Often
this is not the most mispr-nounced word in the english language as someone defined it. according to longman pr-nunciation dictionary, the word “often” can be pr-nounced with the “t” (like off-ten) or without the “t” (oh-ffen).
many speakers use both the form without t and the form with it. preference polls. br. no t 73%, with t 27%. american english, no t 78%, with 22 %. (longman pr-nunciation dictionary).
a: how often do you check pr-nunciation dictionaries?
b: not very often.
a: you should do it oftener.
this is one of the most mispr-nounced words in the english language. it should rhyme with “coffin”. it isn’t “off-ten”.
person a: how off-ten do you read?
person b: apparently you read too much, since it is “often”, not “off-ten”!
person b: (writes “listen” on a piece of paper) how to you pr-nounce this word?
a: listen. it has a silent t.
b: then why do you pr-nounce it in “often”?
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