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English as a second language learners: what words were really hard for you to pronounce?

If English wasn't your first language, maybe if you learned English later in life, were there any words that you had a really hard time learning how to pronounce? Do you think that had to do with the sounds made in your first language?

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  • Ignominious anthropomorphic pauciloquy.

    • I think many, many native speakers would struggle with those too so if you're at that level you're doing really well. Congrats!

      • The two first are pronounceable, the third not so much, for me at least ๐Ÿ˜…

        • I can pronounce it but I don't think you have too much to worry about pal....I've come across that specific word about three times in my whole life.

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