What is a word everyone says wrong?

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While pronunciation varies, ask is often mispronounced as aks. Other common offenders include supposedly (often lacking the d), espresso (not expresso), nuclear (not nucular), and probably (often shortened, losing syllables). Many words suffer from omitted or added sounds.

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Okay, so you want to know a word everyone messes up? Hmm, that’s a good question. Well, think about it… I’d say “ask” being said as “aks” is a big one, right? I mean, how many times have you heard that? I know I’ve definitely slipped up and said it myself a few times, haha.

But it’s not the only one! You know, there are a bunch of other words that seem to trip people up. Like, “supposedly” – people often forget that “d” sound in there, and it comes out sounding like “supposably.” Does that make sense? And then there’s coffee… Oh, don’t even get me started on “espresso.” It’s definitely not “expresso,” even though it kinda makes sense phonetically, doesn’t it?

And how about “nuclear”? For some reason, a lot of people say “nucular.” I wonder where that comes from? It’s kind of funny, actually.

Oh! And I bet you’ve also heard people shortening words, too. “Probably” often loses a syllable or two and just becomes “prolly.” It happens! I think we’re all just trying to save time, you know?

It’s like, language is constantly evolving, and sometimes sounds just get dropped or added along the way. Honestly, it’s kind of fascinating, isn’t it? Maybe I’m just a word nerd, haha. But yeah, lots of words suffer from little sound mishaps. So next time you hear someone mispronounce something, cut them some slack, right? We’re all just doing our best! And hey, maybe you’ll even learn something new! I know I have!