"Specifically" and "probably" are the most irritating mispronounced words.
A new survey of 2,000 people found 35 per cent said "pacifically" used instead of "specifically" was the most annoying mistake.
A quarter felt "expresso" instead of "espresso" was a major bugbear, while 19 per cent of people surveyed were irritated by "art-ick" being said rather than "arctic".
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