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Hey guys!

Umm.

Look at this word.

Yeah,

it means an officer of high rank

in the army or air force.

But how do you pronounce it?

Colonel?

Nope!

You’re not gonna believe it

but it’s pronounced

colonel

It has an R sound

but no letter R!

Crazy right?

Colonel

Yeah, English gets weird sometimes,

because it’s not a phonetic language.

The letters do not correspond

one-to-one with the sounds.

So we can see a word

and guess the pronunciation,

and maybe be wrong.

Now we’re gonna check a few other words

that even Americans mispronounce sometimes!

You ready?

Let’s go!

Wow!

Too many vowels!

But it’s pronounced just like the letter Q!

queue

It means a line of people,

cars, etc.

waiting for something or to do something.

No running and no queue jumping!

queue-jumping

Queue-jumping, means

trying to get to the front of a queue

or a waiting list unfairly.

That’s not nice!

Vague

and

Vogue

Don’t mind the U and E

at the end of these words,

they’re not pronounced.

Something that is vague is not clear,

not clearly defined,

stated or explained.

And if something is vogue,

then it’s popular or fashionable.

It’s also the name of a famous fashion magazine.

but it all seems so vague.

vague

But I accidentally read something else

What?

Vogue

Schedule

C and H make a “k” sound.

schedule.

But this is the American pronunciation.

The British pronunciation is:

schedule

Right on schedule.

schedule

And the last one:

Triathlon

It has only three syllables.

But some people add an extra syllable

after th

and say

tri.ath.uh.lon

which is not correct.

A triathlon is a sporting event

in which people compete in three different sports,

usually swimming,

cycling and running.

There is a triathlon tomorrow.

triathlon

What is the toughest word for you to pronounce?

Tell me in the comments

and I’ll see you in next video.

Bye!