Commonly Mispronounced Phrases

Here is a compiled list of phrases that people commonly say or use without knowing any better. I wish I could say I haven't made any of these mistakes, but let's face it, I've done my fair share.



Keep in mind this is supposed to be both educational and humorous ;)

Wrong Phrase	Right Phrase
All intensive purposes	All intents and purposes
Could of	Could have
Supposively	Supposedly
Use to	Used to
Irregardless	Regardless
I could care less	I couldn't care less
Pacifically	Specifically
Peaked my interest	Peeked my interest
Here, Here	Hear, Hear
Expresso	Espresso
Just Desserts	Just Deserts
Noone	No one
Deers, Mooses, Gooses, etc...	Deer, Moose, Geese, etc...
Old-timers	Alzheimer's
Antartic	Antarctic
Aks	Ask
Athelete	Athlete
Barbituate	Barbiturate
A blessing in the skies	A blessing in disguise
Excape	Escape
Excetera	Et Cetera
Febyuary	February
Heighth	Height
Mannaise	Mayonnaise
Mute	Moot
Mischievious	Mischievous
A whole nother	A whole other
Nucular	Nuclear
Often	Ofen (the t is silent)
Perscription	Perscription
Prespire	Perspire
Probly / prolly	Probably
Pronounciation	Pronunciation
Prostrate	Prostate
Silicone / Silicon	Silicon / Silicone (two different things)
Snuck	Sneaked
Spade	Spayed
Spitting image	Spit and Image
Supposably	Supposedly
Take for granite	Take for granted
Tiajuana	Tijuana (3 syllables)
Triathalon	Triathlon
Upmost	Utmost
Nuptual	Nuptial
Opposed to	Supposed to
Hot water heater	Water Heater
Binded	Bound

How did you score? For me these are mostly fond memories of my childhood ignorance, but I must admit to regularly using quite a few of these.