Discovering you've been pronouncing a word wrong all your life

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NDWDave May 2020 10:12pm, 21 May 2020 11,794 posts	0 NDWDave Hi pert row fee
NDWDave May 2020 10:06am, 27 May 2020 11,857 posts	0 NDWDave My daughter thought the sports drink was called Highs
Too Much Water May 2020 3:03am, 31 May 2020 7,384 posts	0 Too Much Water Guy at school said the word Banal to rhyme with Anal Eventually after 6 months we told him the proper rhyme
Purps May 2020 7:36am, 31 May 2020 38,059 posts	0 Purps When I first heard the song I thought it went Hot dog, jumping frog, alba cookie. I have no idea what an alba cookie is. I think I only realised it was Albuquerque about 5 years ago. In my head I have to correct myself every time!
Lizzie W May 2020 12:04pm, 31 May 2020 23,176 posts	0 Lizzie W [Anarl, TMW?]
Dooogs May 2020 11:32pm, 31 May 2020 6,217 posts	0 Dooogs I thought it was "Hot dog, jumping for Albuquerque" for years. I'm still not sure if Martin Fry hears violins or violence when Smokie sings...
Derby Tup May 2020 11:41pm, 31 May 2020 42,517 posts	0 Derby Tup Never mind flipping Albuquerque I’m no sure I can pronounce anal properly now
WA May 2020 11:44pm, 31 May 2020 6,953 posts	0 WA As long as you can pronounce Uranus I'm sure you'll be fine
Dooogs Jun 2020 8:32pm, 1 Jun 2020 6,218 posts	0 Dooogs It's pronounced to rhyme with 'canal' in central Manchester...
Dooogs Jul 2020 10:36am, 20 Jul 2020 6,226 posts	0 Dooogs I think we've started a trend: theguardian.com