How many words did we butcher in 2024?
The Most Mispronounced Words of 2024
Closed-captioning company The Captioning Group had a field day tracking the words mispronounced the most by news anchors, politicians and celebrities this year. They included:
- Fast-fashion company Shein (SHEE-in)
- Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (COMMA-LA)
- Breakout pop star Chappel Roan (CHAP-uhl ROHN)
- Ozempic’s active ingredient semaglutide (sem-ah-GLOO-tide)
- Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg (peet BOOD-ih-judge)
- ‘Dune’ and ‘Challengers’ actress Zendaya (Zen-DAY-a)
- The Paris Games’ mascot Phryge (FREE-je)
https://apnews.com/article/most-mispronounced-words-c31f52ac4346cca3579219a4361d0ea9