100 most often mispronounced words

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Wrong Right
card shark cardsharp
chomp at the bit champ at the bit “Chomp” has probably replaced “champ” in the U.S. but we thought you might like to be reminded that the vowel should be [æ] not [o].
diptheria diphtheria The “ph” in this word is pronounced [f], not [p].
Heineken remover Heimlich maneuver This term is mispronounced many different ways.
often ofen DON’T pronounce the [t].
sherbert sherbet
spitting image spit and image The very spit of someone is an exact likeness.
tenderhooks tenterhooks Tenters are frames for stretching cloth while it dries.
ways way “I have a ways to go” should be “I have a way to go.” The article “a” does not fit well with a plural.

Spook Words

William Knowles has a list of Spook Words that supposedly raise an eyebrow among the spies assigned to monitor our communications. A selection of terms you can sprinkle upon your correspondences to befuddle our monitors:

Reno, Passwords, White House, Mayfly, MSNBC, COSMOS, Active X, Steve Case, Tools, Military Intelligence, Scully, Bubba, spook words, NAVWCWPNS, USACIL, SACLANT, Echelon,WANK, Colonel, nitrate, enigma, Bletchley Park, Capricorn, Guppy, Ionosphere, Mole, Keyhole, Artichoke, Cornflower, r00t, lock picking, Porno, Fax, finks, Fax encryption, white noise, pink noise, redheads, Pornstars, toad, fish, Elvis, quiche, sneakers, Juiliett Class Submarine, Blowpipe, Nerd, Speakeasy, Keyhole, Wackenhutt, Weekly World News, Zen, World Domination, Salsa, 7, Blowfish, Bubba the Love Sponge, Blackbird, plutonium, Texas, jihad, Sears Tower, NORAD, Delta Force, garbage, market, beef, Stego, unclassified, utopia, orthodox, Alica, SHA, Global, gorilla, Bob, veggie, 3848, speedbump, illuminati, president, freedom, cocaine, $, Roswell, assasinate, virus, anarchy, rogue, mailbomb, 888, Chelsea, 1997, Whitewater, William Gates, clone, eternity server, sardine, Red Cell, Glock 26, snuffle, Patel, package, froglegs, Aladdin, chameleon man, rail gun, 17, 312, Halibut, Flu, DynCorp, THAAD, package, chosen, PRIME.