English words can be really confusing sometimes. In these how-to-pronounce episodes published on Fridays, I’ll help you with the pronunciation of confusing words.

This week we’re going to talk about how to pronounce 10 of the most commonly mispronounced TV shows. Each one of them has a particular combination of sounds that makes it challenging to pronounce.

Here’s a loose transcription of the names as explained in the episode: 

1. Stranger Things:  strein-dj’r thingz [IPA: ˈstreɪnʤər ˈθɪŋz]
2. The Handmaid’s Tale: thuh-hand-meidz teil [IPA: ðə ˈhɛəndˌmeɪdz ˈteɪɫ]
3. Pretty Little Liars: pri-dee li-d’l lai-y’rz  [IPA: ˈprɪt̬i ˈlɪt̬əɫ ˈlaɪərz]
4. Big Little Lies: big li-d’l laiz  [IPA: ˈbɪg ˈlɪt̬əɫ laɪz]
5. Black Mirror: blak mir’r  [IPA: blæk ˈmɪrər]
6. Game of Thrones: gei-m’v thrownz  [IPA: ˈgeɪm əv ˈθroʊnz]
7. Orange is the New Black: o-r’nj’z thuh nuw blak [IPA: ˈɔrənʤ əz ðə nuː ˈblæk]
8. Westworld: WES(t)-w’rld  [IPA: ˈwɛst̚ˌwɜrɫd]
9. Queer as Folk: kwir-az-fowk [IPA: ˈkwɪr æz ˈfoʊk]
10. The Bachelor & Bachelorette: th’ bachl’r [IPA: ˈbætʃlər] / bach-luh-ret [IPA: ˌbætʃləˈrɛt]

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