Top Ten Different English Words Non-Native Speakers are Likely to Pronounce the Same
The Top Ten
1 Diarrhea / Diary
2 Horse / Whores
3 Love / Laugh
4 Ice / Eyes
5 Three / Tree
"Th" is a typically English thing. Many people don't know how to pronounce it.
When I pronounce tree its "thRRee". Hard R and hard T. When I pronounce three, its soft T and soft R. sometimes hard R.
6 Balls / Bowls
7 Mashin' / Machine
8 Collar / Color
9 Four / For
10 Cole / Call
The Contenders
11 Night / Knight
These two words sound pretty same to me.
Huh? They ARE pronounced the same.
12 Our / Hour
Ditto above and below. Someone apparently doesn't understand the point of this list.
13 Air / Heir
14 Side / Sight
15 See / Sea
But they are pronounced the same
16 Specific / Pacific
17 Desert / Dessert
I didn't figure out the difference until recently...
18 No / Know
They sound the same to me, a native English speaker.
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