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  2. List of irregularly spelled English names - Wikipedia

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    This is a set of lists of English personal and place names having spellings that are counterintuitive to their pronunciation because the spelling does not accord with conventional pronunciation associations. Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages.

  3. Reddit names hardest word to pronounce - AOL

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    Let's be honest: Some words are really hard to pronounce. So some Redditors set out to determine the most difficult words to pronounce in the English language. You ready? After more than 5,000 ...

  4. This is how you're supposed to pronounce 'Worcestershire' - AOL

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    We definitely put “Worcestershire” on our list of the hardest words in the English language to pronounce. The Worcestershire pronunciation is definitely tricky. The Worcestershire ...

  5. The Chaos - Wikipedia

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    "The Chaos" is a poem demonstrating the irregularity of English spelling and pronunciation.Written by Dutch writer, traveller, and teacher Gerard Nolst Trenité (1870–1946) under the pseudonym of Charivarius, it includes about 800 examples of irregular spelling.

  6. 40 of the Hardest Tongue Twisters in the English Language - AOL

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    How many of these can you say without stumbling? The post 40 of the Hardest Tongue Twisters in the English Language appeared first on Reader's Digest.

  7. Mamihlapinatapai - Wikipedia

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    The word mamihlapinatapai is derived from the Yaghan language of Tierra del Fuego, listed in The Guinness Book of World Records as the "most succinct word", and is considered one of the hardest words to translate. It has been translated as "a look that without words is shared by two people who want to initiate something, but that neither will ...

  8. 50 tough tongue twisters to challenge yourself and your friends

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    Ahead, we’ve got 50 tongue twisters for you to try on your own, share with loved ones or with English second-language (ESL) speakers in your inner orbit to hone their tongue-tango talents.

  9. Tongue twister - Wikipedia

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    A tongue twister is a phrase that is designed to be difficult to articulate properly, and can be used as a type of spoken (or sung) word game.Additionally, they can be used as exercises to improve pronunciation and fluency.