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What one word do you find almost impossible to pronounce/say?

218 replies

Atticustheaardvark · 30/09/2023 00:01

Mine's narcissistic. I pride myself on being reasonably eloquent, but that word has me beat.

Thankfully not a word I find myself needing to utter very often. Just as well, as it takes me about 32 attempts before I stop sounding like Arkwright in Open All Hours.

OP posts:
DailyEnergyCrisis · 30/09/2023 02:48

Bureaucracy

ScottBakula · 30/09/2023 02:51

Is anyone else googling what half of them words mean ? 🤔

Goreg · 30/09/2023 02:54

João

ThanksMateThanksMate · 30/09/2023 02:54

'Progress' and 'regular'

I even had to use auto-complete on the latter because my tongue got stuck (in my typing head)

ThanksMateThanksMate · 30/09/2023 02:55

And 'Carl'

ttcchapter2 · 30/09/2023 02:55

Oppucation instead of occupation. All the bloody time.

ScottBakula · 30/09/2023 02:55

Horriblewoman · 30/09/2023 02:01

Phenomenon

I can pronounce this with no problem but like hell can I stop my brain from singing do doo be do ee straight after.

Lengokengo · 30/09/2023 02:59

Iron

swansease · 30/09/2023 03:05

Pwllheli

newhouse12345 · 30/09/2023 03:08

Due diligence... why can't I say it!?

Goreg · 30/09/2023 03:30

Maybe you have something to hide??! 🧐

sticklegs · 30/09/2023 03:37

Anthropomorphism and frothy ( always comes out ‘froffy’)

NoMor · 30/09/2023 03:42

Defibrillator

GCAcademic · 30/09/2023 03:44

Metamorphosis

LindorDoubleChoc · 30/09/2023 04:44

Schedule

Sheeponacid · 30/09/2023 04:51

Countryside stewardship.

YoDood · 30/09/2023 04:54

Anthropomorphic and anthropomorphise.

I always stumble around the “po”. Feels like it shouldn’t be there.

Pekkala · 30/09/2023 04:54

Mines a combination of 2 words I have to say often at an event and ALWAYS comes out wrong - I think people think I do it deliberately but I don't.
Every time I try to say 'Festival Medical' it comes out as 'Festical Medical'. Which sounds far too close to 'testicle' for people not to notice.

Nandocushion · 30/09/2023 04:54

StarbucksSmarterSister · 30/09/2023 02:39

Isthmus

YES I had to say it (badly) about six times in a lesson yesterday and it was hilarious and embarrassing, as I teach English to non-native speakers.

MardyBra · 30/09/2023 04:59

Apocalypse

onlymyselftoanswerto1 · 30/09/2023 05:01

Colloquially - and I need to be able to say it during conference presentations - trip over it every single time

disappear · 30/09/2023 05:32

ScottBakula · 30/09/2023 02:51

Is anyone else googling what half of them words mean ? 🤔

I’m googling how to pronounce them. 🤣

C1N1C · 30/09/2023 05:51

Sconehenge · 30/09/2023 00:14

I always stumble over “statistics”

For me, statistical.

My partner struggles with 'sorry' :)

wandawaves · 30/09/2023 05:56

Poppins2016 · 30/09/2023 02:08

Anemone

Yes, this. Especially when your whole life you've thought the word was anenome.

Bernadinetta · 30/09/2023 06:12

Ibuprofen 🤪

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