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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.

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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:
The following words too are mispronounced.

Data

Sachet

Courtesy

Knowledge

Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by jmaxjohn(m): 8:04pm On Jun 14, 2017
wristbangle:


Imagine in lagos traffic, you say "GAY LUH" man, I want to buy "GAY luh". People will be like "Are u a gay?

Gay luh ko, Good lord ni! Gala whether snacks, entertainment/event night, etc is pronounced "Gala"
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

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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:
shocked

Somebody should help me pronounce the words below...

Labia minora and Scrotum

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

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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by SammyJac(m): 8:09pm On Jun 14, 2017
tongue
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:
bro i diagree with nos. 4,5,6,7,8n9.

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:
reason I always speak Igbo jare, I cannot come and go and bite my tongue tongue


Inukwa akuko?
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:
The truth is learning never stops, here are 9 words you might have been pronouncing incorrectly


1. MACHETE

Since Agriculture is heavily practised, you would have heard about the Machete. Actually the correct pronunciation is /Ma-She-Te/


2. ASK

It's a word widely used for answers to questions and it's often said inappropriately. The correct pronunciation is /A:s/ without a K sound.


3. DEBT

This is one of the most commonly mispronounced words in the list. The right pronunciation is /Det/ the B in the word is actually silent


4. LIBRARY

You hear people say, 'let me visit the lib-ry'. It's correctly pronounced as /Li-bre-e/


5. GALA

A popular snack, who doesn't like Gala? It's a little shame we speak it incorrectly, the right pronunciation is /Gay-luh/


6. MEME

This one is very popular amongst the nairalanders, who doesn't like a little banter picture to express more? It's actually pronounced /Meeem/


7. ASTHMA

A health condition, suffered widely in many countries. It's pronounced /AzMah/


8. MARIJUANA

It's a name often used for cannabis. The right pronunciation is /Mar-Uh-Wah-Nuh/


9. ENGINEER

A specialist in engineering, one of the top fields in the world. The correct pronunciation is /En-juh-near/

If you missed the previous thread https://www.nairaland.com/3848586/7-common-english-phrases-youre

cc: lalasticlala

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:
What of Bath?
Pronounced as [Baff]

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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by yoddy(m): 8:20pm On Jun 14, 2017
vargasvictory:
The truth is learning never stops, here are 9 words you might have been pronouncing incorrectly


1. MACHETE

Since Agriculture is heavily practised, you would have heard about the Machete. Actually the correct pronunciation is /Ma-She-Te/


2. ASK

It's a word widely used for answers to questions and it's often said inappropriately. The correct pronunciation is /A:s/ without a K sound.


3. DEBT

This is one of the most commonly mispronounced words in the list. The right pronunciation is /Det/ the B in the word is actually silent


4. LIBRARY

You hear people say, 'let me visit the lib-ry'. It's correctly pronounced as /Li-bre-e/


5. GALA

A popular snack, who doesn't like Gala? It's a little shame we speak it incorrectly, the right pronunciation is /Gay-luh/


6. MEME

This one is very popular amongst the nairalanders, who doesn't like a little banter picture to express more? It's actually pronounced /Meeem/


7. ASTHMA

A health condition, suffered widely in many countries. It's pronounced /AzMah/


8. MARIJUANA

It's a name often used for cannabis. The right pronunciation is /Mar-Uh-Wah-Nuh/


9. ENGINEER

A specialist in engineering, one of the top fields in the world. The correct pronunciation is /En-juh-near/

If you missed the previous thread https://www.nairaland.com/3848586/7-common-english-phrases-youre

cc: lalasticlala

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:


No. 2 is wrong

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:
Pepper is another word we pronounce wrongly.
We say /pe-pe/ where the correct pronunciation is /pe-pa/
/ˈpepə(r)/
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by Monalisa185(f): 8:27pm On Jun 14, 2017
oblaak:

Let us talk about the good things of life

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:
what is nice? You too dey follow follow
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:
The truth is learning never stops, here are 9 words you might have been pronouncing incorrectly


1. MACHETE

Since Agriculture is heavily practised, you would have heard about the Machete. Actually the correct pronunciation is /Ma-She-Te/


2. ASK

It's a word widely used for answers to questions and it's often said inappropriately. The correct pronunciation is /A:s/ without a K sound.


3. DEBT

This is one of the most commonly mispronounced words in the list. The right pronunciation is /Det/ the B in the word is actually silent


4. LIBRARY

You hear people say, 'let me visit the lib-ry'. It's correctly pronounced as /Li-bre-e/


5. GALA

A popular snack, who doesn't like Gala? It's a little shame we speak it incorrectly, the right pronunciation is /Gay-luh/


6. MEME

This one is very popular amongst the nairalanders, who doesn't like a little banter picture to express more? It's actually pronounced /Meeem/


7. ASTHMA

A health condition, suffered widely in many countries. It's pronounced /AzMah/


8. MARIJUANA

It's a name often used for cannabis. The right pronunciation is /Mar-Uh-Wah-Nuh/


9. ENGINEER

A specialist in engineering, one of the top fields in the world. The correct pronunciation is /En-juh-near/

If you missed the previous thread https://www.nairaland.com/3848586/7-common-english-phrases-youre

cc: lalasticlala
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:
reason I always speak Igbo jare, I cannot come and go and bite my tongue tongue


Inukwa akuko?
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:
SACHET is another word
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:
The truth is learning never stops, here are 9 words you might have been pronouncing incorrectly


1. MACHETE

Since Agriculture is heavily practised, you would have heard about the Machete. Actually the correct pronunciation is /Ma-She-Te/


2. ASK

It's a word widely used for answers to questions and it's often said inappropriately. The correct pronunciation is /A:s/ without a K sound.


3. DEBT

This is one of the most commonly mispronounced words in the list. The right pronunciation is /Det/ the B in the word is actually silent


4. LIBRARY

You hear people say, 'let me visit the lib-ry'. It's correctly pronounced as /Li-bre-e/


5. GALA

A popular snack, who doesn't like Gala? It's a little shame we speak it incorrectly, the right pronunciation is /Gay-luh/


6. MEME

This one is very popular amongst the nairalanders, who doesn't like a little banter picture to express more? It's actually pronounced /Meeem/


7. ASTHMA

A health condition, suffered widely in many countries. It's pronounced /AzMah/


8. MARIJUANA

It's a name often used for cannabis. The right pronunciation is /Mar-Uh-Wah-Nuh/


9. ENGINEER

A specialist in engineering, one of the top fields in the world. The correct pronunciation is /En-juh-near/

If you missed the previous thread https://www.nairaland.com/3848586/7-common-english-phrases-youre

cc: lalasticlala







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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