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# What to do when someone corrects your pronunciation
- URL: https://linguisticdiscovery.com/posts/correcting-pronunciation/
- Published: 2025-08-02T14:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-02T16:19:26.000Z
- Description: Some strategies for educating people about linguistics
- Author: Daniel W. Hieber, Ph.D.
- Tags: Newsletter, pronunciation

As someone who talks about language on the internet and whose audience is mostly language nerds, people *love* to correct my pronunciation—but not always for good reasons! Here are some strategies I’ve discovered over the years for what to do when someone corrects your pronunciation of a word, and how you can educate them a little about linguistics while they’re at it!

Also, if you’re interested in the *Speaking American* book I mention in the video, I have a review of the book here:

[Speaking American: How y’all, youse, and you guys talkA beautiful and engaging coffee table book of 122 dialect maps showing how different regions of the U.S. say different things. A wonderful illustration of dialect diversity in the United States, this book is sure to spark great conversations. A must-have for any language lover.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c7/75/c775a216-7ca2-4c5f-96a7-f2defe0fd756/content/images/icon/languages-bordered-50.png)Linguistic DiscoveryDaniel W. Hieber, Ph.D.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c7/75/c775a216-7ca2-4c5f-96a7-f2defe0fd756/content/images/thumbnail/Speaking-American-3.jpg)](https://linguisticdiscovery.com/posts/speaking-american-2e/)

Enjoy the video!

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