If you are a writer, pronouncing words incorrectly can actually cost you a job. If you are speaking with an editor on the phone and flub a word, don’t think they won’t notice. It can literally pay to get things right.

Here is a list of the top 100 most often mispronounced words in English. Hopefully, you will laugh at some of these, but there are many that are helpful reminders as well. Take a minute and browse the list.