Words Michiganders Mispronounce
It's a strange phenomenon. We are one of the Northern most states and yet we run into native Michiganders that have, what sounds like, a Southern accent. Then there are those that don't but still mispronounce a lot of words. Now, I'm not perfect and just like you I can use a little learnin' more often than not.
So here are the right words and the wrong words. Lets start with one I just used...
RIGHT WORD WRONG WORD
OFTEN OFF-TEN
MEIJER MEIJERS
WALMART WALMARTS
REGARDLESS IRREGARDLESS
SUPPOSEDLY SUPPOSABLY
EXPERIMENT SPEARMENT
LIBRARY LIE BERRY
BUFFET BEW FAY
OIL EARL
TOILET TERLET (WINE)
SHRIMP SHRIMPS
BOIL BALL
SCHEDULE SKED-JALL
ACROSS ACROST
MAYONNAISE MANAISE
OTHER NOTHER
WASN'T WADN'T
PROSTATE PROSTRATE
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