You've Probably Been Mispronouncing These Words The Whole Time

Thanks to spell check and AutoCorrect, all the words we misspell can be fixed pretty quickly, even if a lot of Facebook posts look like they were written by someone in the middle of a stroke. But unfortunately, there really isn't something that lets us know immediately if we mispronounce a word. That is unless there is an uppity asshole nearby who corrects you.

With that said, let's take a look at some words that you might have been saying wrong the entire time, because then you can be that uppity asshole in the future.

Chipotle

Wrong: Chip - oat - lay
Right: Cheep - oat - lay
Definition: a smoked hot chili pepper used especially in Mexican cooking
Sentence: A group of white high school girls went to Chipotle to celebrate the last day of school.

Perspire

Wrong: Pre - spire
Right: Per - spire
Definition: give out sweat through the pores of the skin as the result of heat, physical exertion, or stress
Sentence: The cashier noticed how much I was perspiring when I tried to use an expired coupon.

Gyro

Wrong: juh - eye - roh or gee - roh
Right: yee - roh
Definition: a sandwich made with slices of spiced meat cooked on a spit, served with salad in pita bread
Sentence: Not ordering food I can't correctly pronounce is why I haven't eaten a gyro yet.

Candidate

Wrong: Can - uh - date
Right: Can - da - date
Definition: a person who applies for a job or is nominated for election
Sentence: All the Republican presidential candidates are doing a great job of giving SNL material.

Cache

Wrong: Catch
Right: Cash
Definition: a collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place
Sentence: I have a large cache of Halloween candy under my bed for shame eating.

Sherbet

Wrong: Sure - burt
Right: Sure - bit
Definition: a frozen dessert made with fruit juice added to milk or cream, egg white, or gelatin
Sentence: I've been saying sherbet the wrong way this entire time.

Affluent

Wrong: Aff - lue (stress here) - ent
Right: Aff (stress here) - lue - ent
Definition: having a great deal of money; wealthy
Sentence: I would say affluent if I wanted to sound more like an asshole than usual.

Prescription

Wrong: Pur - scrip - shun
Right: Pre - scrip - shun
Definition: an instruction written by a medical practitioner that authorizes a patient to be provided a medicine or treatment
Sentence: My therapist wrote me out a prescription after only five minutes of talking.

Espresso

Wrong: Ex - press - so
Right: Es - press - so
Definition: strong black coffee made by forcing steam through ground coffee beans
Sentence: Owning an espresso machine is a good way to show everyone you're better than them.

Sudoko

Wrong: Suh - doe - coo
Right: Soo - doe - coo
Definition: a puzzle in which players insert the numbers one to nine into a grid
Sentence: Sudoko has the audacity to call itself a game even though math is involved.

Heinous

Wrong: Hay - nee - ous
Right: Hay - nous
Definition: utterly odious or wicked
Sentence: My Internet history alone would convict me of any heinous crimes I ever commit.

Asterisk

Wrong: As - tricks
Right: As - ter - isk
Definition: a symbol (*) used to mark printed or written text, typically as a reference to an annotation or to stand for omitted matter
Sentence: Wanting to put an asterisk on my little league stats is offensive.

Celtic

Wrong: Sell - tick
Right: Kell - tick
Definition: of or relating to the Celts or their languages
Sentence: I was carried out of an Irish bar for mispronouncing Celtic (but mainly for passing out after one beer).

Electoral

Wrong: E - lek - tor (stress here) - uhl
Right: E - lek (stress here) - tor - uhl
Definition: of or relating to elections or electors
Sentence: The majority of us don't know what the hell the Electoral College is.

Niche

Wrong: nitch
Right: neesh
Definition: a specialized but profitable corner of the market
Sentence: Mumbling awful things about you under my breath is my niche.

Comptroller

Wrong: Comp - troll - ur
Right: Con - troll - ur
Definition: a controller (used in the title of some financial officers)
Sentence: A comptroller sounds like a nice career to talk about at that brunch you weren't invited to.

Kibosh

Wrong: Ki - bosh
Right: Key - bosh
Definition: put an end to; dispose of decisively
Sentence: Costco put the kibosh on my free sampling days after an unfortunate incident.

Lambaste

Wrong: Lamb - basst
Right: Lamb - baste
Definition: criticize (someone or something) harshly
Sentence: My hobbies include lambasting everything I see on Facebook from the safety of my room.

Wheelbarrow

Wrong: Weel - barrel
Right: Weel - barrow
Definition: a small cart with a single wheel
Sentence: Pushing a wheelbarrow sounds like manual labor, so I can't do that.

Prerogative

Wrong: Per - og - uh - tiv
Right: Pre - rog - uh - tiv
Definition: a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class
Sentence: Bobby Brown's "My Prerogative" would be my workout song if I worked out.

Via The Chive

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