21 common words you may be pronouncing wrong

Definitely don't say number seven in a business meeting.

The building blocks of communication are words, so the way they are pronounced matters. Whether it's to indicate your level of education or talent with language, you want to know how to speak and write correctly.

Here are a number of words you've probably been saying wrong your whole life. Time to sharpen up:

It is, of course, your prerogative to mispronounce any word you choose. Just don't get mischievous and hold me liable.

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