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The following is a list of words and names which are often pronounced by native speakers of the [[English language]] in ways which many others consider to be incorrect. In some cases, speakers disagree on how to pronounce borrowed foreign words; in other cases, the dispute arises from the effect of spelling on a word not pronounced as it is spelled. Many heated arguments are disagreements between the residents of a place and outsiders on how to pronounce the name of a place. 

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Note: The pronunciations below are displayed in the [[International Phonetic Alphabet|International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)]]. See [[International Phonetic Alphabet for English]] for information on how to decipher the different phonetic symbols. Some pronunciations are subdivided into (a) GenAm ([[rhotic
ism and non-rhotic accents|rhotic]], with [[broad A|flat A]] in words like ''bath, ask'', and the [[Phonemic differentiation#Father-bother merger|father-bother merger]]) and (b) RP (nonrhotic, with broad A and no father-bother merger). The differences between (a) and (b) forms are generally ''not'' the differences under discussion. '''Rhotic pronunciations are given first in these cases for consistency. This does not imply that rhotic pronunciations are preferred or are the loca(contracted; show full)

==See also==
*[[Engrish]]
*[[List of names in English with non-intuitive pronunciations]]
*[[List of place names with unexpected pronunciation]]

[[Category:Lists of English words|Disputed pronunciation, List of words of]]
[[Category:English pronunciation|Disputed pronunciation, List of words of]]