːt / - hotel suite;
- througho / θruːˈaʊt / - all the time, all the time;
- variety / vəˈraɪəti / - variety.
These are not all words that are often pronounced incorrectly - among them there are many professional terms borrowed from other languages. But it is the words from the presented list that are needed in everyday colloquial speech!
Original column published on the blog. "ILS School" on Yandex Zen.
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