Kamala Harris, Chappell Roan and other mispronounced words of 2024


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According to the list, the singer's name is pronounced CHAP-uhl ROHN, not SHA-pel ROW-an. Photo: Chappell Roan/Instagram

US vice president Kamala Harris and breakout pop star Chappell Roan were among the year's most talked-about people. Their names were also among the most mispronounced.

On Wednesday, the language-learning company Babbel and closed-captioning company The Captioning Group released a list of the words that news anchors, politicians and other public figures in the United States struggled with the most in 2024. The list also provides a retrospective of the year’s most discussed topics and people, from pop culture to politics.

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