Enviroment

/ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/ noun

Definition

A misspelling of 'environment'; the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives.

Etymology

This is a phonetic misspelling of the standard English word 'environment,' which comes from the French 'environner' (to surround). It reflects how people sometimes spell words the way they pronounce them.

Kelly Says

This misspelling appears so often in student writing that linguists have tracked it—it shows how English pronunciation and spelling are wildly mismatched! Your brain hears the 'n' but English drops it.

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