List of English words that are often mispronounced by Malayalees

Thomas

NJ, USA

Hi,

   I came across your site today. It interests me that this is a site that helps to improve English education in schools. I have already compiled a list of English words that are often mispronounced by Malayalees. They are pronounced so, since students are taught that way in the average schools of Kerala.

List of English words that are often mispronounced by Malayalees

kangaroo (the worst offended word, Malayalees/Indians pronounce as “kanGAROO” instead of “KANgroo”)

All words that end is "-ers"(pronounced as "-ezhs" instead of "-es")

mixed, fixed (pronounced as 'miksed', 'fiksed' instead of 'miksd', 'fiksd')

bear, pear, wear (pronounced as ‘biyar’, ‘piyar’, 'wiyer' instead of ‘beye’, ‘peye’, 'weye')

Queen (prounounced as “kyuun” instead of “kween”)

form (pronounced as ‘farum’ instead of “fom”)

volume (books) (pronounced as "vaalyam' instead of "volyum")

biennale (pronounced as “binale” instead of “bienale”)

place names – Ohio, Seattle, Utah (pronounced as “ohiyo, seetl, ootha” instead of “ohayo, siyatl, yuta”)

turtle (pronounced as ‘turrrtil’ instead of “tutl” )Mascot Hotel (pronounced as “muskut HOtel” instead of “MAScot hoTEL”)
 
heart (pronounced as ‘harrt’ instead of “haat”)

auto (pronounced as "aaatto" instead of "otto")

bass (pronounced as ‘baas’ instead of “beis”)

twitter (speaker) (pronounced as “tyooter” instead of “twiter”)

birthday (pronounced as “birthaday” instead of “buthdei”)

garage (pronounced as “garej” instead of “gaRAZH/gaRAJ”)

chassis (pronounced as “chasis” instead of “shasi”)

pizza (pronounced as "pisa" instead of "pitza")

our (pronounced as "avar" instead of "aue")

flour (pronounced as "flower" instead of "flaue")

alarm (pronounced as "alarum" instead of "alaam")

film (pronounced as "filim" instead of 'film')

little (pronounced as "littil" instead of 'litl')

divorce (pronounced as "daiverse" instead of "divors")

Tortoise (pronounced as ‘tortois’ instead of “totis” )

November (pronuonced as "NOVember" instead of "noVEMber")

one (pronounced as "onn" instead of "wun")

beer (pronounced as "biiir" instead of "biye")

February (pronounced as “fibruari” instead of “februari”)

Thanks,

Thomas,

NJ, USA

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