Am I Normal?thoughts
I've been mispronouncing words for years because I learned them by reading, not hearing them
This is called a 'print-to-sound' mispronunciation. When you encounter a new word in reading before hearing it, you generate a phonetic guess from spelling rules — which in English are notoriously inconsistent. Common examples: 'epitome' (eh-PIT-oh-me), 'quinoa', 'hyperbole', 'niche'.
Have you ever done this?
Be honest — have you ever done this?
Related fact
English has 44 distinct sounds but only 26 letters, creating an enormous gap between spelling and pronunciation that catches most readers off guard.