Key points:
- The list published on Wednesday lists the words that this year proved to be the most difficult for newsreaders and TV people to pronounce.
- All of these have applied to our national vocabulary some new phrases, which may take some practice.
- Kamala Harris (CAW-ma-la HAIR-iss): The Elected Vice President.
CAW-ma-la, FOW-chee….dah-VIN-chee? The Renaissance master himself, Leonardo da Vinci, joins America’s leading infectious disease specialist, Anthony Fauci, as well as its incoming vice president, Kamala Harris, high on the list of most mispronounced phrases this year as decided by the US Captioning Company, which captions including subtitles real-time events on TV and in courtrooms.
The list released on Wednesday:
The list published on Wednesday lists the words that this year proved to be the most difficult for newsreaders and TV people to pronounce.
The caption company said it surveyed its representatives to create the list, which is now in its fifth year as well as was commissioned by Babbel, a Berlin & New York-based language-learning software company.
Todd Ehresmann, a senior linguist at Babbel stated:
The list, unfortunately, reflects a year dominated by presidential politics as well as the coronavirus pandemic, Todd Ehresmann, a senior linguist at Babbel, said.
“All of these have applied to our national vocabulary some new phrases, which may take some practice,” he stated.
Anthony Fauci (AN-thon-nee FOW-chee): Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Here’s how Ehresmann broke down the correct pronunciations for the frequently misspoken terms.
The way the name spelt out:
Bangtan Sonyeondan (PUNG-than SOH-noun-Dahn): the full name of the ‘BTS’ South Korean K-Pop band, which translated as a group of bulletproof boys” or “bulletproof boy scouts.”
Giannis Antetokounmpo(YON-is AHN-de-doh-KOON-boh): this year’s Greek basketball player who plays for the Milwaukee Bucks and then was called the Most Valuable Player” of the NBA.
Giannis Antetokounmpo (YON-is AHN-de-doh-KOON-boh).Isis (ees-ah-EE-ahs): The title was given to a strong hurricane that this summer caused substantial damage to the East Coast and the Caribbean.
Kamala Harris (CAW-ma-la HAIR-iss): The Elected Vice President.Leonardo da Vinci (lee-oh-NAR-doe dah-VIN-chee): The Italian artist, architect, as well as engineer who built the ‘Mona Lisa.’ This year a viral meme on social media has been the subject of a mispronunciation of his name.
Some other name which has been mispronounced:
Mahamayavi Bhagavan Antle (mu-HAH-muh-yaw-vee bag-AH-Wahn ANT Uhl): The full name of ‘Doc’ Antle, the operator of the wildlife park who shot to fame in the ‘Tiger King’ Netflix documentary film.
Nevada (nev-ADD-ah): Las Vegas home state that played an important role in the presidential election.
X Æ A-Xii (EX-aye-eye): a name given to their first child born in May by business tycoon Elon Musk as well as musician Grimes. Pursuant to Grimes, the spelling is.
Yosemite (YOH-sem-it-ee): A popular national park throughout the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, President Trump made a notable mispronouncement in August.
