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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. 

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*'''[[reich]]''' - (1) {{IPA|[&#641;a&#618;รง]}}, (2) {{IPA|[&#633;a&#618;x]}}, (3) {{IPA|[&#633;a&#618;k]}}, (4) {{IPA|[&#633;a&#618;t&#643;]}}  <br/> The German pronunciation is approximately like (1), and the closest pronunciation using sounds of English is (3), which is the most common pronunciation. Some English speakers have the [x]  sound (like in 'loch' and '
cChannukah') and so may produce (2). (4) is uncommon, but is how composer [[Steve Reich]] pronounces his name.

== S ==

*'''[[Saddam Hussein|Saddam]]''' - (1) {{IPA|[s&#601;.&#712;d&#593;m]}}, (2) {{IPA|[s&#601;.&#712;d&#230;m]}}, (3) {{IPA|[&#712;s&#593;.d&#601;m]}}  <br/> (1) is closest to the Arabic, and is how the name is usually pronounced. (2) and (3) are extra-Americanized pronunciations favored by some Americans (notably [[Georg(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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