Words You're (probably) Pronouncing Wrong - Even my advanced students make these mistakes.

These are commonly mispronounced words. Many of my students don't pronounce them wrong.
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[@Victorsbzh]

0:20 awry 0:50 cocoa 1:14 colonel 2:15 automatically 3:17 country 3:44 develop 5:03 entrepreneur 5:50 figure 7:05 formula 7:50 genre 8:26 hors d'oeuvre 8:55 increase 9:30 literally 11:00 thorough 11:45 warm

[@midahtairak5592]

I made mistakes in the pronunciation of development and thorough

[@p-mchoo8806]

Thank you so much!

[@agnespatty1506]

You are so smart mam.

[@billp3598]

I hate these types of videos that count down something and don't give you a list, expecting you to drag through the 10, 15, 30 minutes etc, to see the only parts you're interested in. Thank you very much! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Now I'll search for 'top 12 annoying things KZbinrs do when they post a video' 😂😂😂

[@christopheroliver148]

As someone who took French in college, I have trouble with entrepreneur, genre, and hors d'oeuvre. If I pronounce them according to the rules of the host language, people will look at me strangely. 😉

[@ЛеонидПак-о9ф]

1:38, let me explain. The word colonel came to English from Italian (colonelo), but pronunciation is actually taken from French word coronelle. So it's a hybrid, such a situation is typical of English. The most interesting thing, that later, French borrowed the word colonello from Italian, and stopped using their own word coronello.

[@stefanhelbig8726]

Historically from the French 😊

[@montserratgrauvalls2341]

L·L0😊😊😊😊😊

[@Eddie_Barzoon]

"Colonnello" in Italian.

[@Endorphinn_]

What? No. In French, 'coronelle' is a species of snake, it has nothing to do with the army 😅. It's "Colonel": \kɔ.lɔ.nɛl\ (ko-lo-nèl)

[@WasickiG]

Actually, “colonnello” in Italian. This comes from Latin “columna”, a column or a military column in this case. In Portuguese the word for colonel is “coronel”, but a column is called a “coluna”.

[@dougberry7392]

I'm a native speaker of English, and I find this channel very interesting - I'm so glad that I don't have to learn English as a second language! 😂

[@darciovolpiano4737]

What a calming and clear voice. Your students are very lucky to have you as a teacher 😊.

[@AccurateEnglish]

Thank you! 😃

[@georgesheffield1580]

Thanks for providing this course . This was taught in a central American country (elementary school as English ,second language ). When I came to the US I was amazed at the poor English used by the school teachers here in Texas.

[@mananalataria5359]

So well delivered. The material delivered is thoroughly chosen and easy to memorize! I have been learning English all my life , working with this language ; I always find something different or new for me. Great.

[@AccurateEnglish]

Thank you!

[@joyfurden8375]

I have learned so much today.. Thank you!

[@asangman8745]

It's difficult for non native speakers to use the correct pronunciation. In India it even varies according to region. As a student of English literature and now a teacher, I struggle a lot. Such videos are quite helpful.

[@Gifscriftprime]

Please don't put India and English pronunciation in the same sentence.

[@Speedyk.resound-ve7gf]

​Why?

[@bincyphilip5891]

It's American. In India, it's British English.

[@bartconnolly6104]

In the next two centuries Chinglish ...a Chinese/Indian version of English may well change the language as America jasmine the twentieth century. For example Orange Juice pronounced ' Rang Su'

[@stefaniechong9640]

A million thanks to Lisa for making this important video. I have learned English for a long time and always have a difficulty to pronunce DEVELOPE and DEVELOPMENT. Finally i came across this lesson. Thank you again Lisa. 👍💯💯💯

[@angelamurphy9472]

Cuba is a Spanish word which is pronouncedC-oo-ba (Cuba). In English it’s C-you-ba like she said. So it’s not incorrect to pronounce it the Spanish way.

[@mariaandersson7347]

I'd say it is incorrect to use another language's pronunciation/name form when speaking English. I mean you would not through in a Deutschland for Germany or Sverige for Sweden however correct those forms are in the countries in question. Even smaller differences like with Cuba counts as making a statement (we are going to la Bella Italia, not simply to Italy) or as ignorance rather than as neutral communication.

[@TanyaOsterman-hw9wv]

Same thing with my state's name, Nevada!

[@1DrBar]

If one wants to sound like a native English speaker - it is wrong to say it the proper, Cuban way. I've noticed for example that zero American English speakers can pronounce the Dutch "correct way" with the name Van Gogh. Were one to pronounce is the Dutch way - nobody in the States would know of whom you speak of. For a start the Dutch "V" is pronounced as an "F". Then it gets harder in the Gogh part. When in Rome, do as the natives do. ;)

[@TanyaOsterman-hw9wv]

@@1DrBar What's funny is that there are differences among native speakers of American English depending on region.

[@ElizaWong-l2i]

Similar for German In German "V" is like "F" in English and in German "W" is like "V" in English.

[@joseabad-olaya544]

Thanks for the lesson. It helps a lot in improving our pronunciation and making it accurate. The pronunciation of "increase" varies depending on whether it is treated as a noun or as a verb. Keep up the great work.

[@LMN8]

I hugely like your explanations. Honestly your English method is very comprehendable

[@farzan000]

One more step forward with this video on my endless English journey!! 😀

[@rozasuleimenova2872]

Mine too😅😂

[@saharhamzei116]

So useful! I would like to suggest to add a short quiz at the end, just as your other vides. The quiz part is my favorite one. It gives me the idea of self evaluation and makes me focus while listening.

[@YilmaWako-cd1du]

Excellent !! I truly love the way you teach the English language. Thanks a lot once again. Yilma Wako from the USA, though born and grew up in Ethiopia.

[@Monsoon-m2k]

I was eagerly anticipating a video from you.Thank you so much for your support.Your thoughtfulness means the world to me. ❤❤

[@BaruvaUttara-rw5tq]

You're literally a good teacher. I have learnt many things from your videos. Keep uploading more videos

[@vanettevanhuyssteen5548]

Literally?

[@HKr18358]

It's an awesome video, even the most advanced speakers of English may not even know that they pronounce some of those words wrongly. It has been very helpful on the part of me and no doubt so will it for many other people.

[@northernsprout5443]

I like how you’re straight forward with your students mispronunciations. You tell them it’s not correct and have them say it until it is. No coddling.

[@sn2546]

I liked when you taught your student to pronounce 'develop'. You never let him get away with the incorrect pronunciation. And you have excellent ears, you can spot the words very quickly. Thanks so much for creating this clip. I learnt a lot. Thanks,

[@gabriellagirardi4741]

Great video! Pronounciation skills are always so clear with your lessons. Thank you

[@vanettevanhuyssteen5548]

PronUNciation

[@eugenec7130]

@@vanettevanhuyssteen5548 Another English madness. More examples: lie, liar; Mars, Martian: maintain, maintenance; curious, curiosity; explain, explanation, ....

[@vanettevanhuyssteen5548]

​@@eugenec7130 Yes.

[@abadalrhmazkoo922]

What an important lessoni it helps me straight out my pronunciation of the mentioned words! Teacher Lisa, your efforts are highly appreciated and thank you so much!

[@ChristopherAlsruhe-si9ff]

Pronouncing wrongly, or incorrectly is better. Thank you for sharing how to pronounce words. And we will share with you how to speak proper diction.

[@Elainevlog]

I have been watching Lisa's video for many years and now I become an IELTS teacher. I can still learn so much from Lisa's video. Lisa is Literally the best english teacher online.

[@AccurateEnglish]

Wow, thank you! Congratulations on becoming an IELTS teacher!

[@Elainevlog]

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[@reginaroberts6734]

Literally, the best English Teacher on KZbin. Bravo 👏👏👏

[@AccurateEnglish]

Thank you! 😃

[@alexmarcus9009]

She is a good teacher but of American English

[@vanettevanhuyssteen5548]

No she isn't.

[@MarilynBourreau-lx3vb]

For American English, yes.

[@lyndafayesmusic]

@@AccurateEnglish My Dear Lisa, We enjoyed your other video, Lisa, and have a suggestion for some of your future videos. Can YOU relate IQ intelligence TO the concept of " intelligence in English (or languages perse?)" 1: I've had students who "spell" according to word "enunciations", and I knew their IQ's to be quite high. 2: What good are crossword puzzels to people who don't "care" about the meanings of words being presented ? (Don't the puzzels, then, become a waste of time?) 3. If a word, (and/or something else) is performed in a wrong manner, and "performed "that way, "doesn't it become "WRONGLY" performed ? And as a sub. to this, If one "eats " in a "healthy manner," would they not be considered to be " Eating Healthily?" (My friend said she was working out and eating healthy." So I asked her, " What did IT look like?" "Eating bananas" we can relate to, but " Eating Healthy?" I contend she is eating Health-i-l-y-as "IN AN HEALTHY MANNER!" 4. You could (also)present a whole video , simply on the "rule" of " Doubling the consonent and add "ing?") I'm a K-12 Elementary teacher, semi retired, and I love to PLAY with words. I urge you to indulge in the "enjoyment' of expressing "words" that can be FUN and also express specific EMOTIONS. We put together (ha, assembled, composed, whatever) a song about a girl who was becoming very tired of her boyfriend who professed to be a writer, but could never seem to make anything "pay-off" enough to be able to pay the rent. PLEASE LISTEN TO IT and hopefully, have some fun?! "All Ya Got is Words!" by Fred Gold & Lynda Faye KZbin. (LyndaFayeSmusic@Yahoo/Bandcamp)

[@YoucefYoucef-ft9ce]

One of the best teacher on youtube ❤ Many thanks for all your efforts

[@sobhanapavithran352]

........ one of the best teachers.

[@kingofbighammer3219]

i must say that you are a good teacher for primary English leaner, and i have b2 leave in English. But i can't listen clear from many teachers, you can have a clear pronunciation that make me understand what a native speaker express without subtitle

[@Warpedsmac]

I kept listening and watching because of your pronunciation of "pronunciation"...Cheers from sunny Australia.

[@rakeshmohanty7243]

Can you also share any rule behind the pronunciation! Like flat t, etc.

[@mutwirikirimi8849]

The lesson had the exact words that I had been wondering about their correct pronunciation. Thanks for your thorough guidance on the same.

[@wolfie5]

She said several of the words in the American English form and not how anyone in England would say them - no one in England says thur row we say thur ruh for thorough is one example

[@ritujoshi7755]

Mam please teach us pronunciation of 'courtesy' and 'vowel'

[@vanettevanhuyssteen5548]

Ma'am

[@argonwheatbelly637]

KER-tih-see, and VOW-L

[@k.h.9008]

Love your videos. I was taught to say "the weather is very warm" or "... is so warm that ...", not just "the weather is so warm".

[@AjayKumar-lb9ix]

Thanks for making this video for Indians, Love from India.

[@CasonHuangvonTaiwan]

Colonel is such an interesting word in terms of pronunciation! This was my very first time learning this word! And I also corrected some of my inaccurate pronunciations, such as figure and thorough! Thank you so much, Professor Lisa!😍😍💪🏻💪🏻🌷🥰❤️🌸 Grazieee Tante💪🏻🌷🌸

[@cynthiareid6416]

Thanks Liza.. genre... Ya- na- ra and thorough. They are tough words to pronounce.

[@flaviooliveira6999]

I have an idea why colonel is spoken with an “R” and not with “L“ interesting in my native language (Brazilian Portuguese) we say “coronel” also meaning a senior military officer, and it’s not a random coincidence I searched the etymology of colonel: [Alteration of obsolete coronel, from French, from Old Italian colonello, from diminutive of colonna, column of soldiers, from Latin columna, column.

[@AccurateEnglish]

Thank you for that explanation. Very interesting!

[@RomeliaGomez-Calmell7934]

In Spanish we said coronel too!

[@lyndafayesmusic]

OOPS, Sorry! Goole Spell Check wasn't helping me here at all; Had to EDIT this again! Do you know of a good copy editor? I don't have tome to keep correcting SPELLING, ha! My Dear Lisa,We enjoyed your other video, Lisa, and have a suggestion for some of your future videos.Can YOU relate IQ intelligence TO the concept of " intelligence in English (or languages perse?)"1: I've had students who "spell" according to the word "enunciations' ', and I knew their IQ's to be quite high.2: What good are crossword puzzles to people who don't "care" about the meanings of words being presented ? (Don't the puzzles, then, become a waste of time?)3. If a word, (and/or something else) is performed in a wrong manner, and "performed "that way, "doesn't it become "WRONGLY" performed ? And as a sub. to this, If one "eats " in a "healthy manner," would they not be considered to be " Eating Healthily?" (My friend said she was working out and eating healthy." So I asked her, " What did IT look like?""Eating bananas" we can relate to, but " Eating Healthy?" I contend she is eating Health-i-l-y-as "IN AN HEALTHY MANNER!"4. You could (also)present a whole video , simply on the "rule" of " Doubling the consonent and add "ing?")I'm a K-12 Elementary teacher, semi retired, and I love to PLAY with words.I urge you to indulge in the "enjoyment' of expressing "words" that can be FUN and also express specific EMOTIONS.We put together (ha, assembled, composed, whatever) a song about a girl who was becoming very tired of her boyfriend who professed to be a writer, but could never seem to make anything "pay-off" enough to be able to pay the rent.PLEASE LISTEN TO IT and hopefully, have some fun?!"All Ya Got is Words!" by Fred Gold & Lynda FayeKZbin. (LyndaFayeSmusic@Yahoo/Bandcamp)

[@robertkukuczka9469]

Very good lessons on correct pronunciation.

[@MarilynBourreau-lx3vb]

I enjoyed watching and listening to this. Thank you. I live in South Africa. English is my first language. A number of these words are pronounced a little differently here, closer to UK English pronuncuation, as spoken by the Royal family.

[@1DrBar]

I spent two years living in South Africa and it has many unique pronunciations that differ from American English and a few that are different from British English as well. Are you Afrikaans speaking English or was English your native tongue?

[@Iridium43]

The big item is transitions between voiced and unvoiced phonemes. For example a t between two vowels can become a d.

[@Amira79]

Thank you, Lisa, for the great pronunciation lesson. 💕 I heard the other day that "thanks" is pronounced with an /ei/ sound, whereas the word "cat" is pronounced with an /æ/ sound. I'd never heard of that before. Could you please give us some more examples related to that in a tutorial? 🙏 Thank you so much in advance! Hugs from Hungary.❤

[@FranciscoHernandez-mr3gl]

You have such a beautiful way of explaining such a charming personality!!

[@ritamarquescarvalho6142]

I loved the simple way you explain, this difficult words, it seems easy. thank you

[@billjenkins2174]

I got everyone right! They were easy. You mentioned French once or twice. A lot of the words we use every day come from the French language.

[@jessegriffin9]

It amazed me how right you are. I have been mispronouncing those words all the time. How did you know?

[@AccurateEnglish]

It comes from working with English learners for over 30 years. 😄

[@ChicoCalifornia-t8u]

Best teacher ever, thank you for your dedication and amazing teaching

[@ruralparadise8901]

Lisa, you're the go-to American English tutor.❤

[@jaimeochoa7256]

Thank you for bringing up the misuse of the word LITERALLY.... I think you LITERALLY hit it on the nail...Did I use it right in this case? 😊

[@johngraham5948]

LITERALLY "hit the nail on the head" is the phrase you're looking for

[@mywwwow]

The logarithm give me this choice ❤ Thank you so much - I was 50/50 correct - even I’m Germany and haven’t so much practice. 😊 Exited to learn more from you - I like how you teach 💐

[@thv__shahnoz]

Very good thanks 🎉❤

[@nwsli105]

Lisa, Thanks.

[@will74lsn]

Is there a rule for words ending in -ease? Some are pronounced i:s and some i:z.

[@holydiver420]

Thank you Lisa

[@ernestkalunga1294]

You are an excellent teacher of English language. Thank you so much.

[@glp4915]

Awesome! Crystal clear! Thank you so much Ms Lisa Mojsin! This comes all the way from Malaysia!

[@maritesmodesto156]

You're my favorite English teacher in KZbin...watching from Hongkong ❤❤❤❤

[@MyOled0219]

I am so amazed how I had been mispronouncing some of the words you’ve mentioned 😅 Thank you so much for your wisdom❤

[@thanglongnguyen6531]

Is 'thorough" possibly pronounced /'θɔ:r --/ as shown in the Marriam-Webster Dictionary, "thor·ough ˈthər-(ˌ)ō sometimes ˈthȯr-;"? Thank you.

[@AccurateEnglish]

In American English it’s more common to pronounce it the way I explained it in the video. The other versions are British.

[@franciscobarrios2041]

A brilliant lady, thanks for the information

[@beajustine3841]

Thank you 🙏🏾

[@martinim1998]

Wow! I have been learning English all my life, and I still learnt something new from your video! Thanks so much! 😅

[@coyotech55]

Entrepreneur ... I'm a native speaker and I wasn't sure of that one! It's hard for us, too. I wish it hadn't caught on so much!

[@margaretlane7402]

It's pronounced as the French word which it is.

[@coyotech55]

@@margaretlane7402 Right. It's French. I'm not, so I find it hard to pronounce, as did one of the sample speakers 🙂

[@giftsheila7138]

Thank you for teaching us the correct pronunciation ❤much love from 🇬🇭 ❤

[@vitalikostjutsenko9109]

Thanks. You did a thorough job.

[@mirzatz126]

Figure pronunciation is totally new for me. Thank you for this video.

[@carlosdeluque5053]

Excellent!!! You are a real professional in English!!!

[@susanwebber9247]

Entrepreneur is a French word as are many in the English Language. Latin also rears its head as well

[@mariaandersson7347]

Fun to watch. Pity that much of the pronunciation taught is limited to the US. If I find an English version of this (some modern RPish variety would work fine) I'll be even happier.

[@Potatoe-109]

Thank you so much. I’m looking for “might as well “

[@andrewsmith746]

I can tell you why "colonel" is pronounced "kernel". The word is French in origin, and is pronounced with a rolled first L. The English, and especially the Americans, hear an R.

[@kentgebhard8336]

Lebeau Hogan's heroes

[@catgladwell5684]

Americans hear an r, but most British people don't. We pronounce it more like cuhn'l.

[@thieffydiarra4942]

It’s always a pleasure watching your new video thanks for everything god bless you 🙏

[@larisabosova4959]

Lisa, you are a wonderful teacher! I like your useful lessons. It is helping me greatly.

[@Abbas-w6s2u]

my English learning with u sir is set in stone and i m not flaking out.🥰👍👍

[@tessfra7695]

Thank you for your videos..English isn't my mother tongue & my standard's been dipping lately...so pls keep your videos coming.

[@zsb707]

My pronunciation would have gone awry if I hadn't watched this lesson.

[@curtisthomas-eg4th]

She's leading you astray.

[@NgaNguyen-ur4tu]

😂cool!

[@schienenlaufer697]

Absolutely!

[@marcefumagalli1324]

Great job teacher!

[@euclides_traderboy]

Thanks for this one I didn't even know some of these words😅

[@Ankitasharma26]

Very helpful and informative video. Thank you Ma'am 😊

[@ramparkash2318]

@Ankitasharma 26. Hi .frnd.

[@nohasaad1206]

Excellent lessons,thank you,Madam

[@flaviogomesdearaujo9094]

wonderful learning tips for free ...thanks a million 😗👍👍👍👍

[@zubrycky]

Congrats for the video! I learned a lot with it. Thanks! That said, as someone who has Portuguese as a native language I found the pronunciation of the word "awry" very funny. To my ears, it's pronunciation sounds like a pronunciation of the word "alright" gone wrong (something that, in a certain light and considering the meaning of both words , makes sense). Cheers from Brazil!

[@VB-lc4xz]

Thank you so much! My surprise was "increase" and "thoroughly"...

[@andyrodriguez5661]

I liked this vídeo so much, I learned so much, thank you ❤ in spanish "Literally " word is used incorrectly as well 😅 hehe

[@elenaleonova9340]

We do the same way in Russian 😊

[@andyrodriguez5661]

@@elenaleonova9340 We all make mistakes even in our native language hehe 😄😅

[@elenaleonova9340]

@@andyrodriguez5661 We do 😃

[@missharry5727]

3:21 In British English colonel does not have a pronounced R, and neither for that matter does kernel. We do not pronounce R at the end of a syllable unless it is followed by a vowel. The word car in British English would I think be denoted by ca: Also to a British ear, you are saying audomadically. Americans commonly voice the T.

[@Anna-mc3ll]

Thank you for sharing this information! Kind regards, Anna

[@bharathanbindu1605]

Thank you so much for your pronunciation correction! Great teaching methods!

[@kimpanther]

shouldn't the first vowel in the transcription of 'thorough' be a different sound? not the short a of love/brother but the e sound in thursday/bird? Unless you're following the British phonemic transcription. 🙂

[@Vitalii-m6r]

My English is improving by leaps and bounds. Thanks a lot!

[@cristinasilva7386]

Thank you❤

[@ducamealy5652]

You are very good at what you are doing.

[@marciocamargo3649]

Melhor aula de Inglês aqui do youtube. Parabéns pela didática!

[@gordonwong1886]

Thank you Lisa. Lots of people pronounce literally as litually

[@Matilda1979]

Literally, you are an amazing english teacher 😇

[@12701270able]

Literallly thorough lesson by Lisa❤

[@MysteriousMr]

Your channel really inspiring and saviour for me. Could you please make video of Full Job Interview Conversation , using powerful and impressive advanced english words, pleaseeeeee.......

[@seatedliberty]

If a senior military officer retires and takes over a snack food company, does he become the kernel colonel? Or if someone is promoted to the rank above private then becomes a ghost, is he an incorporeal corporal? If two junior British officers move into adjoining flats, is one the left tenant and the other the right tenant? If an officer is promoted beyond the rank of colonel can he be specific or must he only speak in general terms?

[@SarahMawlong-xl1ec]

Thank you so much Ma'am, being a teacher need more videos from you, very very helpful 🙏👏🥰

[@Pikachu-125]

What’s about the correct pronunciation of available and vase?

[@COCOChatnails]

Crazy eye opener! Thanks!

[@pirep777]

FYI, in English the word colonel came from the mid 16th century French word coronelle meaning commander.

[@nicktrevi2990]

Lisa ❤ English teacher and Entrepreneur.

[@mistermande5603]

I really want to follow your courses.

[@xeniaay]

Excellent video! I enjoy very much watching Lisa's teaching videos and learned a lot from her. Does anyone know where I can get the discount code (not just the bundled price) for her online courses?

[@AccurateEnglish]

Email me and I will give you the discount code. [e-mail]