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How well do Kiwis get a hold on commonly mispronounced words?

July 2, 2021

Some of them are obvious, but others are pretty surprising. (Source: Other)

A British survey last month identified the top 10 mispronounced words that tend to annoy people.

Some of them are obvious, but some of them are quite surprising.

So Seven Sharp reporter Julian Lee took to the streets of Wellington central to see how well New Zealanders can get a handle on them.

To see how they got on, watch the video above.

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