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The list, compiled by the U.S. Captioning Company and
commissioned by language-learning platform Babbel, is based on a
poll of captioning professionals.
They identified frequently used, topical words that newscasters
and people on television struggled to pronounce correctly this
year.
World number four Tsitsipas advanced to his first major final at
June's French Open, giving the 23-year-old Greek added exposure
and sports commentators around the world a hard time.
Tsitsipas was not the only athlete to appear on the sixth
edition of the list after Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce
revealed in a radio interview that his team mates and the media
had been mispronouncing his name for years.
The 11 other words that made the list included new COVID-19
strain Omicron and two cryptocurrencies - Dogecoin and Ethereum.
Slang term Cheugy, fast-food restaurant chain Chipotle, South
Korean treat Dalgona, singer Billie Eilish and Suez
Canal-blocking ship Ever Given also made the list.
Scottish city Glasgow, Chinese fashion company Shein and beauty
filter trend Yassify rounded it out.
"Newscasters in the U.S. have struggled with 2021's new words
and names while reporting on key sporting events, viral internet
trends and emerging celebrities," said Esteban Touma, a Babbel
Live teacher.
"As a language teacher it's always interesting to see that some
of these terms are usually new colloquialisms, or are rooted or
borrowed from another language.
"And as a non-native speaker, I must confess it's fun to see
English speakers stumbling a bit for a change."
(This refile removes extraneous quote marks in paras 7-8)
(Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles; Editing by Ken
Ferris)
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