Merriam-Webster receive enough questions about their mention of this
mispronunciation in the dictionary that it is one of two
Kaynak: NucularIs a particular New Zealand tree, in the fern family but not only the silver fern, and not a
mispronunciation of the Maori language.
Kaynak: PungaSkiffy is a deliberate humorous misspelling or
mispronunciation of the controversial term "sci-fi", a neologism referring to science
Kaynak: SkiffyMany names of these girls end with -tan (たん), which is a child's
mispronunciation of -chan (ちゃん), an informal, intimate, and diminutive
Kaynak: Moe anthropomorphismThe Kapa Kapa Trail is a steep, little-used, mountain trail that stretches from the Kapa Kapa village (an English
mispronunciation of
Kaynak: Kapa Kapa TrailThe word "Penobscot" originates from a
mispronunciation of their name "Penawapskewi". The word means "rocky part" or "descending ledges"
Kaynak: Penobscot peopleChimo is a
mispronunciation of the Inuit phrase saimuuq, "Let's shake hands!" Early fur traders were often welcomed with this phrase
Kaynak: KuujjuaqHis nickname, Bobo, was based on his younger sister's
mispronunciation of "brother". date December 2007 Early years : Olson was born in
Kaynak: Bobo OlsonHe was given the nickname "Bubby " (a
mispronunciation of "Brother") by one of his five older sisters. Being the sixth child born was his
Kaynak: Bubby Bristeris a corruption of "Sooth Was", which means the "southern voes" - as with Kirkwall , it was assumed that it was a
mispronunciation of "walls".
Kaynak: South WallsHowever, -tan is a suffix created by the
mispronunciation by young children of -san, that led to the suffix -chan. Relating to this
Kaynak: Binchō-tan (manga)"recent linguistic research has suggested that the term may be a
mispronunciation of the two words ‘Yata Takarra' meaning hard or stony
Kaynak: Ediacara HillsThe final "l" was dropped due to bureaucratic sloppiness, and the resultant
mispronunciation persisted, on and off, for several centuries
Kaynak: Thomas Abel