budiliscious:


The major difference between Queens English and RP is that RP focuses exclusively on standard pronunciation while Queens English is also concerned with aspects such as grammar, vocabulary and style.

Well articulated. Nice!

Elision is better used in spoken English than in writing.

Correct.

But then, the convenient way to show (demonstrate) elision on nairaland is through "writing". Uploading a voice note for every word in context would be exhausting, and would defeat the object (cause people most likely won't download them).

I did learn something from you!

Phonetikkks:
Hi family! Hope you having a great weekend? Here are common mispronunciations you must avoid if you wish to speak correct - Queens - English:

Subtle ------ sor tool (not "sub tool" )
Lettuce ----- leh tis (not "leh tooce" )
As ----- az (not "ass" )
is ------ iz (not "iss" )
Asthma ------ az ma (not "ash ma" )
Bass ------ bayze (not "baaz" )
Comb ------ coam (not "coamb" )
Tomb ------ toom (not "toomb" )
Womb ------ woom (not "woomb" )
Phoenix --' fee nicks (not "foe nicks" )

Because ----- be coz (not "be cos" )
Cause ------- coz (not "cos" )
Cosmetics ------- cauz metics (not "cos metics" )
Software ------ sof weh (not "soft weh" )
Suite ------ sweet (not "syute/soot" )
Greenwich meridian ------ gree nitch (not "green witch" )
Fuel ------- fewl (not "foo-well" )
Uterus ------- you tross (not "you teh ross" )
Heir ------ air (not "hair" )
Her ------ hair (not "haa" )
His ------ hiz

Breakfast ----- brek fast (not "brake fast" )
Fork ------ Bleep (not "fek" )
Facade ------ fa saad (not "fah cay-d" )
Athlete ------- aarth leet (not "at let" )
Genre ------ sjawn ruh (not "john" )
Cache ----- cash (not "caa shay" )
Sachet ----- saa shay (not "saa chet" )
Sir ------ seh (not " saa" )
Thumb ----- thorm (not "thormb" )

Mount Everest ----- eve rest (not "ever rest" )
Historical ------ hiz tor ree cole (his toh ree cahl" )
Limbs ----- lims
Soften ------ sor fin (not "sof tin" )
Pizza ------ pit zaa (not "pee zaa" )
Entrepreneur ------ on tri pre nor
Mars ------ mahz (not "mas" )
Marijuana ------ muh ree wa na
Fiance ------- fee-yonce (not "fee-yance" )

Jewellery ----- jewl ri (not "joo weh ree" )
Draught ------- draft (not "drawt" )
Channel ------- cha nool (not "cha nell" )
Desperate ----- des prayt (not "des pi rayt" )
Numb ------ nom (not "nomb" )
Oil ---- ooo-eel (not "aw yeah" )
Refer ----- ree fur (not "ree fair" )
Pepper ----- pair pa (not "pair pair" )
Obese ----- oh-beez (not "oh-bace" )

Cucumber ----- cue come ba (not "coh coom ba" )
obituary ----- oh-bi choo ri (not "oh-bi chwa ri" )
Lieutenant - lef ti nont (not "lew teh nant" )
Enroute ------ on root (not "ehn root" )
Camera ------ cam raa (not "cah meh ra" )

Power ----- paa wa (not "paaa" )
Bald ------ bawled (not "baarled" )
Surrogate ---' saw roh gayt (not "sue roh gayt" )
Modern ----- more den (not "moe den" )
Morals ----- more rolls (not "moe rahls" )
Continuous ----- con ti new wus (not "con ti noss" )
Ambiguous ------- am bi gew wus (not "am bi goss" )

Feel free to add yours!

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avicky:


In free variations, we can have two pronunciations uk and us.
Lieutenant is leftenant in us and lewtenant in uk. Both of them are correct. You must be consistent in which ever one you are using.

I want to add to the above list.
Drawer.... Is draw.
Expected.... Expectid.
Exam... igzaem or iksaem

keppyy:
Amazing post!!!


Please keep it up...


I'm learning soOooooO muchhh..

Phonetikkks:


Nice and impressive contribution!

However, the pronunciation "leftenant" is actually British. But in recent times, we hear popular American pronunciations accepted in British phonetics. Americans say "lootenant".

In addition,

Vowel ---- vowl
Jewel --- jewl
Counselling ---- cowns lin (not "cown seh lin" )

Cheers.