Words English Speakers Say WRONG! & MY Pronunciation Fail 🤦🏻‍♀️

Some English words are hard to pronounce! So much so that native speakers say them wrong too! Although you might think native speakers are perfect, we're not! (See my EPIC lifelong pronunciation fail in this lesson!) 😅
Perfect pronunciation doesn't exist & our idea of what is "right" and what is "wrong" is biased anyway!
Clear communication should be your goal, not perfection!
So, let's practise!
Emma x
Read the full transcript of this lesson on my blog here:
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[@infjstardust4357]

Exactly, my sentiments. Fluency is much better than accuracy. Some non-native speakers are so good at grammar yet they cannot use it to communicate effectively; thus, rendering their learning more difficult. I'd say it's much better if you focus first on fluency and then on accuracy. When you master fluency, learning other things like correct pronunciation, accent, and grammar is much easier.

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Emma, you're intelligent and beautiful english teacher. Watching your videos is a learning process for non-english speakers.

[@matthewmihia4635]

Emma, I want to say that you're a teacher with a difference. This is because it's quite rare for teachers to accept their mistake. But you accepted and confessed yours in a public space, that you've been pronouncing the prefix Quazi wrongly for your entire life. Indeed you're down to earth in your dealings. I love you for that.

[@infjstardust4357]

In my native dialect, sometimes we also mispronounce words in our native tongue. So, I don't think that just because we are native speakers of our own language, we are perfect in everything. I also read an article where a native speaker, who is a national TV news anchor, kept mispronouncing the word 'heroin' until he said, according to his story, that someone angrily shouted at him for mispronouncing the word. I feel bad for the people who have misconceptions about being 'native' as perfect in everything. If you also ask me in my native language to explain why we say some words or let me explain grammar in my native language ---- sometimes, I have to pause and think hard about why we say such words because, in the first place, I have never thought about it and doesn't care to even bother thinking about it. I will say, just follow how I say it. That's it. No wonder most native speakers of the English language focus more on fluency than accuracy because why do they have to think about their language. Just like me, why do I have to explain everything to you especially the grammar of my native language. It's hard to explain grammar in my native language, well --- it's not really hard but I'm too lazy to think hard about WHY we say such and WHY we pronounce such in our language.

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1:58 Pronunciation, 2:15 Pronounce 3:31 Regime. 4:28 Status. 5:05 Picture, 5:23 Pitcher. 5:43 Quasi. 7:16 Spherical, 7:22 Sphere. 7:58 Ask . 8:54 Espresso. 9:20 Especially. 9:45 Athlete. 11:45 Supposed, Supposedly. With regards, Mriganka.

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I often hear people say pacific when they mean specific and pacificly instead of specifically.

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Thank you Emma. Personally "quasi" was the one that surprised me the most as many.

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[@mohammadfarukhahmad6712]

I heard many people pronounce the words ask, flask, signal, and risk as aks, flaks, singal and riks.

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Yes, common mistakes!

[@mohammadfarukhahmad6712]

@@mmmEnglish_Emma Some people (even the British) tend to use 'Lay' in place of 'Lie'. For example -- I have to lay. It should be 'I have to lie.' They forget that 'lay' is the past form of 'lie'.

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1:58 - Pronounciation 3:32 - Regime 4:27 - Status 5:04 - Picture 5:43 - Quasi 7:16 - Spherical 7:58 - Ask 8:54 - Espresso 9:20 - Especially 9:44 - Athlete 11:44 - Supposed

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Love this ma'am ... Quasi is new to me yet very funny 🤭 Thanks for the additional effort to make it clear. Love you ma'am ❤️🙏

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[@BrockMak]

4:53 Well, you have to say "homeostasis" with the 'stay' syllable as well, so that got me thinking and changed the pronunciation of “status“.

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Yes, you're right! It's the same sound!

[@2Evan]

As a language lover here (fortunate to have been raised in four of them - obviously too naive to understand our luck at the time), brilliant the pronunciation videos posted here. Why? Bc practical! Very good understanding you have of the different English spoken in everyday life depending on context and location. Yep, a language is fluid. Ironically, we were discussing ‘quasi’ earlier this week. Used mostly as quasi-governmental agency/organisation around here. And we’ll have to pay more attention to our word ‘proNUNciation’. But great way to start off the video ... Sister Emma.

[@valentinaanella2673]

Oh, this is SO useful! Thanks a lot! Even tough, as a native Italian speaker, I find that the mispronunciation of quasi sounds more latin! 😉

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Fabulous mimics! great Emma

[@mostakahmedsimon1304]

Quasi,Regime and Athlete surprised me very much as I had been mispronouncing, too. I'm an intermediate English speaker and I always find your lesson damn helpful whenever I watch your channel. I'm so into you,dear miss Emma. Stay safe.☺❤

[@taiyeade1224]

You've just build a confidence in me in this lesson in my pronunciation. I admire your humility to accept that even the native speakers pronounce some words wrong and you inclusive. It interest me to know that there is no one way to pronounce a word perfectly provided you are understood. While l work on my pronunciation, l am confident to speak publicly without fear. This is the inspiration l've gotten from this lesson. Thanks

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Great lesson again Emma! I already saw it twice, I enjoyed it a lot. It's always a pleasure listening to your proNUNciation ; )

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

See you in the next lesson, Amando 💜

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It’s quite hard to a Spanish speaker to pronounce some sounds, I try to imitate same words in order to avoid sound like a robot. Thanks for your explanations 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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More to come soon, Reelda 💜💜

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[@pawemarcych8515]

All your examples fixed in my mind, no problems with minimal correction and adjustment. One question, - (12.27) take the liberty WITH this pronunciation, can be also used - take the liberty OF this pronunciation. In my dictionary it is said - take the liberty OF. And also - Take LIBERTIES with?

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You’re welcome 😊

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Thanks Sandra! I'm happy to hear you enjoy my work!

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[@leonardojimenez-neuroscien324]

Emma thank You! This Is such a very nice pronunciation class, the word quasi has the same spelling as in spanish.

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I love your lesson & also you.

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It is nice to learn the correct form of pronunciation, indeed.

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I love my ticher Emma...because I have learned many words thanks to your videos

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[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Thank Lina! That's so sweet 😻

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@@mmmEnglish_Emma No thank you ,sweety.

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Thank you Emma, I like very much your lessons It'll help me to pronounce these words correctly 😀

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

I'm so glad, Nito 😍

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very useful session. thank Emma

[@mmmEnglish_Emma]

Glad you liked it! ❤️ Which of these English words do you find most difficult to pronounce?

[@shajigoutham5151]

quasi 😡

[@jusefnszrabi7958]

Thank you so much Teacher jan

[@hero7265]

Amazing lesson

[@erikamadeiros]

We have the word “quase” in Portuguese that has a very similar meaning to “quasi”.

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@@sreejithchandran118 If Eirka doesn't answer you, I can help

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