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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by MayorMgbedike(m): 8:01pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
Majority of your pronunciation failed. I suggest you apply for (RP) pronunciation course. 1 Like 1 Share
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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by jmaxjohn(m): 8:03pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
You're wrong with data. It's got 2 pronunciation and the 2nd is what most Nigerians use. You should be talking of words like basic, Messiah, verbatim, education, pressure DKOKO3: |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by jmaxjohn(m): 8:04pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
wristbangle:He typed rubbish there. Don't believe everything you read without confirmation |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by gloriadadiva(f): 8:05pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
Thank you for the correct ones but next time don't come and go and be telling us to say AS oh,before somebori will now ask me yansh nko. I fitn't explain ooo 1 Like |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by Kobicove(m): 8:05pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
Please also tell Nigerians that you do not start a sentence with "Am", the proper thing is "I'm" or "I am"! |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by jmaxjohn(m): 8:08pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
NwaAmaikpe: Simple. LAR-BIA MAI-NOR-RA SCROW-TM |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by tunatrezy(m): 8:08pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
/Gay-luh/ kor gallon ni 1 Like |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by SammyJac(m): 8:09pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by Nobody: 8:10pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
As usual nairaland mods putting rubbish on the front page! Can't say I'm surprised. 90% of topics on the front page are rubbish |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by PeaceGord: 8:11pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
newyorks: Even one and two |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by maldino: 8:12pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
Don't understand ur no 2,4 5 and some other numbers.. Pls do ur research very well |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by oblaak(m): 8:14pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
Monalisa185:Let us talk about the good things of life |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by Abbey2sam(m): 8:15pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
vargasvictory: thanks a lot, though I already know most of them but it's still educative...... kindly share more |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by Lawalemi(m): 8:15pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
What of Bath? |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by galaciousbabe(f): 8:17pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
Lawalemi:Pronounced as [Baff] 1 Like |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by yoddy(m): 8:20pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
vargasvictory: All of una go dey wan speak English pass the English man. Go to the link below to check for the pronunciation of ask and listen to it also. The k sounds isn't omitted. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by MamaOO: 8:21pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
ayindejimmy: Below is my original post that you quoted. Look really well at the bolded part where I pointed out that he got the Ask word wrong. Thank you. Nope. He's right on almost all of them except maybe the Gala and the Ask words. Maybe that's the American pronunciation but that's exactly how it's pronounced here... especially marijuana and meme |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by Nobody: 8:23pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
Hmmmmm |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by Preye1599(m): 8:25pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
Only the people that made the gala that can tell me how to pronounce it |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by MetaPhysical: 8:26pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
OP, American pronounciation is not the standard english usage across the globe. Your lessons is adequate for US but inadequate for the globe. |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by armyofone(m): 8:26pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
What about paper and pay pal ? Justdare: |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by Monalisa185(f): 8:27pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
oblaak: good things of life like what? |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by amakabel: 8:30pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
op abeg na which main wahala be this na? inside this recession u want me to be biting my tongue. |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by potent5(m): 8:31pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
BABANGBALI:Nice is the opposite of Bad. So if something is not bad it must be nice. Since the post is not bad, it must be nice. You must be following me about to know say I be follow follow. |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by joisfeko: 8:31pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
vargasvictory:na igbo wey u smoke de worry you, so if see gala for holdup I go callam that nonsense, go sitdown oga. |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by Nobody: 8:32pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
Monalisa185:sharrrrraaaap and learn. Olodo |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by NifemiOlu(m): 8:33pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
Dear OP, kindly use this Cambridge dictionary to enhance your article. Thanks. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/ask |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by Nobody: 8:35pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
nattyjay:And assume! |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by 0ntruth: 8:37pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
Debt ........ Det if they want us to call is Det why putting the B in the first place ? Abeg this over sabi don too much na. |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by TrapHedges(m): 8:38pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
When be OP burial dem done kill am |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by MzJin(f): 8:38pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
vargasvictory: Oga you for add d audio version....cos even as u ryt we no still fit pronounce am |
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by thunderbabs: 8:40pm On Jun 14, 2017 |
From Gala down, na bad rubbish.....and we on the street will continue to pronounce gala as |Gah:la| u get, op |
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