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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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*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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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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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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That was a good one...tricky... I however did not pronounce it as "Step Hen" but as "Stephen"
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It is Stephen only
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English Language / Business Communication Trainer (Corporate Trainer) - Body Language and Soft skills expert.

Sorry, Stephen (Steefen) :) This is what happens when you watch too many American sitcoms!
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Same with mac+ hine
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The Experts in Learning & Development

good one
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Teacher cum Personality Developer

Hi am glad to say I did not fall into the trap! For me Stephen was Stephen!!
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