Why Do These Words Get Mispronounced So Much? | Otherwords

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There are actually good reasons why people tend to mispronounce the same words... and why they ofTen end up being the new standard! Otherwords is a PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into this quintessential human trait of language and finds the fascinating, thought-provoking, and funny stories behind the words and sounds we take for granted. Incorporating the fields of biology, history, cultural studies, literature, and more, linguistics has something for everyone and offers a unique perspective on what it means to be human. Host: Erica Brozovsky, Ph.D. Creator/Director: Andrew Matthews & Katie Graham Writer: Erica Brozovsky, Ph.D. Producer: Katie Graham Editor/Animation: Andrew Matthews Executive Producer: Amanda Fox Fact Checker: Yvonne McGreevy Executive in Charge for PBS: Maribel Lopez Director of Programming for PBS: Gabrielle Ewing Assistant Director of Programming for PBS: John Campbell Stock Images from Shutterstock Music from APM Music Otherwords is a production of Spotzen for PBS Digital Studios. © 2024 PBS. All rights reserved. sources: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/12/03/248515217/why-chaucer-said-ax-instead-of-ask-and-why-some-still-do https://theconversation.com/ask-or-aks-how-linguistic-prejudice-perpetuates-inequality-175839 https://theconversation.com/mispronunciation-why-you-should-stop-correcting-peoples-mistakes-163308 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypercorrection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taa_language#:~:text=Taa%20%2F%CB%88t%C9%91%CB%90%2F%20TAH,the%20largest%20in%20the%20world. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/25/world/what-in-the-world/click-languages-taa-xoon-xoo-botswana.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Verbal-Energy/2016/0128/The-800-phonemes-of-the-tiniest-linguists https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/pronouns/hypercorrection/ https://jadejoddle.com/often-posh-pronunciation https://www.americannamesociety.org/about-names-why-oprah-winfrey-has-such-a-rare-first-name/ https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=dour