I've never been accused of not speaking proper English. Quite the contrary in fact, there were several occasions when I was teased in school for speaking too properly. So when I discovered this site that gives examples of "beastly mispronunciations" I was intrigued. Surely there weren't any words that I've been mispronouncing.

Well, according to this site, there are a few that I've been getting wrong. Balsamic for instance. I'll probably never get that right because the correct pronunciation just sounds wrong to me.

Balsamic bawl-SAM-ik. Don’t say bawl-SAHM-ik.

Despite the title of this entry, I do pronounce congratulations correctly on most occasions, but I realize when I'm lazy, I might break the "rules" a bit.

Congratulations kun-GRACH-uh-LAY-shinz, not kun-GRAJ-uh-LAY-shinz.

Finally, I take exception to the writer's claim that Porsche is pronounced porsh instead of porsh-uh. I watched a special on porsh-uhs and the German manufacturers explained exactly how they want it said. I want to get it right because I hope to own one before I die.