Leave your pizza burning: 10 famously misheard song lyrics

Help yourself to a spoonful of knowledge with our latest article! [Dictionary Scoop]( Handpicked from our Blog for you• Sep 22, 2024 [SING IT WRONG]( [Leave your pizza burning: 10 famously misheard song lyrics]( 5 min. [Have you ever realized that you’ve been belting out the wrong lyrics to a song for years? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. There’s even a term for phrases we mishear and apply new meanings to: mondegreens. Some misheard lyrics become so widespread that they leave multiple listeners convinced the words they hear are correct. Let’s dive into ten of the most famously misheard lyrics that have made us all hit pause and rewind.]( [Read full article]( Untangle the fun Play Crosswords in Dictionary Scoop! [Play Crossword now]( Looking for an extra scoop of literary fun? Learn more with our Word of the day abide /əˈbaɪd/ [Play & Learn]( Craving for more interesting reads? Here's something you might like THE WEIRD AND THE WONDERFUL   [Do You Know What These 10 Weird Expressions Mean?](     [Language is complex and rich, but we often use it without even thinking about where our words and expressions come from. For example, have you ever thought about the origins of the idiom "upset the apple cart"? And what about "hit the hay"? Idiomatic expressions can be quite daunting, and we’ve gathered 10 of them to explore their meanings and origins. Continue reading if you want to find out, too!](   [Learn more[Arrow]]( CULTURAL INFLUENCES   [Konichiwa! Discover Ten English Words With Surprising Japanese Origins!](     [Japan, the "Land of the Rising Sun", is definitively a faraway land. While the past few decades have seen a surge in the integration between our two cultures, few languages seem to be as distant and at odds with English as Japanese is: After all, they have completely different writing systems, pronunciations, and sentence structures.](   [And yet, you might be surprised to learn how many words we use daily, come directly from the Japanese language. We have compiled ten of our favorite words ranging from logical loan words to surprising ones. Enjoy!](   [Learn more[Arrow]](   [Dictionary Scoop] [Preferences]( [Unsubscribe]( © 2024, Dictionary Scoop. All rights reserved.