Very Easy...is not up to thing that we remove cutlass to!...just watch American movies...especially blacks gangsters movies...it will help

YoungDaNaval:
I once had similar problem in terms of pronounciation too. Mine was W for R. For example, I do pronounce "Rat" as "Wat", "Rest" as "West", "Read" as "rWed". But not anymore. All to frndz sha. Dem rude die. Omo dem yab sote nobi person tell me to change by force!

See as I dey laugh inside bus..

asuustrike2009:

Not even British movies? Theirs is best in the world not America that uses slangs like " am gonna" instead of " am going"

who says the British don't interchange 'gonna' for 'going' as well?

Oyind17:

See as I dey laugh inside bus..

lol wetin dey make u laugh na? Na correct phonee ah dey speak now oh

YoungDaNaval:
lol wetin dey make u laugh na? Na correct phonee ah dey speak now oh

Don't mind me jare, Lol.

Mogidi:


There's hope bro, Buhari can hardly string two sentences together yet he is the president of Nigeria because of Kwarruption.

Lwkmd

bossto:
I have an accent that has been discouraging me to the extent that i'm too shy to speak in the public.

For instance,"light and night" sound alike to me, I mean i can't differentiate them perfectly, but whenever I converse with my friends or put those aforementioned words in sentences, they (my friends) do not correct me...But I always doubt if I had pronounced them correctly.

Other words I have problem in differentiating are: snap/slap, lame/name. Though no one has corrected me on these.

So the main issue here is "IS THERE MUCH DIFFERENCE IN THEIR SOUNDS?
Pls be honest!!

you need serious beating

arixsto2:
nait and lait abi
let your flat top of your tongue torch the back of your front tooth and drop it backward a bit- to pronounce - Night.



as for Light.
let the back of your tip tongue torch the back of your tooth and drop release your tongue backwsrd .


am not an expert. I hope it help sha.

Lmao Oga diz 1 go hard oh!

kossyablaze:
lol.... Nigerians! Always answer questions with questions.

Martial no score today oo

SmartMugu:
If "night", and "light" mean the same thing to you, I'm sure many other words would be. I'd say ure probably better off talking in the dialect you're comfortable with. After all, it's all about communication.

Gbam! Buhari is a example

ernesty20:
Are u from the north?



Second to comment!!!

You mean its fifle prom north dat sounds that way?

work on your accent, with practice you overcome & don't be in a hurry, it won't change over nite

bossto:
I have an accent that has been discouraging me to the extent that i'm too shy to speak in the public.

For instance,"light and night" sound alike to me, I mean i can't differentiate them perfectly, but whenever I converse with my friends or put those aforementioned words in sentences, they (my friends) do not correct me...But I always doubt if I had pronounced them correctly.

Other words I have problem in differentiating are: snap/slap, lame/name. Though no one has corrected me on these.

So the main issue here is "IS THERE MUCH DIFFERENCE IN THEIR SOUNDS?
Pls be honest!!

Now let me lecture you ..everybody in this world speak accented English ..that is why when an English man speaks you will know when an American man spekas you will know when a Jamaican speaks you will know when an Igbo man speaks you will know when a Yoruba man speaks you will know when an Aussie speaks you will know even when a French man spekas English like arsene Wenger you will also know

Don't worry about accent just learn pronunciation that's all


Accent doesn't put food on our table what put foods is intellects ask dangote

So relax

YoungDaNaval:
Lmao Oga diz 1 go hard oh!

Is the OP from Nigeria if yes which tribe from there we can ascertain his accent

Niyeal:
Not only u Op. I hav similar problem, any word ending wit -TION such as education, information, correction etc become difcot for me to pronunce because d tion wil sound like son sun etc. And am a teacher who use d words frequently. People do laf at me but i dont really care.

Are you from Ibadan?

As a teacher who teaches Phonics ( the sound of alphabet letters) .I will advise you to go back and which sound does each alphabet make

You have this pnobrem and you are here on lairanand instead of you to be watching American, LOL, I am 90.9% sure you are an igbo guy

ON A SERIOUS NOTE
I used to have the problem with "h" instead of head I would say "ed" and vice versa but where I schooled you don't get to do anything odd without people bashing you so I learnt the hard way...... Look on the bright side though at least your problem is with pronunciation, not grammar

spartoo:

Martial no score today oo

I Don cry tire... My 10k Don go

ernesty20:
Are u from the north?

He's from Benue state, idoma to be precise.

rotexteymie:
Ok there's much difference
I don't think you have a problem here since you've been able to identify them


You should spend more time trying to pronounce those letters eg...N and L
From there proceed to words that begins with them....then start using them in sentences

i recommend this for you.

bossto:
I have an accent that has been discouraging me to the extent that i'm too shy to speak in the public.

For instance,"light and night" sound alike to me, I mean i can't differentiate them perfectly, but whenever I converse with my friends or put those aforementioned words in sentences, they (my friends) do not correct me...But I always doubt if I had pronounced them correctly.

Other words I have problem in differentiating are: snap/slap, lame/name. Though no one has corrected me on these.

So the main issue here is "IS THERE MUCH DIFFERENCE IN THEIR SOUNDS?
Pls be honest!!

Doh, you must be an Urhobo.

Try to practise pronouncing them correctly, with time you'll get used to them.

every morning use hot water 100decree census ,drink half and wash ur mouth with d remaining half,,tank me later.I am a victim of dis same so I knw wat I mean.

OrlandoOwoh:
I doubt you're telling the truth. How come you're able to know you mistake one word for another when you claim your friends don't draw your attention to the mistakes? Those whom I know that have that problem don't notice it. To them, they're saying the right thing but found themselves in such a situation because of their ethnic group. For example some Hause people mistake "p" for "b" vice vice versa. For some Yoruba, they mistake "f" for "v" vice versa. For some Igbo, they mistake "l" for "r" vice versa. These people hardly anything wrong in their speeches, if at all they notice it.

What I find annoying about your post is the fact that you either knowingly or mistakenly used the word some in the case of Yorubas and Igbos but omitted same in the case of Hausas.

I guess u re frm benue state......just like one guy I met in kano,his name nah odah,benue guy......

same problem too, but u need to read novels.. the more read, the more u become secure with your English... you will speak without been shy in public... Trust me, its works for me..

bossto:
I have an accent that has been discouraging me to the extent that i'm too shy to speak in the public.

For instance,"light and night" sound alike to me, I mean i can't differentiate them perfectly, but whenever I converse with my friends or put those aforementioned words in sentences, they (my friends) do not correct me...But I always doubt if I had pronounced them correctly.

Other words I have problem in differentiating are: snap/slap, lame/name. Though no one has corrected me on these.

So the main issue here is "IS THERE MUCH DIFFERENCE IN THEIR SOUNDS?
Pls be honest!!

Are you from Anambra

Me too. But sometimes the Americans' is filled up with too many slangs.

Akosxxx:

personally i like the way the americans speak their english. mmuah!. british s gud too especially their little kids accent

I have a similar problem bt mine is L & R
Lyk Please wil sounds like Prease while Light sounds like Night

Buy a diction disc used by nursery school teachers and pupils.

WorldGreatest1:
Yes.
















Yes! Yes!! Yes!!!




I made it.








Guess what?




FTC!!!
**walks into stage**
I want to use this medium to say congratulations to myself and a big thank you to all who made this seemingly insurmountable feat surmountable. Many thanks to my pastor who prayed earnestly for me to achieve this and to my parents and sibilings who stood by me despite the trying times. Much love to my fiancée and the NL family for your support and to MTN kudos!!!
**walks off the stage**

Is that all you can contribute??

bossto:
I have an accent that has been discouraging me to the extent that i'm too shy to speak in the public.

For instance,"light and night" sound alike to me, I mean i can't differentiate them perfectly, but whenever I converse with my friends or put those aforementioned words in sentences, they (my friends) do not correct me...But I always doubt if I had pronounced them correctly.

Other words I have problem in differentiating are: snap/slap, lame/name. Though no one has corrected me on these.

So the main issue here is "IS THERE MUCH DIFFERENCE IN THEIR SOUNDS?
Pls be honest!!

What I observe from your issue above is that your self esteem is low so start reading motivational books and I bet you, You will come back and thank me....Start with this book `There is a place called tommorrow by HABU DAWAKI``

Niyeal:
Not only u Op. I hav similar problem, any word ending wit -TION such as education, information, correction etc become difcot for me to pronunce because d tion wil sound like son sun etc. And am a teacher who use d words frequently. People do laf at me but i dont really care.

You should care. As a teacher, you should be very much interested in unlearning and relearning.
You can work on it....