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List of words of disputed pronunciation
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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. 

(contracted; show full)traighforward approximation using sounds of English, although {{IPA|[&#652;&#633;]}}  is very uncommon at the end of words. (4)(sounds like ''cutter'') is the next closest approximation, and (3) (sounds like ''cotter'') is similar to (4) except it uses the vowel {{IPA|[&#593;]}}  as the spelling might imply, instead of a vowel normally associated with the letter &lt;u&gt;. (5) (sounds like ''gutter'') is commonly heard because 
several Arabic dialects pronounce [q] as [g] [http://ling.ucsd.edu/~rose/Semitic%20Languages/Phonetics.ppt] and to some ears, English [g] sounds closer to Arabic [q] than English [k] does and . Finally, (6) (sounds like ''guitar'' with initial [k]), with stress on the second syllable, is often heard. Word stress does not work the same way in Arabic as it does in English, so choosing which syllable to stress in a borrowed word can vary.  

== R ==

*'''[[realtor]]''' - (1)(a) {{IPA|[&#712;&#633;i&#720;(&#601;)l.t&#602;]}} (b) {{IPA|[-t&#601;]}}, (2)(a) {{IPA|[&#712;&#633;i&#720;.l&#601;.t&#602;]}} (b) {{IPA|[-t&#601;]}}  <br/> (1) is the "correct" pronunciation (it is a trademark, and thus how it is to be pronounced can be defined by the trademark holder) (2) is listed in M-W, but it is marked as a disputed or substandard pronunciation. American En(contracted; show full)

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

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