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)  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