100 of the Mispronounced Words in the English Language

acrossed	across	It is easy to confuse "across" with "crossed" but better to keep them separate.
affidavid	affidavit	Even if your lawyer's name is ''David,'' he issues affidavits.
Old-timer's disease	Alzheimer's disease	While it is a disease of old-timers, it is named for the German neurologist, Dr. Alois Alzheimer.
Antartic	Antarctic	Just think of an arc of ants (an ant arc) and that should help you keep the in the pronunciation of this word.
Artic	Arctic	Another hard-to-see —but it is there.
aks	ask	This mispronunciation has been around for so long (over 1,000 years) that linguist Mark Aronoff thinks we should cherish it as a part of our linguistic heritage. Most of us would give the axe to "aks."
athelete, atheletic	athlete, athletic	Two syllables are enough for "athlete."

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Online Writing Dictionary!

For all of you poets out there.  It offers different options for rhyming.

http://www.rhymer.com/

Formal Apology

In case you need one.  And who among us has not?



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Omniglot!

Featuring Chinese and many of other languages!

日千秋 (yírìqiānqiū) = “one day, a thousand autumns” - implies rapid changes; one day equals a thousand years
http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2008/04/16/word-of-the-day-%e6%88%90%e8%aa%9e/


I Ching Translation

The Judgement

The Creative works sublime success,
Furthering through perseverance.

The Image

The movement of heaven is full of power.
Thus the superior man makes himself strong and untiring.

http://www.ichingresources.co.uk/translation/t1.html

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