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

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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.

This amused me!

m.youtube.com/watch?v=phiMuhhIjAM

Farma Sue tickle
Like pharmacy is farma see. I've heard the 'cue' mispronunciation on radio4 and can never understand how that arose.

segue - apparently pronounced like Segway, but it feels so wrong!

also “months“

Sepulchral. Drives me nuts. And I have to read it aloud in front of a group of young people several times a year (am a teacher).

Squirrel
Bartholomew

Celtic. Just can't remember how, every time.

Celebrity - my tongue wants to say celebritery every time.

Zoology. My brain goes into a panic scramble about whether to add an 'ology' or not.

Topiary. I cannot stop myself pronouncing it as 'toe-pie-ary' even though I know it's not right.

I can't think of a specific word that always gets me, it's more that sometimes especially if I'm tired I'll get lost somewhere in the middle of a long word like phenomenological.

Gastroenterologist. Too many syllables!

Tragedy

"Digital" for some reason about half the time, particularly when tired or had a couple of drinks. Didn't help when I worked for a company with that in the name and people at a party would ask who I worked for.

Butcher.

Come from Derbyshire and my Dad drilled it into me when we moved that I needed to sort out my flat vowels to stop people bullying me (struggling to settle in). I have a neutral accent I've been using for the best part of 40 years but can't manage "butcher" at all. I simply can't work out how to say the u.

It's not that I can't say it but for some unknown reason when I need one I can never recall what a dustpan is called. So I end up asking for the thing that goes with the broom.

Even though I know the difference, I always confuse brought and bought when I say them out loud. My brain just cannot get it right.

Another one for remuneration. ReNuMeration just sounds better.

I have to take a running leap and big breath to say innovative

Mine is mall. As in a shopping mall. I see it as an American word and don't know how to say it in an English accent.

I know how to say The Mall, as in London. But it sounds wrong to say it like that. Rhymed with hall sounds ridiculous. A weird in-between 'moll' also daft. How do you say it?

Phenomenon

Specific

Shit really?

Well let's add this to the list as well.

@friggingnora
shopping centre i think

Citalopram ... should be 'sit al a pram', but always comes out as Sit a low pam the R just get lost . Also can't see Omeprazole as any thing but Om e praz ol ay! Welsh ..always doubts like I'm choking on the sh!

Same here! Always end up with extra syllables.

Also Karl/Carol/Pearl but aI'm Scottish which explains it.

turmeric

i always say TOOMERIC

Tofu

always similar to toffee