Oolite

If the Oxford English Dictionary is to be believed, this word is frequently mispronounced, even by many professionals.


Don’t say ‘oo-lite’ as others might,
For ‘oh-uh-lite’ is really right.
Who says? Not me, the OED;
And who are we to disagree?

[Image: University of Southampton]
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