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Babes Be Speaking WRONG PRONUNCIATIONS All in Name of British Accent by Phonetikkks: 12:48pm On Jun 29, 2015
I mean this as no disrespect at all.

Very common in Lagos today (especially on the Island) are many conflicting accents that sound a far cry from the usual British or American we know.

Personally, I think being able to learn/speak in a foreign accent shows some level of ingenuity on the side of the speaker - that's really cool and something to admire.

But please, do some research on the chosen accent at least, work on your pronunciations. Don't be mixing American, British and Jamaican accents together, you appear like a clown when you do that but your friends won't tell you.

Simple "pineapple" you pronounce "pen eye po" // or "cucumber" you pronounce "co coom ber" is enough to make a complete ridicule of yourself. Learn proper pronunciations before you even think of faking a foreign accent!

Love you all.
Re: Babes Be Speaking WRONG PRONUNCIATIONS All in Name of British Accent by demmy0325(m): 12:48pm On Jun 29, 2015
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Re: Babes Be Speaking WRONG PRONUNCIATIONS All in Name of British Accent by Nobody: 12:57pm On Jun 29, 2015
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Re: Babes Be Speaking WRONG PRONUNCIATIONS All in Name of British Accent by Jascon4: 1:09pm On Jun 29, 2015
Not just ladies. There are a lot words we pronounce wrongly here in Nigeria both women and men alike. A little use of the dictionary or research could be a game changer.

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Re: Babes Be Speaking WRONG PRONUNCIATIONS All in Name of British Accent by Phonetikkks: 1:14pm On Jun 29, 2015
Jascon4:
Not just ladies. There are a lot words we pronounce wrongly here in Nigeria both women and men alike. A little use of the dictionary or research could be a game changer.

Yeah true. Could you give a few of such mispronounced words you know?
Re: Babes Be Speaking WRONG PRONUNCIATIONS All in Name of British Accent by Doughyeenbae(f): 1:16pm On Jun 29, 2015
Yea right
Re: Babes Be Speaking WRONG PRONUNCIATIONS All in Name of British Accent by Oahray: 1:21pm On Jun 29, 2015
For some unknown reason, I can't get past your "speaking WRONG PRONUNCIATIONS."
Re: Babes Be Speaking WRONG PRONUNCIATIONS All in Name of British Accent by Phonetikkks: 1:26pm On Jun 29, 2015
Oahray:
For some unknown reason, I can't get past your "speaking WRONG PRONUNCIATIONS."

Unknown? Only you can figure that out then.
Re: Babes Be Speaking WRONG PRONUNCIATIONS All in Name of British Accent by Jascon4: 1:51pm On Jun 29, 2015
Phonetikkks:


Yeah true. Could you give a few of such mispronounced words you know?

Words like Faith for Fate. And generally any word with the letter "th" is usually mispronounced.

Thirty for taaty.

Alert for Alat

The word Idiot correctly pronounced (ˈidēət), is erroneously pronounced idioot by Nigerians.

There are a goodly number of them, can't remember now. Will add more if and when I do.
Re: Babes Be Speaking WRONG PRONUNCIATIONS All in Name of British Accent by Jennifer89(f): 2:07pm On Jun 29, 2015
Lol. including some radio presenters. they just twist their tongue and feel they are speaking in the right diction.
Re: Babes Be Speaking WRONG PRONUNCIATIONS All in Name of British Accent by Phonetikkks: 2:47pm On Jun 29, 2015
Jennifer89:
Lol. including some radio presenters. they just twist their tongue and feel they are speaking in the right diction.

Lol funny. Just be natural and use correct pronunciations, it's that simple.
Re: Babes Be Speaking WRONG PRONUNCIATIONS All in Name of British Accent by Nobody: 4:31pm On Jun 29, 2015
Americans even have the worse pronunciations of words. Don't make any deal out of that cos there are people who just can't pronounce some letters.
Re: Babes Be Speaking WRONG PRONUNCIATIONS All in Name of British Accent by Hila12(m): 10:15pm On Jul 12, 2015
Re: Babes Be Speaking WRONG PRONUNCIATIONS All in Name of British Accent by Princessderaa(f): 12:38am On Jul 13, 2015
am guilty of the British,American ,Jamaica and Ghana accent join together so is toke makinwa and Cynthia Morgan
Re: Babes Be Speaking WRONG PRONUNCIATIONS All in Name of British Accent by Phonetikkks: 12:52am On Jul 13, 2015
Princessderaa:
am guilty of the British,American ,Jamaica and Ghana accent join together so is toke makinwa and Cynthia Morgan

Which is your mother accent though?
Re: Babes Be Speaking WRONG PRONUNCIATIONS All in Name of British Accent by Princessderaa(f): 12:55am On Jul 13, 2015
Phonetikkks:

Which is your mother accent though?
igbo and Ghana accent.lol
Re: Babes Be Speaking WRONG PRONUNCIATIONS All in Name of British Accent by Phonetikkks: 1:01am On Jul 13, 2015
Princessderaa:

igbo and Ghana accent.lol

Kinda unusual combination lol. Are you Ghanaian?
Re: Babes Be Speaking WRONG PRONUNCIATIONS All in Name of British Accent by Princessderaa(f): 1:08am On Jul 13, 2015
Phonetikkks:

Kinda unusual combination lol. Are you Ghanaian?

no.am a real naija(igbo) babe
Re: Babes Be Speaking WRONG PRONUNCIATIONS All in Name of British Accent by Phonetikkks: 1:10am On Jul 13, 2015
Princessderaa:



no.am a real naija(igbo) babe
So how come the Ghana accent na lol
Re: Babes Be Speaking WRONG PRONUNCIATIONS All in Name of British Accent by komzyb(f): 1:37am On Jul 13, 2015
Hmm.English mirror
Re: Babes Be Speaking WRONG PRONUNCIATIONS All in Name of British Accent by Godskidmidas(m): 1:37am On Jul 13, 2015
How many pronunciations person wan sabi?. Even your spelling of pronunciation is not correct







See as hin face don dey red. Calm down.
Your spelling dey correct
Re: Babes Be Speaking WRONG PRONUNCIATIONS All in Name of British Accent by Phonetikkks: 10:57pm On Jul 13, 2015

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