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# You're Saying It Wrong: A Pronunciation Guide to the 150 Most Commonly Mispronounced Words--and Their Tangled Histories of Misuse

**Brand:** ross petraskathryn petras
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- **What is this?** You're Saying It Wrong: A Pronunciation Guide to the 150 Most Commonly Mispronounced Words--and Their Tangled Histories of Misuse by ross petraskathryn petras
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## Customer Reviews

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    Lagniappe for word nerds - faux pas protection for others!
  

*by B***D on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 27, 2017*

For word nerds (like me), this short book is a tasty lagniappe. For normal folks, it is an entertaining little book that tells you how to pronounce words that are often mispronounced. Think of it as preventive medicine -- something that keeps you from a linguistic faux pas when you want to sound erudite, or at least educated.For word nerds, you probably will find about 25% of the book revealing, as you undoubtedly know the pronunciation of many of the entries. But there is value in knowing you've been right all along. And, most of the entries have interesting historical or etymologic notes that make them entertaining and educational, even if you already know how to pronounce the word. You may already know that geoduck is pronounced GOO-ee-duhk, but the salacious origin of the word may have escaped you.For normal folks, are you tired of not knowing if the file extension .GIF is spoken GIFF or JIFF? Problem solved. Want to avoid embarrassment on a trip to NY City? Learn why "Houston" is not pronounced as in Texas (HEWS-tun) but HOUSE-ten. Bump up your vocabulary from "lazy" to "lackadaisical" and say it correctly (in other words, do NOT say LAX-uh-day-zi-cal).  Some words you will rarely encounter; others you will encounter all the time. All share the connection that they are commonly mispronounced. Some examples are: asterisk, boatswain, bruschetta, claddagh, crudites, Dr. Seuss (not Dr. SOOSE after all), draught, haute couture, poinsettia, prerogative, Thames, Tolkien, Wednesday, and yarmulke. You'll learn how to say gyro correctly when you order one. And for those with a supernatural bent, there is an entry on the pronunciation of H.P. Lovecraft's lovechild, Cthulhu.The book goes beyond individual words and includes some commonly misspoken phrases such as "I could care less" and "daylight saving time" (often misstated as "daylight savings time"). There are sidebars such as "How to sound like you're from across the pond" (British English pronunciations) and "How to sound like a gourmet" that are fun to read.In sum, a nice little book that will help those who wish to make proper pronunciation their forte. (Which, by the way, is pronounced FORT, not for-TAY. Who knew???)

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    A great reference book
  

*by J***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 11, 2016*

The book is written by a brother sister combo Ross and Kathryn Petras, who say they are word nuts.  I have been fascinated with words for a long time but I have a problem with pronunciation so thought this book might help me.  I purchased it as an e-book as no audiobook was available.  This book would be great as an audiobook so we could hear the correct pronunciations.The author uses humor, puns and word play along with a broad knowledge of language history to make the book fascinating.  The words are in alphabetical order.  The word that surprised me the most as being mispronounced frequently was “anyway”; according to the authors many people say “anyways”.  The book will make a good addition to my reference library.The book is 172 pages and was published on September 13, 2016. I read this using my Kindle app on my iPad.

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    A fun, fun ... And informative book
  

*by M***L on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 21, 2019*

I had most of the pronunciations correct--I'm a word nut, too.  But some I had no clue & others were a real surprise--they required notation.  But the best part of this book is the research into the origins and evolution of the spellings, meanings, and pronunciations of the words.

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