There were so many that bothered me but now, when called out, I can only think of a few...
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Lawngeray definitely makes it less appealing.
Easy: Bologna
What do you mean? It's already written the closest to pronunciation, there's no Ε sound in English really, perhaps knee is the only example
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Keesh
Oh man the various English' pronunciashuns ...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SfhKldRKmo8
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Skwirl because now one knows how to spell squirrel.thank you auto-correct.
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Iβm honestly amazed βalotβ hasnβt been made an acceptable spelling of βa lotβ by now.
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I'd spell cache as cache so Australians know it's pronounced like "cash" not like "kaysch".
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Scythe
Jewelry
Iron
Cologne
Receipt
CHARCUTERIE, what a fucking stupid word
Realtor. My wife still says "Real-uh-ter"
Zealot (think "Zellers π") I'm tired of people pronouncing my username as "Zee-Lot"
-I know there's more that piss me off, I'll be back
Salmon as Samon
My poor GF knows English as a second language and was very embarrassed when I pointed out the L was silent, because she had been saying it that way her entire life.
But mostly to her parents who also speak Spanish, so mostly she was embarrassed that I had to tell her XD In Spanish you pronounce the L, so she didn't even consider that the L was silent in English (Because why would it be).
The L shouldnβt even be there in the first place. Why is it there just talking up unnecessary space?
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Lincoln
Pneumonia
OOF Pneumonia.
Like, what a cursed word. How would you even spell that? Nuhmownyuh?
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