6 mispronounced words and phrases that make you sound foolish

You're saying it wrong, according to these two authors.

Here's a really good way to embarrass yourself.

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When you walk into a meeting, announce that you delivered the final Coup de Grace at the last sales conference. Make sure you say the final word as GRAH, which rhymes with RAW. The competition is going to be totally embarrassed! But, then again, you might be, too, because that's not how you pronounce it.

The truth? We tend to pronounce words and phrases the way we think they should be pronounced or the way everyone else pronounces them. Yet a wrong pronunciation may reveal a lack of education, street smarts, or even culture.

The brother and sister writing team of Kathryn and Ross Petras have even written a book on this topic called You're Saying It Wrong. The book is fantastic and has some great entries. I recently asked the authors to list some of their favorite mispronounced words and phrases, along with a description of why they're misused (which are included in quotes below). Do you have any new entries? Add them to comments.