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Confounding word pronunciation?


Is there a word/s in English or another language you may know that stumps you with it's pronunciation? Or is there a word that had you confused for a while that way? There's one word in English that for some time confounded me as to how to say it. It's a big word of sorts, that you don't hear often; at least I wouldn't think. The word is "Amenities". I said "amneties", then I would say "anemities" lol. I think I may have even said it another way also, but can't seem to recall it now.

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Just say "amen" plus "itties" like "titties" without the 't'. It's not that hard.

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Yeah, every now and then I forget how to pronounce "niceties". It's not utterly confounding, it just doesn't feel or look right when you say it out loud.

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For some reason, when you say amenities, I think mah-na-mah-na.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z79jnz9v60

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