More Mispronounced Words: Part 4 – S Through Z

This post wraps up our series on commonly mispronounced words.  See the other posts in the series: Part 1 ,   Part 2, and  Part 3.

Commonly mispronounced words: S through Z (actually U)

Salmon — The L is silent.

Salon — Not the same as saloon; and the second syllable is accented—it’s French.

Sherbet — Has only one R. It isn’t sherbert.

Silicon — Not to be pronounced like silicone. Even more like sili-cn, rather than silikon.

Status — I did not know this, but the preferred pronunciation is with a long A: stay-tus.

Suite — Pronounced sweet, not suit.

Supremacist — It is not supremist.

Supposedly — It is not supposably, even if that rolls off the tongue more easily.

Tenet — Not the same as tenant. Tenet is a law or rule; tenant—well, you know what that is. 

Take for Granted — Don’t get sloppy (I know you wouldn’t) and say take for granite.

Transient — Has only two syllables, not three. Tran-junt.

Triathlon — Has only one A. Not triathalon.

Undoubtably — It’s undoubtedly.

 
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Includes standards for using all the punctuation marks: periods, question marks, exclamation points, quotation marks, italics, semicolons, colons, parentheses, brackets, hyphens, dashes, apostrophes, ellipses, and, of course, commas.  Also includes quizzes, an answer key, a glossary of grammar terms used in the book,  lots of examples, an index. and a comma quick reference guide.