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March 5, 2012

Tip-a-Week

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Tip: Commonly Mispronounced Words
 
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Tip:  Commonly Mispronounced Words

"Do what you want, but the proper pronunciation of an educated person is APPlicable, FORMidable, and Ofen (silent "t"). ApPLICable, forMIDable, and off-ten aren't right."  --Alan Weiss, speaker and author

 

Here's a word for sports fans: athlete

Don't say: ath-uh-lete, Do say: ath-lete (2 syllables)

 

A word for political folks: candidate

Don't say: CANN-ih-date | Do say: CAN-dih-date  

 

I hope this clears up how to correctly pronounce these 5 common words.

 

Until next week,

 

Loren

 

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Loren Ekroth, Ph.D. is a specialist in human communication and an international expert on conversation for business and social life. 

 

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