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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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*'''primer''' - (1)(a) {{IPA|[&#712;p&#633;a&#618;.m&#602;]}} (b) {{IPA|[-m&#601;]}}, (2)(a) {{IPA|[&#712;p&#633;&#618;m.&#602;]}}, (b) {{IPA|[-&#601;]}} <br/> American English distinguishes the meaning relating to paint or explosives with (1), from the meaning "introductory book" (as in ''grammar primer'') with (2). British English uses (1) for both meanings.


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*'''[[Qatar]]''' - (1) {{IPA|[q&#652;.t&#740;&#652;&#638;]}}, (2) {{IPA|[&#712;k&#652;.t&#652;&#633;]}}, (3) {{IPA|[&#712;k&#593;.t&#602;]}}, (4)(a) {{IPA|[&#712;k&#652;t.&#602;]}} (b) {{IPA|[-&#601;]}}, (5)(a) {{IPA|[&#712;g&#652;t.&#602;]}} (b) {{IPA|[-&#601;]}}, (6)(a) {{IPA|[k&#601;.&#712;t&#593;&#633;]}} (b) {{IPA|[-&#712;t&#593;&#720;]}} <br/>(1) is appro(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]]