Billie Eilish 'unlucky', among the most mispronounced words in 2021

Despite her famous status, Billie Eilish became one of the most misspelled words.

Who knows the stage name of a cult pop star, the name that has been honored many times on the charts, music stages or prestigious award ceremonies is in the top words that make many people wonder. I am confused because I don't know how to pronounce it correctly.

According to the list given by US Captioning Company - a company specializing in providing subtitles for national television stations or program production units, the last name Eilish (pronounced EYE-lish) is in the owner's real name. The hit "Bad Guy" is one of the most mispronounced words throughout 2021.

Specifically, this is the sixth year that the company has conducted a staff survey to come up with the final list. All the above process is commissioned by Babbel - a language learning platform with headquarters in Berlin (Germany) and New York (USA). The list published on Tuesday (December 7) shows that the word "Eilish" in the name of Billie Eilish has caused many difficulties for news readers as well as television station staff when trying to broadcast. negative correctly.

Esteban Touma, stand-up comedian and teacher at Babbel, said: "Many broadcasters in the US have struggled with some words or new names that only appear in 2021 when covering sports events. important sports, hot trends are spreading on the internet as well as celebrities." It can be said that this has made netizens laugh and cry. It can be said that, despite being one of the most powerful GenZ stars today, Billie Eilish always has a way to challenge the audience in an unexpected way.

Billie Eilish is an American singer and songwriter with a sweet voice and singing style that is much compared to female singer Lana Del Rey, Lorde. The main material used by Billie Eilish is Pop, Hip hop and electronic music. She makes music according to minimalism.

Songs are often short in duration, have few instruments, and use simple harmonies or electronic sounds. Billie Eilish uses a lot of silence in her songs, enhancing her voice and creating a slow, quiet rhythm.

Besides the negative topic, she also sings about very "adolescent" issues such as unrequited love or breaking up with a boyfriend. Many of Billie's compositions show that in addition to being careless, inside the girl is also full of emotions like many friends her age.

Forbes magazine once selected Billie as one of the "30 faces under 30 years old of the year" nomination list. And Eilish won the 4 most important categories at Grammy 62.

The song "Bad Guy" from the album was Eilish's first number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 and it won a Grammy in 2020 for Song of the Year; Album won Album of the Year award.

Besides Billie's name, one of the unusual words that is difficult to pronounce is Dalgona. This is a traditional sugar candy often found on the streets of Korea. Dalgona is a very interesting game to see who can eat candy into a predetermined shape, loved by Korean children and adults. It quickly became famous since the "Squid Game" series.

Meanwhile, Omicron (the most heavily mutated version of corona virus found to date) topped the list of most mispronounced words in 2021. Omicron, after the Greek letter O, if the correct reading would be "OH-mee-kraan" (European) or "AH-muh-kraan" (A-muk-ran), depending on whether it is pronounced in British English or American English. Many viewers also misread the singer Eilish's name, which is exactly the same as "EYE-lish" (Ailis).

Other commonly mispronounced words, names, and place names include Stefanos Tsitsipas (Stiphunot Tsitsipat), world No. 4 tennis player, Cheugy (Chu-gi) - slang used to refer to an old-fashioned person or thing, Ever Given, a ship that ran aground on the Suez Canal, which is often mispronounced as "Evergreen" (Evergrin), ship owner.

Last year, the most commonly mispronounced words and names included leading infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci and US Vice President Kamala Harris. fibrous).

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