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CAN YOU SAY IT? This is Florida’s most mispronounced word, new report says

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CAN YOU SAY IT? This is Florida’s most mispronounced word, new report says — Winter Garden Arts news

Unscramblerer has released its latest list of the most mispronounced words in the nation.The report was crafted by analyzing Google search data this year, using terms like “How do you pronounce” and “How to pronounce.”In addition, researchers said that only around 75% of English spelling actually matches its pronunciation, making it relatively common for speakers to mispronounce at least one common word.[RELATED: ‘6-7′ among Florida’s biggest slang terms. Here’s what it means]However, the results also uncovered some interesting cultural trends.“Academic research shows that the main causes for people to mispronounce words are irregular spelling, words borrowed from other languages, regional variation (40 regional accents in America), mishearing and unfamiliarity,” a spokesperson for Unscramblerer stated. “Irregular spelling is a common cause for all types of mistakes in English. Word length however seems to have no effect on the difficulty level.”Nationwide, the most mispronounced words

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