29/04/2026
Let’s fix what many educated speakers quietly get wrong 👇
🔹 Often → /ˈɒf.ən/ (the ‘t’ is silent)
🔹 Wednesday → /ˈwenz.deɪ/
🔹 Salmon → /ˈsæm.ən/ (‘l’ is silent)
🔹 Comfortable → /ˈkʌm.f.tə.bəl/
🔹 Vegetable → /ˈvedʒ.tə.bəl/
🔹 Receipt → /rɪˈsiːt/ (‘p’ is silent)
🔹 Debt → /det/ (‘b’ is silent)
🔹 Subtle → /ˈsʌt.əl/
🔹 Genre → /ˈʒɒn.rə/
🔹 Espresso → /eˈspres.əʊ/ (not expresso)
🔹 Library → /ˈlaɪ.brər.i/
🔹 February → /ˈfeb.ru.ər.i/
🔹 Ask → /ɑːsk/ (not aks)
🔹 Pronunciation → /prəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
🔹 Schedule → /ˈʃed.juːl/
🔹 Clothes → /kləʊðz/
🔹 Almond → /ˈɑː.mənd/
🔹 Chaos → /ˈkeɪ.ɒs/
🔹 Data → /ˈdeɪ.tə/
🔹 Advertisement → /ədˈvɜː.tɪs.mənt/
🎯 Speak it well; not just spell it well!
