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Naming & Sound
Entry #0562
The reason a name is tested against mispronunciation
A name is spoken more often than it is read. Each mispronunciation creates a variant that competes with the original, and some variants win.
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#0562
A name’s real form is its most common mispronunciation. Testing for mispronunciation is testing which version will actually circulate.