100 Most Often Mispronounced Words and Phrases in English

I wonder if having a mother who wanted to be an English teacher and was constantly correcting me, has something to do with my constant cringing when I hear a word pronounced the wrong way.

Am I the only one who is bothered by the pronunciation of “ask” as “aks” or “business” as “bidness” ? I can’t possibly be the only one!

Here is a website that talks about the 100 most often mispronounced words. You might be surprised to learn that people have been saying “aks” instead of “ask” for about 1,000 years.

Have a look, you just might find an explanation as to why people cringe when you are speaking to them. ...... Mispronounced