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Miss Spelling, I presume? Dr. Language has a list of the "100 Most Often Mispelled Misspelled Words in English," and a list of the "100 Most Often Mispronounced Words and Phrases in English." He makes this curious observation:
Just as "misspelling" is among the most common misspelled words, "pronunciation" is among the most commonly mispronounced words. Fitting, no?
In the list of mispronunciations, Dr. Language also notes that one should say "pernickety" and not "persnickety" adding, "You may think us too pernickety to even mention this one. It is a Scottish nonce word to which U.S. speakers have added a spurious [s]." So, we should not be surprised to see the eighth word on this new list submitted by readers of Merriam-Webster Online:
2004 Top Ten Favorite Words

1. defenestration
2. serendipity
3. onomatopoeia
4. discombobulate
5. plethora
6. callipygian
7. juxtapose
8. persnickety
9. kerfuffle
10. flibbertigibbet
You may think us, too, persnickety for mentioning this.
Posted by abnu on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 @ 12:13 AM [ + ]

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