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Permit and insurance (2)

May 28, 2008

Two words often mispronounced (according to Dave's Most Excellent and Perfect Guide to English Pronunciation™):

Permit. A year before you get your driver's license, you get your learner's permit, as in permit, not permit. You can permit something (used as a verb), while a permit allows you to do something (used as a noun).
Insurance. In order to drive a car, you need to have car insurance, as in insurance, not insurance. This is largely a southern problem.

Please comply. #language

Comments

#1	Shara	Aug 26, 2008
	You can add umbrella to the list. It's umBRella, not UMbrella. I could add some more words, but this example is similar to the others you listed.

#2	Dave	Aug 27, 2008
	That's an interesting one. I've never heard "umbrella" mispronounced. Another addition is police, as in police, not police. But it's fun to pronounce it wrong.