II Pronunciation 41 II
- espresso (ess-PRESS-oh) -Incorrect: (ex-PRESS-oh)
- February (FEB-roo-air-y) -Incorrect: (Feb-yoo-air-y)
- figure (FIG-yer) -Incorrect: (fig-er)
- forte (FORT) -Correct only as the music term: (for-TilT)
- insouciant (in-SOO-see-ant) -Incorrect: (in-SOO-shant)
- lambaste (lam-BASTE) -Incorrect: (lam-BAST)
- library (LIBE-rare-ee) -Incorrect: (LIBE-air-ee)
- menstruation (men-stroo-A-shun) -Incorrect: (men-STRAY-
shun) - minuscule (MIN-uh-skyool) -Incorrect: (MIN-ih-skyool)
- nuclear (NUKE-lee-ar) -Incorrect: (NUKE-yoo-lar)
- nuptial (NUP-shul) -Incorrect: (NUP-shoo-al)
- often (OFF-en) -Incorrect: (OFT-en)
- percolate (PERC-o-late) -Incorrect: (PERC-u-late)
- plenitude (PLEN-i-tude) -Incorrect: (PLENT-i-tude)
- probably (PROB-ab-ly) -Incorrect: (PRAH-bal-ly, PROB-ly)
- pronunciation (pro-NUN-see-A-shun) -Incorrect: (pro-NO UN-
see-A-shun) - supposedly (sup-POSE-ed-ly) -Incorrect: (sup-POSE-ab-ly)
- taut (TAUT) -Incorrect: (TAUNT)
- toward (TOW-ward) -Incorrect: (TOR-ward)