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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mischievous - I pronounced wrong for years until someone pointed it out. I have since heard several famous people like Julia Roberts pronounce it wrong as well...made me feel a little better.[/quote]

No there are multiple, acceptable, explanations.

Mis-CHIV-is

And Mis-CHEEV-EEE-us[/quote]
I do not think you are correct re the second pronunciation. “Vous” just doesn’t have a long “e” sound.[/quote]

From Webster, 
Mischievous vs. Mischievious: Usage Guide
[quote]A pronunciation \mis-ˈchē-vē-əs\ and a consequent spelling mischievious are of long standing: evidence for the spelling goes back to the 16th century. Our pronunciation files contain modern attestations ranging from dialect speakers to Herbert Hoover. But both the pronunciation and the spelling are still considered nonstandard.[/quote]

Sometimes alt spellings and pronunciations do make it into the acceptable use just from sheer popular force. That's how languages evolve. But Webster is not ceding on this one. Yet. [/quote]

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