“Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word...."

“Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.” 

~ Anonymous, but true

"Unless it's because they can't spell."

  ~ my addendum 

Some commonly mispronounced words:

• "MY-nu-tay" =/= minutiae
• "expresso" =/= espresso
• "SUPER-lativ" =/= superlative
• "HIPE-er-trow-fee" =/= hypertrophy
• "MYE-zzld" =/= misled
• "a-LEE-bee" =/= alibi
• "lets" =/= lb = pounds
• "whores DOV-res"=/= hors d'ouevres
• "kein-oh-a" =/= quinoa
• "ARK-sd" =/= asked
• "ka-SHAY" =/= cache
• "ep-i-toom" =/= epitome
• "hyper-bowl" =/= hyperbole
• "rOWt" =/= route
• "rOWt"= rout
• "ex-et-ra" =/= etc.
• "in-FAY-mus" =/=infamous
• "woo-min" =/= women
• "ja=la-pee-no" =/= jalapeno
• "con-TROV-issy" =/= controversy
• "free-face' =/= preface
• "en-vel-OPEd" =/= enveloped
• "kwicks-ot-ick" =/= quixotic  

Some commonly misspelt and mispronounced words 

• "mis-CHEEV-ious" =/= mischievous
• "advocado" =/= avocado
• "a-GREE-ince" =/= agreement 
• "pro-NOUN-ciation" =/= pronunciation