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The most mispronounced words of 2021 include
Dec 08, 2021 1 min, 0 secs

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Billie Eilish and Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce have something in common — broadcasters butcher their names.

- Chipotle (chih-POHT-lay): The American fast food chain became the center of a viral trend this year challenging Baby Boomers to pronounce the name.

- Dalgona (tal-goh-NAH): A Korean treat made with melted sugar and baking soda, popularized in Netflix's "Squid Game." Touma notes that some speakers seem to produce a "K" instead of the "G" in the middle syllable.

- Eilish (EYE-lish): The singer Billie Eilish, whose album "Happier Than Ever" was released this year to critical acclaim and nominated for the Grammy Awards' Album of the Year.

- Ethereum (ih-THEE-ree-um): Another cryptocurrency that skyrocketed in value this year amid the decentralized-currency boom.

- Kelce (KELs): The Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce  revealed on radio this year that his teammates and the media had been mispronouncing his name for years.

- Shein (SHEE-in): The Chinese fast fashion company at the center of the "Shein haul" trend, in which participants record themselves trying on numerous different outfits from the company.

- Yassify (YEAH-sih-fai): A popular trend in which multiple beauty filters are applied to well-known pictures or portraits for comic effect

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