A list of mispronounced words provides a retrospective of 2024, from Kamala to Chappell

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1. The World from PRX

   Annual list of mispronounced words ↗ (opens The World from PRX)

   Published Dec 3, 2024

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   The 2024 list of most-mispronounced words is out. Each year, the language-learning company Babbel and closed-captioning company The Captioning Group track the pronunciation gaffes of politicians, news anchors and the like, and compiles a US and UK list.

2. NBC New York

   A list of mispronounced words provides a retrospective of 2024, from Kamala to Chappell ↗ (opens NBC New York)

   Published Dec 4, 2024

   Same headline from 8 more outlets

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   Kamala Harris and breakout star Chappell Roan were among the year's most talked-about people. Their names were also among the most mispronounced.

3. Foxla

   Kamala to Chappell: Most mispronounced words of 2024 revealed ↗ (opens Foxla)

   Published Dec 3, 2024

   Same headline from 5 more outlets

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   Here's a look at the most mispronounced words and names on Babbel's 2024 list.

4. Time

   These Are the Most Mispronounced Names and Words of the Year ↗ (opens Time)

   Published Dec 3, 2024

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   Language-learning company Babbel and closed-captioning company The Captioning Group released a list of the words that news anchors, politicians, and other public figures in the U.S. struggled most with in 2024.

5. The Guardian

   Chappell Roan, semaglutide and Kamala Harris: the most mispronounced words of 2024 ↗ (opens The Guardian)

   Published Dec 4, 2024

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   Language experts rounded up the year’s winners (losers?) in the US and UK – and provided the correct pronunciations

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