Welcome to the part-2 of our series: the most commonly mispronounced English words in India.
11. JOJOBA
Mispronounced as jo-jo-ba
Correct Pronunciation: hu-‘how-buh
12. MOJITO
Mispronounced as mo-ji-to
Correct Pronunciation: mu-‘hee-tow
13. LASAGNE
Mispronounced as lsaag-ne
Correct Pronunciation: lu-‘zaan-yu
14. CHAOS
Mispronounced as chey-os
Correct Pronunciation: key-os
15. QUOTE
Mispronounced as kot
Correct Pronunciation: kwowt
16. WOMEN
Mispronounced as woo-men
Correct Pronunciation: wi-mun
17. CUPBOARD
Mispronounced as cup-board
Correct Pronunciation: kuh-buhd
18. SALON
Mispronounced as suh-loon
Correct Pronunciation: suh-lon
19. SOUR
Mispronounced as saahr
Correct Pronunciation: saw-ur
20. TUITION
Mispronounced as tyoo-shun
Correct Pronunciation: tyoo-i-shun or too-ish-uhn
Read the Part-1 series of most commonly mispronounced English words in India here.
To get grip on your pronunciation, visit the official website of Cambridge Dictionary.
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