Why do Americans mispronounce words?
The reason why so many words in American English end up being mispronounced, even by highly educated native speakers, is because English isn't phonetic. Letters don't have a 1-to-1 relationship with sounds.
The reason why so many words in American English end up being mispronounced, even by highly educated native speakers, is because English isn't phonetic. Letters don't have a 1-to-1 relationship with sounds.