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pronunciating 

the act of pronouncing
It was pronunciating it wrong on google translate, so we added a few things to mayke it sound like the translater was thinking and the "well" was more pronounced as a sigh.
pronunciating by waynelinazn September 23, 2013
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pronunciation chickenshit 

worried whether to use what you know to be the proper pronunciation of a name and seem pretentious to some, or to use the name’s more common mispronunciation and seem a dunce to others
I’m always a pronunciation chickenshit when it comes to “Vincent van Gogh”.

professor pronunciation 

The unusual pronunciation of common words by university professors.
My history professor says "Po-land" instead of "Poland." Is it really the land of the Po?

I thought "God" rhymed with "odd" but my professor says "Gah-haw-d" as if it had three syllables.

Dude, that's professor pronunciation; get used to it.
professor pronunciation by chingaleta December 31, 2008

pronunciation nazi 

-Cousin of Grammar Nazi and Spelling Nazi
-A person who always freaks outs and corrects every word that is incorrectly pronounced by another person.
Sentence: How's your brand new iPod Touch?

Dad with an accent: How's your brand new iPad Touch?
Son: Dad, it's an iPod Touch, not an iPad touch...
Daughter: You're such a pronunciation nazi! L

Pronunciation 

How a word sounds when spoken correctly. Not a vital part of any UrbanDictionary definition.
'Tough' and 'though' are spelled similarly, but have very different pronunciations.

pronunciation 

A combination of letters that are used to create the sound of a word
An example of pronunciation is
Apparently (uh peh ruhnt lee)
Whatever (Wuht eh vr)
Typing (Tie Peeng)
PNG (Pee en jee)
pronunciation by Radin Happier July 29, 2022

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