QuestionPro Survey

Door 1: 37 and Younger

Which of these mispronunciations / misuses of English do you hear most often? Choose NO MORE THAN FIVE.

"Asterisk" as "Asterik."

"Accessory" as "Assessory."

"Espresso" as "Expresso."

"Et cetera" as "Ekscetera,

"Escape" as "Excape."

"February" as "Feboo-ery"

"Foliage" as "Foilage" or "Folage."

"Height" as "Heighth."

"Jewelry" as "Joolery."

"Library" as "Liberry."

"Mayonnaise" as "Man-aise."

"Mirror" as "Meer."

"Orient" as "Orientate."

"Prerogative" as "Perogative."

"Prescription" as "Perscription."

"Pronunciation" as "Pronounciation."

"Sherbet" as "Sherbert."

"Supposedly" as "Supposably."

"Verbiage" as "Verbage."

"Veterinarian" as "Vetnarian."

Of the same group, which ones fall hardest on your ears? In other words, which ones, if you actually heard them spoken, would create the most negative immediate impression of the speaker? CHOOSE NO MORE THAN FIVE.

Of the same group, please choose the errors that YOU YOURSELF might sometimes or always say. Choose as many as applicable. Be honest.

Finally, describe the degree to which these sorts of mispronunciations / misuses bother you when you hear them:

Not very much at all.

A little.

A lot, though I know I'm being an elitist.

A lot, and I am completely right.