Words you pronounced wrong for a long time (or others do)
Today in a business meeting someone used the word hyperbole in describing some situation. Except that he pronounced it "hyper-bowl."
When I was a kid, every time I read the word "awry" I pronounced it "aw-ree" in my head. Luckily, I never had occassion to actually use that word. One day while reading, for some random reason, my brain decided to pronounce it "a-rye" and a lightbulb went off in my head and I knew before going to the dictionary that that was how you pronounce it.
Your turn.
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