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These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs, which are written differently but pronounced the same). Excluded are the numerous spellings which fail to make the pronunciation obvious without actually being at odds with convention: for example, the pronunciation / s k ə ˈ n ɛ k t ə d i / [ 1 ] [ 2 ] of ...
The pronunciation of "Newquay" is not really counter-intuitive, given that it is pronounced identically to "new quay". Granted, the pronunciation of the common noun "quay" is counter-intuitive, so maybe that's why "Newquay" gets on this list. — 217.46.147.13 14:54, 21 January 2010 (UTC) []
This results in a pronunciation of those loanwords which does not reflect the rules of either language. [2] For example, the n in habanero is pronounced as in Spanish (close to [n] in English), but English speakers often pronounce it with / n j /, approximating as if it were spelled habañero. [3]
“I will tell you this, there are times I even forget how my name is pronounced,” Mowry-Housley said, before explaining the proper pronunciation. “I always knew it was Moory. Yeah, I think of ...
“Yeah, six shows — say my name,” Craig requested to Colbert. The host then said the actor’s name, to which Craig said, “Oh now you’re doing it right.” “Why, did I say, ‘Creg?’
British superstar Adele praised a London-based fan for pronouncing her name 'perfectly' during a Q&A and shared the right way to say it.
This is a sublist of List of irregularly spelled English names. These common suffixes have the following regular pronunciations, which are historic, well established and etymologically consistent. However, they may be counterintuitive, as their pronunciation is inconsistent with the usual phonetics of English. -b(o)rough and -burgh – / b ər ə /
Non-native pronunciations of English result from the common linguistic phenomenon in which non-native speakers of any language tend to transfer the intonation, phonological processes and pronunciation rules of their first language into their English speech. They may also create innovative pronunciations not found in the speaker's native language.