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All four made it onto this yearB次元官网网址檚 list of most mispronounced words as compiled by the U.S. Captioning Company, which captions and subtitles real-time events on TV and in courtrooms.
The list released Tuesday identifies the words that proved most challenging for newsreaders and people on television to pronounce this year.
The caption company said it surveyed its members to generate the list, which is now in its sixth year and was commissioned by Babbel, a language-learning platform with headquarters in Berlin and New York.
B次元官网网址淏次元官网网址casters in the U.S. have struggled with 2021B次元官网网址瞫 new words and names while reporting on key sporting events, viral internet trends and emerging celebrities,B次元官网网址� said Esteban Touma, a standup comedian and teacher for Babbel Live.
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HereB次元官网网址檚 how Touma breaks down the proper pronunciations for the most commonly misspoken words:
B次元官网网址� Cheugy (CHOO-gee): A trendy term popularized by Gen Z and used to mock an outdated and unfashionable aesthetic typically associated with millennials, such as B次元官网网址淟ive, Laugh, LoveB次元官网网址� signs.
B次元官网网址� Chipotle (chih-POHT-lay): The American fast food chain became the center of a viral trend this year challenging Baby Boomers to pronounce the name.
B次元官网网址� Dalgona (tal-goh-NAH): A Korean treat made with melted sugar and baking soda, (Touma notes that some speakers seem to produce a B次元官网网址滽B次元官网网址� instead of the B次元官网网址滸B次元官网网址� in the middle syllable.)
B次元官网网址� Dogecoin (DOHJ-coin): A divisive cryptocurrency that began somewhat ironically before being popularized by Elon Musk, .
B次元官网网址� Eilish (EYE-lish): The singer Billie Eilish, whose album B次元官网网址淗appier Than EverB次元官网网址� was and nominated for the Grammy AwardsB次元官网网址� Album of the Year.
B次元官网网址� Ethereum (ih-THEE-ree-um): Another cryptocurrency that skyrocketed in value this year amid the decentralized-currency boom.
B次元官网网址� Ever Given (EV-er GIV-en): The name of the ship that , costing billions of dollars in lost trade. Many newscasters mistook the name of the ship as B次元官网网址淓vergreen,B次元官网网址� the name of the company that owns the vessel, which was printed on its hull.
B次元官网网址� Glasgow (GLAHZ-go): The host city of was mispronounced by both President Joe Biden and former president Barack Obama.
B次元官网网址� Kelce (KELs): revealed on radio this year that his teammates and the media had been mispronouncing his name for years.
B次元官网网址� Omicron (AH-muh-kraan / OH-mee-kraan): A , named in keeping with the World Health OrganizationB次元官网网址檚 system of identifying variants with Greek letters. (Touma notes itB次元官网网址檚 pronounced differently in the U.S. and the U.K.)
B次元官网网址� Shein (SHEE-in): The Chinese fast fashion company at the center of the B次元官网网址淪hein haulB次元官网网址� trend, in which participants record themselves trying on numerous different outfits from the company.
B次元官网网址� Stefanos Tsitsipas (STEH-fuh-nohs TSEE-tsee-pas): Currently ranked as the worldB次元官网网址檚 No. 4 tennis player, the when he lost to Novak Djokovic in the final of the French Open in June.
B次元官网网址� Yassify (YEAH-sih-fai): A popular trend in which multiple beauty filters are applied to well-known pictures or portraits for comic effect.
B次元官网网址擶illiam J. Kole, The Associated Press
