I am honoured to be part of the WOW! Women of Writing Blog Tour for Marla J. Albertie’s book The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself
Today Ms.Albertie is visiting my blog to share her thoughts on frequently mispronounced words.
Welcome !
10 Words You are Probably Pronouncing Wrong
I am sure we have all said these incorrectly
By Marla J. Albertie
I love words, and I love to read so I try to stay abreast on the proper pronunciation of words. As a writer this is key to writing. I even subscribe to Dictionary.com’s word of the day. I get a kick out of learning the new word of the day and its meaning, and, yes, I hit the speaker icon to hear how it is pronounced. From time to time, in my reading if there is a word I don’t know, I look it up.
Transparent moment: I had to look up a few words in Michelle Obama’s book Becoming.
Here are 10 words you are probably pronouncing wrong:
1. Acai [ah-sigh-EE]. I am guilty of this one.
2. Quinoa [KEEN-wah]. I am guilty of this one, too.
3. Gnocchi [NYAW-kee]. No it is not Go-no-chi! Go figure.
4. Et cetera [et SET-ER-UH]. The “et” is pronounced. We like to say “eck-set-er-uh. I knew this one J
5. Daylight Saving Time. There is no “s” on saving. Are you guilty of this one? I knew this one too.
6. Cache [cash]. Yes, we want to pronounce the “che,” but that is a no, no.
7. Irregardless [ri-GARD-lis]. Not a word. It is” regardless.”
8. Theater [THEE-uh-ter]. Not the-a-ter. I am guilty of this one.
9. Badminton [BAD-mint-en]. Not badmitten. Yep, I said that one wrong as well.
10. Lackadaisical [lack-uh-DAY-zi-cal]. Who would have thought?
Do you recognize any of these?
Check out the cool book “You’re saying it wrong,” by Ross and Kathryn Petras if you want to know more words you maybe saying wrong.
Thanks so much Marla for stopping by. We are now well armed to pronounce these challenging words.
Be sure to check all the stops along the way.
Blog Tour Calendar
January 30th @ The Muffin
Join us over at WOW’s blog The Muffin where we interview author Marla J Albertie about her book The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself. You can also win a copy of the book too!
https://muffin.wow-womenonwriting.com/
January 31st @ Karen Brown Tyson’s blog
Come by Karen’s blog for her review of Marla J. Albertie’s book The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself.
February 1st @ One Writer’s Journey
Visit Sue’s blog for a guest post by Marla J. Albertie about creating your manifesto.
February 2nd @ Barbara Barth Art and Words
Barbara shares a guest post by Marla J. Albertie on writing.
https://barbarabarthartandwords.blogspot.com/
February 2nd @ The Mommies Reviews
Glenda shares her thoughts about Marla J. Albertie’s inspirational book The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself.
https://themommiesreviews.com/
February 3rd @ The Mommies Reviews
Visit Glenda’s blog again for a guest post by Marla J. Albertie about business and entrepreneurship.
https://www.themommiesreviews.com/
February 5th @ Barbara Barth Art and Words
Join Barbara again as she reviews The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself by Marla J. Albertie.
https://barbarabarthartandwords.blogspot.com/
February 8th @ Create Write Now
Mari shares a guest post by Marla J. Albertie about business and entrepreneurship.
https://www.createwritenow.com/journal-writing-blog
February 9th @ One Writer’s Journey
Visit Sue’s blog again for her review of The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself by Marla J. Albertie.
February 9th @ Lisa Haselton’s Reviews & Interviews
Lisa interviews author Marla J. Albertie about her book The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself.
https://lisahaselton.com/blog/
February 10th @ Choices
Visit Madeline’s blog for her review of The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself.
http://www.madelinesharples.com/
February 12th @ A Storybook World
Join Deirdra as she features a guest post by Marla J. Albertie about career development.
https://www.astorybookworld.com/
February 14th @ Lisa’s Reading
Visit Lisa’s blog for her review of The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself.
February 15th @ One Sister’s Journey
Visit Lisa’s blog for her review of The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself. You also have the chance to win a copy of the book too!
February 18th @ World of My Imagination
Join Nicole as she features Marla J. Albertie on her feature three things on a Saturday night. You’ll also have the chance to win a book copy too!
https://worldofmyimagination.com
February 20th @ Word Magic
Visit Fiona’s blog for a guest post by Marla J. Albertie about the law of attraction.
http://fionaingramauthor.blogspot.com/
February 22nd @ Beverley A. Baird’s blog
Join Beverley for a guest post by Marla J. Albertie on writing.
https://beverleyabaird.wordpress.com/
February 23rd @ Knotty Needle
Visit Judy’s blog to read her review of The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself.
http://knottyneedle.blogspot.com/
February 24th @ Beverley A. Baird’s blog
Visit Beverley’s blog again for her review of The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself by Marla J. Albertie.
https://beverleyabaird.wordpress.com/
February 25th @ The Faerie Review
Visit Lily’s blog for her review of The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself.
https://www.thefaeriereview.com/
February 26th @ A Storybook World
Join Deirdra for her review of The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself.
https://www.astorybookworld.com/
February 28th @ Liberate and Lather
Join Angela as she shares her review of The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself.
https://liberateandlather.com/
March 1st @ Jill Sheets’ Blog
Visit Jill’s blog for an interview with author Marla J. Albertie.
http://jillsheets.blogspot.com/
April 1s @ Write Advice
B. Lynn Goodwin will be interviewing author Marla J. Albertie about her book The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself. You also have the chance to win a book copy too!
Beverley A Baird 
I recognize all the words. I really have trouble with #1.
Mine was 1 and 3