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mis·pro·nun·cia·tion [ˌmɪsprəˌnʌn(t)siˈeɪʃən] N

1. mispronunciation no pl (incorrectness):

mispronunciation

napačna izgovarjava f

2. mispronunciation (mistake):

mispronunciation

napaka f pri izgovarjavi

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There are only two exceptions to this, which could cause mispronunciation. en.wikipedia.org

In the context of a familiar word, listeners often ignored the mispronunciation altogether (a phenomenon later explored by researchers in the field of cognitive science). en.wikipedia.org

The name is correctly pronounced ree-guh, not the more common mispronunciation of ray-guy. en.wikipedia.org

His mispronunciation of certain words was ridiculed in the media and in popular culture. en.wikipedia.org

If a person stubbornly sticks to a mispronunciation after being corrected, that person has committed a mumpsimus. en.wikipedia.org

Many viewed him as the master of mispronunciations. en.wikipedia.org

Children are also able to detect mispronunciations such as vaby for baby. en.wikipedia.org

Journalists may make a politicized editorial decision by choosing to differentially retain (or even create) misspellings, mispronunciations, ungrammaticisms, dialect variants, or interjections. en.wikipedia.org

For example, words mispronounced once are bothersome, but repetition of the mispronunciation ranges from annoying to hilarious. www.canadianlawyermag.com

This is believed to be due to mispronunciation over the course of time. en.wikipedia.org

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