Words Pronounced Differently Than They Look

[Leaf]

Colonel

 

[Bassetluv]

lieutenant (in Canada it's pronounced 'leftenant'...and it drives me nuts)

 

[NZminilops]

Militia (mill-ish-a), I always look at it and think it should be said mila-tea-uh.

Gee lots of army words lol!

 

[kellyjade]

buffet

 

[Alexah]

Indict. (It looks like in-dic-t, but it's in-digh-t.)

 

[LadyBug]

know

 

[Alexah]

Ricochet.

 

[Luv-bunniz]

Genie

 

[missyscove]

knife

 

[Korr_and_Sophie]

Knight

 

[Luv-bunniz]

xylophone

 

[Alexah]

Coif.

 

[Becca]

Cogenhoe
Bozeat
Cough

 

[Flopsy]

lotion (i say it low shun.. i think thats how everyone else says it:biggrin2

 

[Alexah]

Illinois.

 

[Becca]

Trough

 

[Alexah]

Meringue.

 

[mouse_chalk]

Lasagne

 

[maisy126]

NZminilops wrote:

Militia (mill-ish-a), I always look at it and think it should be said mila-tea-uh.

lol, was trying to think of a name and I hear on the tv in the next room:

"He was captain of a militia."

Um, wrong

 

[Alexah]

Bologna.