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SZA to Cillian Murphy: Most mispronounced words of 2023

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Popocatépetl

Pronouncing the volcano's name which means Smoking Hill in Nahuatl and may be difficult for people unfamiliar with the language. It is pronounced as Poh-poh-kah-teh-peh-til.

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Enceladus

Saturn's sixth moon was discovered with a gigantic plume of water spurting from. The discovery implied that the planet could potentially support life. Pronounced: En-seh-luh-duhs.

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SZA

SZA is the stage name of Solána Imani Rowe, a singer-songwriter who has had quite a year. Siz-uh is the correct pronunciation. 

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Kīlauea

Klauea, the second volcano to make the list, was calm for three months until it exploded spectacularly in June. Pronounced: kil-uh-way-uh.

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Cillian Murphy

The most talked about film 'Oppenheimer' had the lead played by Cillian Murphy. His name is often wrongly pronounced. It is right pronunciation is Kil-ee-uhn. 

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Wambsgans

The much-anticipated series finale of 'Succession' was based on Tom Wambsgans'. To assist in reinforcing the pronunciation, Woms-gans is pronounced as "women-gans."

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