10 words and phrases people say incorrectly

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From an British POV Americans get the following wrong:
EYE-raq (eh-rack)
EYE-ran (eh-ran)
Moss-Cow (mossco)
Nigh-kee (It REALLLY should be pronounced like the Godnes: Nee-keh, or just Nigh-k)
Add-Dee-Us (Ah-dedas, quickly as one word)
Nitch (Knee-sh)

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From an British POV Americans get the following wrong:
EYE-raq (eh-rack)
EYE-ran (eh-ran)
Moss-Cow (mossco)
Nigh-kee (It REALLLY should be pronounced like the Godnes: Nee-keh, or just Nigh-k)
Add-Dee-Us (Ah-dedas, quickly as one word)
Nitch (Knee-sh)
Maaaaan their pronunciations grind my gears:hhh:
 

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From an British POV Americans get the following wrong:
EYE-raq (eh-rack)
EYE-ran (eh-ran)
Moss-Cow (mossco)
Nigh-kee (It REALLLY should be pronounced like the Godnes: Nee-keh, or just Nigh-k)
Add-Dee-Us (Ah-dedas, quickly as one word)
Nitch (Knee-sh)

"Eye-raq", "Eye-talian" and "A-Rab" kill me :russ:
Those first two make it seem like they're Steve Jobs brain children
 

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I'll talk how I want to talk. If I want to be ignorant, thats my perogative. :pacspit:
 
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