Cheugy, omicron and Billie Eilish among 2021's most mispronounced words

"Cheugy" is apparently a lot to chew on. Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Billie Eilish and American football team Philadelphia Eagles centre Jason Kelce have something in commonAll four made it onto this year's list of most mispronounced words as compiled by the US Captioning Company, which captions and subtitles real-time events on TV and in courtrooms.

"Newscasters in the US have struggled with 2021's new words and names while reporting on key sporting events, viral internet trends and emerging celebrities," said Esteban Touma, a standup comedian and teacher for Babbel Live. — Eilish : The singer Billie Eilish, whose album Happier Than Ever was released this year to critical acclaim and nominated for the Grammy Awards' Album of the Year.

— Dogecoin : A divisive cryptocurrency that began somewhat ironically before being popularised by Elon Musk, causing its value to dramatically increase. — Ever Given : The name of the ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March, costing billions of dollars in lost trade. Many newscasters mistook the name of the ship as"Evergreen", the name of the company that owns the vessel, which was printed on its hull.

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