Omicron, Tsitsipas and cryptocurrency Dogecoin have made it on to an inventory of the 12 months’s most mispronounced phrases.
The US Captioning Firm – which produces subtitles for stay TV – surveyed its members to supply a rundown of the phrases that tv presenters and newsreaders have been getting woefully flawed.
The listing is now in its sixth 12 months and was commissioned by Babbel, a language-learning platform with headquarters in Berlin and New York.
“Newscasters within the US have struggled with 2021′s new phrases and names whereas reporting on key sporting occasions, viral web traits and rising celebrities,” mentioned Esteban Touma, a humorist and instructor for Babbel Dwell.
Here is find out how to get your mouth round a number of the most difficult phrases – and what they imply.
– Cheugy (CHOO-gee): A Era Z time period to mock outdated and retro issues, or somebody who’s making an attempt too exhausting, and is commonly used to poke enjoyable at Millennials.
The cry-laugh emoji is deemed ‘cheugy’ by some individuals
– Chipotle (chih-POHT-lay): The US quick meals chain began a viral development this 12 months by difficult individuals to pronounce the title.
– Dalgona (tal-goh-NAH): A Korean deal with made with melted sugar and baking soda, as seen in hit present Squid Sport.
– Dogecoin (DOHJ-coin): Regardless of having a picture of a canine as its emblem, the cryptocurrency’s title is not so simple.
– Eilish (EYE-lish): She could also be one of many world’s largest stars, however Billie Eilish’s title continues to be inflicting an issue for some TV presenters.
Eilish’s new album got here out this 12 months and he or she additionally sang the Bond theme tune. Pic: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
– Ethereum (ih-THEE-ree-um): One other cryptocurrency with one other tough title.
– Glasgow (GLAHZ-go): This may increasingly appear an odd one, however the COP26 host metropolis could also be a problem for some outdoors the UK, with President Biden and Barack Obama apparently struggling to say it accurately.
– Kelce (KELs): NFL participant Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagles mentioned this 12 months that his teammates and the media had been mispronouncing his title for years.
– Omicron (AH-muh-kraan / OH-mee-kraan): A brand new variant of COVID-19 first recognized in November, named in line with the World Well being Organisation’s system of figuring out variants with Greek letters. (The pressure is pronounced in a different way within the US and the UK).
– Shein (SHEE-in): A preferred Chinese language “quick style” firm.
– Stefanos Tsitsipas (STEH-fuh-nohs TSEE-tsee-pas): The Greek tennis participant, ranked fourth on the planet, is likely one of the recreation’s brightest younger stars and reached the French Open last in June.
– Yassify (YEAH-sih-fai): A development by which a number of magnificence filters are utilized to well-known photos or portraits for comedian impact.
