athlete

Tired of people stereotyping you as a dummy just because you’re a jock? One way to impress them is to pronounce “athlete” properly, with just two syllables, as “ATH-leet” instead of using the common mispronunciation “ATH-uh-leet.”

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• in tact vs intact
• stood vs stayed
• any where vs anywhere
• standalone vs stand-alone
• tripple vs triple
• blindsighted vs blindsided
• phantom vs fathom
• grill vs grille
• absorbtion vs absorption
• epitomy vs epitome

Definitions

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• n  a person trained to compete in sports

News & Articles

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• 10 Athlete of the Year finalists selected
  Each of the 10 Reading Eagle Athlete of the Year award finalists will continue playing their top sport at the college level.
  June 16, 2013 - Reading Eagle
• Paralympic Athlete Completes Cross-Country Ride For A Good Cause
  A Paralympic athlete has been pushing his wheelchair across the entire country to raise money for a cause close to his heart.
  June 15, 2013 - CBS New York
• Athlete of the Week: Perry's Andrew Vincent
  Perry High School’s Andrew Vincent is The Independent’s Athlete of the Week.
  June 15, 2013 - The Massillon Independent