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Tell someone to pronounce the following words and he will definitely mispronounce the last word. Stepfather Stepmother Stepson Stepdaughter Stephen He/She will definitely make a false Step by pronouncing the name 'Stephen' as "Step hen' Will you send your results please?

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That was a good one...tricky... I however did not pronounce it as "Step Hen" but as "Stephen"
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Same with mac+ hine
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It is Stephen only
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B.Tech, Spoken English, EEC, MATLAB, CET Coaching Tutor with 20 years of experience

That was fun! You are right, 'Stephen' was pronounced as 'Step hen'. English is a strange language!
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M.B.A

got it.
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Soft skills Trainer cum IELTS Trainer , Competitive English Trainer

if we go ahead in a precise manner we tend to avoid it. but the error creeps as it is not etched as to what should be the outcome of that respective word or sentence.
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Sorry, Stephen (Steefen) :) This is what happens when you watch too many American sitcoms!
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*People hear the name, they don't think about the spelling. Some times call him Step Hen just for fun. *"His name was Stephen. People have read it and then pronounced it as Step hen, Steffen and his personal favorite mis-pronunciation is then Spanish sounding Estaffan. He normally introduce himself...
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*People hear the name, they don't think about the spelling. Some times call him Step Hen just for fun. *"His name was Stephen. People have read it and then pronounced it as Step hen, Steffen and his personal favorite mis-pronunciation is then Spanish sounding Estaffan. He normally introduce himself as Steve, not because he prefer it but as it's shorter." read less
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good one
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A human being is know by its name only and name is being called in wrong way then it depends on situations such as friend circle, family member etc.but in english is totally a strange language so as we all should be very careful while pronouncing a single word only.
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