What words tie your tongue in knots when you try to say them?

Specific. I cannot pronounce that word. I just say “pacific” and be done with it.

“Similarly”

I used to have a friend that said “similarily”. (sim-i-lair-i-lee) That’s actually easier to say.

Magna-monius, errrr, I mean magna-nanamous. Dammit!
** deep breath **
Magnanimous.

Sunspace, the secret to pronouncing those ungodly consonant clusters in Armenian and Georgian is simply to insert schwa sounds between the consonants as needed.

But Tibetan pronunciation — good grief, that stuff is bizarrely gnarly and impossible to figure out!

I can never pronounce statistics or prescriptions without tripping over my tongue and/or stuttering.

So I usually just say stats and scripts. :slight_smile:

Just say vinyl flooring, the use of which has virtually completely replaced that of true linoleum. Linoleum hasn’t been widely used since the 1950s.

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Pretty much any time I say brewery, I sound like I’ve spent a few days drinking in one.

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I have wiped from my lexicon the words “femininity” and “anonymity”. Just too much trouble to say and not be laughed at.

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“Cellular”

Somehow I get stuck with seau-you-yur