Omicron, Tsitsipas, Dogecoin and Shein Among 2021's Trickiest Words

Well, this is going to be a mouthful.

  • The U.S. Captioning Company, which produces subtitles for live TV, surveyed its members to come up with the list of the most mispronounced words this year.
  • Here are the one's TV anchors and broadcasters got wrong the most.
  • Dalgona (tal-goh-NAH): A Korean treat made with melted sugar and baking soda, from the hit show Squid Game
  • Dogecoin (DOHJ-coin): Despite having an image of a dog as its logo, the cryptocurrency's name isn't so straightforward
  • Shein (SHEE-in): A popular "fast fashion" company
  • Stefanos Tsitsipas (STEH-fuh-nohs TSEE-tsee-pas): Greek tennis player, ranked fourth in the world
  • Omicron (AH-muh-kraan): A new variant of COVID-19 
  • Glasgow (GLAHZ-go): Yes, as in the city
  • Is there another word you can think of that you hear people mispronounce all the time that drives you nuts?

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