So you're talking away (and doing quite a fine job of it, if you do say so yourself), and all of a sudden, you realize that you're not so sure about the next word you're about to utter. It must be the right word, mustn't it? But even if it is, how should you pronounce it? You've only ever seen it in print. And on the other side of the conversation, the person you're hanging out with just totally mispronounced a word you know. Should you correct him/her or let it go? Not sure how to handle that? Well, good news. You're not alone, and this article about the phenomenon is accompanied by a challenging yet gratifying (is that the right word?) vocabulary quiz:
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/the_good_word/2014/04/bubble_vocabulary_the_best_way_to_expand_your_vocabulary_is_to_use_the_words.html
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