Brain Teaser
We had a lot of fun with
Buford and Festus mispronouncing Louisville.
Another city that is often mispronounced is New
Orleans. Locals say "Naw-lins," or something
like that.
However, one word is
pronounced incorrectly more often than these or
any other
word in the English language.
Can you guess which word it is?
The word is . . . "incorrectly"
Some answers I received . . .
Boy that is the easiest one you have had yet.
The word is : Incorrectly
Keep them coming though.
Phil Wojcik
President
FindYP
Other correct answers from . . .
- Donald Fisher - SBC
- Chris Barry - Yellow Book
- Vince McDonough - SBC
- James M. Larrison - comScore
- Alan Smith - BellSouth
- Patricia Conlon - Marketing Directory Services, Inc.
- Izzy Lizzy
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How about "incorrectly"? That would be pronounced "incorrectly".
--Kathy Dix
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Coincidentally, it's also the only word that's almost always pronounced incorrectly. Incorrectly.
Adam Boyd
YellowPages.com
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February?
Sandy Brooks
Marquette Group
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My guess is the word sherbet.
Denny Wheeler
SBC Directory Operations
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The most common mispronounced word is "comfortable," but after the 3 presidential debates, I believe Bush pushed "nuclear" into the lead.
Best,
Alan Saltz
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