I
have thought of the English words which are the most-commonly misread by my
fellow-countrymen and maybe of foreigners other than Americans.
Read
it as in reading Tagalog/Filipino
words. Although I have consulted dictionaries to confirm my little knowledge, I preferred
to write how it is read the way we read the letters in the Filipino alphabet.
new
= nu/nyu
visage
=
vi-sij (hitsura, appearance)
In French it is read as = 're-zer-vwa' and became acceptable in the English Language too.
magna
cum laude = mag-na cum
law –de (2nd highest honor in academic recognition) not ‘ma-ña’
epitome
= i-pi-to-mi
restaurant
= res-to-ran
Food Matters
bologna
= bo-lon-ya
champagne
= sham-peyn
lasagna
=
la-zan-yah ( rectangular pasta/rooflike)
sauté = so-tey (gisahin)
ala
carte
= a-la cart (per plate pricing)
blonde
= bland
elite
= e-lit
repertoire
= re-per-twar
Guinea
Pig
= gi-ni pig
Lenardo
da Vinci
= Leo-nar-do da vin-chi
choreography
= kor-yo-gra-pi
regime
= re-zheem
Aphrodite
=
af-ro-day-ti
Places
Chicago
= shi-ka-go (USA)
New
Orleans
= nu or-lins (US)
Hawaii
= Ha-wa-yi
Papua
New Guinea = Pa-pwa Nu Gi-ni
Michigan
= Mi-shi-gan (US)
Seoul
(South Korea Capital) = sowl
Fashion Brands
Esprit
(brand)
= Es-prih
Dolce
(& Gabbana/vita) = dol-che
Gucci
= gu-chih
Avon
= ey-von
Deutsch
= Doosh
Car (and related) Brands
Chevrolet
= she-vro-ley
Lamborghini
= lam-bor-gi-ni
Porsche
= por-sha
Bentley
= bent-li
Renault
= Re-nolt
Hyundai
= Yun-dey
Daijung
=
Dey-jung
Please
note that a word listed here may have several meanings, only the most common is
written.
Thanks
to Sis. Joan Capisonda for contributing the word ‘banquet’ on this list.
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References:
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Dictionary
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