Broken English - Five words we easily mispronounce or misuse

Words can't come back once they leave through our mouths. It's impossible. They have the ability to inspire or demotivate, strengthen or weaken, breathe life or drain life out of a person. For this reason, it would only be fair to show a little bit of respect in our dealings with words by using and pronouncing them the correct way. I found some words/expressions that have fallen victim of our unending disregard of their worth.

welcome v/s welcomed

Let it be known today that we don't say 'You are welcomed' but 'You are welcome'. The word 'welcome' is an adjective without the suffix -ed. The moment it reads 'welcomed' it's a verb.

Adjective:

You are welcome.

 

Verb:

We welcomed the guests into the house.

decision 

Most people put a 'z' sound immediately after the 'de...' to make it sound 'diZHishon'

/dɪˈsɪʒn/ is the correct pronunciation. 

advise/advice

This is a big one usually in writing. People put advise in the place of advice for the simple reason that they cannot tell which between the two is the verb or the noun. Just know that the one with an 'S' is a verb and you're good to go.

Tudor

Sorry guys, I know /chuda/ has been with us for a long time. We've grown up hearing people call it that way but the dictionaries differ.

Correct pronunciation is /too-der/ or /tyoo-der/ 

Catwalk

This is a really big one. I feel like fainting each time I hear someone use this word as a verb. We don't 'catwalk' we simply walk on the catwalk/runway. 

That's all for today.