EVERYBODY (almost) HAS IT WRONG

 

Everybody(almost) has it wrong There are hundreds of words we pronounce incorrectly in Davening, learning, etc. a few examples:    דור הפלגה It is not Dor Haflogah but Dor Hapalegah  Haflagah = distance . וסת הפלגה, The time (distance) between the 1st and 2nd וסת A boat leaving shore (distancing) מפליג בספינה Hapalegah = dividing, breaking up, halving  פכים קטנים- small jugs (plural) The correct pronunciation is Pakim (with a kaf) not Pachim (with a chaf) unlike פחים with a ח (Ches) (cans - tin) מסכת יומא There is no such word as Yooma. The correct pronunciation is Yoma.  משנה ברורה The correct pronunciation is Mishna Verurah and not Berurah the same as שפה ברורה is  not pronounced Berurah but Verurah. אלו-ה  Many people pronounce it incorrectly.In נשמת,ELOHA Kol Beriyos, in הלל,Milifnei ELOHA Yaakov or. in על חטא, ELOHA Selichos The correct pronunciation is ELOAH ( last syllable Ah not Ha ) Harav Hagaon R. Moishe Feinstein zt"l* defends  the masses who mispronounce words in קריאת שמע. R. Moishe claims that a corrupt language that is spoken by many turns into a language of its own. It's not לשון הקדש but תפילה וקריאת שמע may be done in any language. (There are other Poskim who are not as lenient) אג"מ ח"ה:ד