all the time

OMG. Yes.

"Ennui". For years. And still, honestly.

@ufez e-new-y?

Story of my life.

^

I read the word 'awry' when I was four and was saying it wrong in my head for quite a while!

I had a hermit crab as a kid that I named hore-ee-aught-oh, after reading the name in a book about another kid who had a hermit crab by the same name. My parents shrugged it off for months, "Japanese named pet? Sure why not."

It wasn't until my brother came home from college and asked me to spell Horatio's name that everything came to light.

That feel when you are halfway through a sentence and realize the word you intended to say is one you have never spoken out loud.
Rarely do I stick that landing :(

"saig" - then I remember how "segue" is really pronounced the moment it comes out of my mouth.

Carl Jung :(

Archipelago.

solder

aficionado

(among others)

I am the epi-tome of this.

"Nietzsche". Good lord, I had read four or five of his books before that embarrassing moment.

I love this comment thread

What about "MEME"? Is it pronounced MEM, MEAM, ME ME? I hate that word. I just say "catchphrase" now and save myself the awkwardness

i say to myself me-me even though i know it's pronounced meem

for YEARS I said "horse dee overs"

Photography.

Thank god, I thought I was the only one who did this. And what @sporky said about meme.

Also this could so totally be a drawing of my school picture from 4th grade.

@sporky and @amber I prefer me-me instead of meem

@andre, hilarious! I was mispronouncing "archipelago" just last night!

Until I was about 13, "rogue" was "row goo"

Hermione from Harry Potter. I'd never heard the name before and it was "Hermy-own" for ages.

I remember reading "atmosphere" as Atomsperre as a kid.

@tonyb: I used to pronounce it "Horse Doovers". When in the presence of family, I continue to say it that way, just to make them crack up.

bourgeoisie

Melany, Bedouin and one time in front of my brother read the comic caption 'Nooooooooo!' with a double OO sound rather than the strong O

Yes! Also, English was not my parents' first language, and there were four different languages flying about the house growing up. So even when I tried saying the word "intestine" incorrectly no-one would know to correct me.

Chipotle. Also, ptosis.
I actually STILL don't know how to say archipelago...is it "arch-ee-PELL-a-go" or "arc-EH-pell-AH-go" or something else?

@qualiall Yes on bourgeoise! I knew what it meant for years, but not how to pronounce it until my college roommate corrected me!

Macabre.

congeners.

aperture

Askance. Mortifyingly revealed this in front of a large group of people.