A few tough ones this year
Image via PixabayIf you love shopping on Shein but you're never quite sure how to say it out loud, don't worry you're definitely not alone.
Is it 'Sheen'? 'Shine'? who knows?
Well, as it happens, language learning app Babble knows and it's actually - 'Shee-in'.
It's one of number words Babble identified as being commonly mispronounced and so here they are to set the record straight.
(Source: @eurovision/Instagram)Eurovision winners Måneskin of Italy caused a stir after a video appeared of them during the competition that showed one of the band members acting a little 'suspiciously'.
The record was soon set straight by the band, but people still struggled with the pronunciation of their name.
'MOH-ne-skin' is correct, and it's the Danish word for moon.
Image via Pixabay2021 is the year when a fascination with cryptocurrency took off.
Everyone knows how to say Bitcoin, but Ethereum (ih-THEE-ree-um) and Dogecoin (DOHJ-coin) proved tricky in conversations.
Other honourable mentions include :
Yassify [YEAH-sih-fai]
A popular trend whereby multiple beauty filters are applied to well-known pictures or portraits for comic effect.
Dalgona [tal-goh-NAH]
A Korean treat made with melted sugar and baking soda, popularized following the September release of Netflix’s Squid Game.
Stefanos Tsitsipas [STEH-fuh-nohs TSEE-tsee-pas]
Currently ranked as the fourth-best tennis player in the world, the Greek athlete rose to international prominence when he lost against Novak Djokovic in the final of the French Open on June 13.
Meanwhile, there are plenty of us out here still struggling with the word 'specific'!
