These trip up people who have spoken English their whole lives.
mischievousMIS-chuh-vus
Not four syllables — resist "mis-CHEEV-ee-us".
et ceteraet SET-er-uh
Not "ex-cetera".
espressoes-PRESS-oh
Still no X.
nuclearNOO-klee-er
Not "nuc-yoo-ler".
libraryLY-brer-ee
Keep both Rs.
FebruaryFEB-roo-air-ee
The first R is easy to drop.
probablyPROB-uh-blee
Not "PROB-lee" — keep all three syllables when speaking carefully.
especiallyih-SPESH-uh-lee
Not "ex-specially".
realtorREEL-ter
Two syllables, not three.
jewelryJOOL-ree
Compresses in fast speech.
supposedlysuh-POH-zid-lee
Not "supposably" — that's a different (nonstandard) word entirely.
irregardless(nonstandard word)
The standard word is simply "regardless".
expresso(misspelling of espresso)
No X in the correct spelling or pronunciation.
askASK
Keep the S before the K.
quote-unquoteKWOHT-un-KWOHT
Often garbled in fast, casual speech.