More Pronunciation No-Nos

OK, here are a few more annoying pronunciations that have been bugging me lately. And since this is my blog, it IS all about me.

#1 ECSTATIC - this word is pronounced EK-static. Not ESS-static. That is a hard C sound in there. This is a form of the word ECSTASY, which no one goes around saying as ESS-tacy.

#2 ESPRESSO - this lovely Italian coffee does not have an X in it, as much as some people would like to put it in there. It is not EXpresso. It’s not fast coffee. I have actually seen coffee places write this word incorrectly on their menus. That is just inexcusable.

#3 PICTURE - this word is not pronounced PITCHER. Again, the hard C sound in there. It’s PIK-ture. I don’t know if this is just a thing that people in the south seem to do, or if it’s a nationwide thing, but it’s really annoying.

OK, there you go. Class dismissed.

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