J111333:
Who British accent epp? Those ones that speak with their noses mtcheew. Abeg gimmie some akata accent biko.

Anyway y'all, I ain't got time for this shiit right now cos we was through with it long time.

Blunt yet honest. I like that bro.

Makschinchin:
Abeg Naija English na im sure pass for me o jare.. Which one be shaw vool, tah wool, ti pik lii, ah nee mool

No way!!

Na to learn English afresh again na,

Op, see local man's point of view...

Lol I do see your point of view nor be lie. However, square pegs wouldn't fit in round holes, and it's not surprising why

Qaisar1:
Let me sit hear

You are welcome to...

#Lesson 3

Hello everyone, hope you've had a great day today.

My name is Hilary Okoh—public speaker, writer and social influencer. Tutor of eloquent speaking. I hear people are very fascinated by the british accent, well good news is, just some few tweaks to your pronunciations and you'll be sounding like royalty already. All in Queens English:

Words that end in (......CALLY), you pronounce KLI

Basically -------- bay zi kli (not "bay zi ka li" )
Technically -------- tek ni kli
Typically -------- tee pi kli
Logically -------- lor gee kli
Physically -------- fee zi kli
Mechanically -------- meh cani kli
Psychologically -------- sigh kor lor gi kli

Words that end in (........EL)

Label -------- lay bool ------ (not "lay bell" )
Towel -------- tah wool -------- (not "tore well" )
Shovel -------- sure vool -------- (not "sure vell" )
Funnel -------- for nool ------- (not "for nell" )
Gravel -------- graa vool -------- (not "graa vell" )
Squirrel ----- skwi rool ----- (not "skoo rell" nor "skwi rell" )
Citadel -------- cee tay dool ------- (not "cee tah dell" )
Enamel -------- ehh nah mool ------- (not "ehh nah mell" )

Words that end in (..........AL)

Animal ------- ahh nee mool ----- (not "ahh nee mahl" )
Decimal -------- deh cee mool ---- (not "deh cee mahl" )
Universal - you nee veh sool --- (not "you nee vah sahl" )
Mental ------- men toll ------- (not "men tahl" )
Capital -------- cah pee toll -------- (not "cah pee tahl" )
Spiral -------- spai roll ------- (not "spai rahl" )
Basical ------- bay zee cole ------- (not "bay zee cahl" )
Experimental - ex peri men toll - (not "ex peri men tahl" )

Words that end in TURER, you pronounce TRA

Lecturer -------- lek tra ------- (not "lek chore ra" )
Labourer -------- lay bra ------- (not "lay bore ra" )
Sculpturer -------- skulp tra ------- (not "skulp chore ra" )
Adventurer --- aad vehn tra ---- (not "aad vehn chore ra" )
Capturer -------- kap tra --------- (not "kap chore ra" )
Manufacturer -------- ma new fak tra --------- (not "ma new fak chore ra" )

Words that end in (........IAL)

Serial ------- see ree-ol ------ (not "syria" )
Tutorial -------- Choo toh ree-ol ------ (not "too toh ria" )
Trials ------- try-yols ------- (not "try- yals" )
Initials -------- ini she-ols ------ (not "ini shals" )
Editorial -------- err dito ree-ol ------- (not "err dito ria" )
Bacterial -------- bac teh ree-ol ------ (not "bac tee ria" )
Memorial ----- meh moh ree-ol ---- (not "meh moh ria" )
Industrial -------- indus tree-ol -------- (not "indus traal" )
Actuarial ------- arc choo ree-ol ------- (not "arc chwa ria" )
Terrestrial ----- ter rest tree-ol

*Note: "ree-ol", "she-ol" are pronounced as one merged syllable.

PS This thread is for each and everyone who either wish to improve their pronunciations, or those who seek to modify their accents, for professional reasons. Feel free to contribute to the lesson, or to ask questions/seek clarity on any misunderstanding, it's highly anticipated.

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Cheers!

#Lesson 2

No worries okay, you probably have heard these words before, just in a much different pronunciation or rendition however...

So I would be sharing a very important technique in queens phonetics, called Elision. Those of us who like to ' foné ' come and learn o Elision simply means "reducing syllables of a word" - a very common technique in British phonetics (but not all that common in the everyday American spoken english).

As shown below, the vowels in round brackets are elided (deleted), so don't pronounce them. Here's what I mean:

"Reducing three syllables to two"

Dang(e)rous ---- dain'j ross (not "den jor ross" )
Rig(o)rous ---- rig ross
Vig(o)rous ---- vig ross
Prosp(e)rous ---- prosp ross
Glam(o)rous ----- glam ross
Cantank(e)rous ---- kan tan kross

"Reducing four syllables to three"

Mem(o)rable --- mem ray bool (not "meh mor ray bool" )
Fav(ou)rable ---- fave ray bool
Comf(or)table ---- comf tay bool
Sav(ou)rable ----- save ray bool
Comp(a)rable ---- comp ray bool
Mot(o)rable ---- moht ray bool

"Reducing words ending with (......oring)"

*from three syllables to two

Spons(o)ring ---- sponze rin (not "spon sor rin" )
Cens(o)ring ---- sence rin
Ment(o)ring ---- menť rin
Past(o)ring ---- pasť rin
Tut(o)ring ---- chewť rin
Fact(o)ring ---- facť rin
Sect(o)ring ---- sekť rin


"Reducing words ending with (......ouring)"

Flav(ou)ring ---- flave rin (not "flay vor rin" )
Flav(ou)ry ---- flave ri
Disfav(ou)ring ---- dis fave rin
Sav(ou)ry ---- save ri
Unsav(ou)ry ----- on save ri
Sav(ou)ring ---- save rin
Endeav(ou)ring ---- en dev rin

"Reducing words ending with (........ate)"

Elab(o)rate ---- ee la brayt (not "er la bor rayt" )
Choc(o)late ---- chuck layt
Dec(o)rate ---- dek rayt
Discons(o)late ---- dis conz layt
Elect(o)rate ---- ee lekť rayt
Cons(o)lation ---- conz lay shun
Num(e)rate ---- n'uym rayt
Protect(o)rate ---- pro tekť rayt
Conglom(e)rate ---- con gloam rayt
Confed(e)rate ---- con fej rayt
Desp(e)rate ---- desp rayt
Cons(u)late officer ---- konz layt

"Reducing words ending with (......sonal)"

Pers(o)nal ---- pes nall (not "peh si nal" )
Interpers(o)nal ---- in teh pes nall
Non-pers(o)nal ---- non•pes nall
Personally ---- pes nall li (not "peh si nah li" )
Seas(o)nal ---- cease nol

"Reducing words ending with (.......gory)"

Categ(o)ry ---- cah ti gri (not "cah ti go ri" )
Subcateg(o)ry ---- sub cah ti gri
Alleg(o)ry ---- ahh li gri
Amphig(o)ry ---- am fi gri
Phantasmag(o)ry ---- fan tas may gri

Other examples of elision

Mem(o)ry ---- mem ri
Fam(i)ly ---- fam li
Lit(e)rally ---- li tra li
Norm(a)lly ---- norm li
Prob(a)bly ---- prob li
Perj(u)ry ---- pej ri
Inj(u)ry ---- Inj ri
Febr(ua)ry ---- feb ri
Cam(e)ra ---- cam raa
Strawb(e)rry ---- strawb ri
Prep(a)ratory ---- prep ray tri
Collab(o)ration ---- co lab ray shun
Org(a)nisation ---- org ni za shun

The alternate American/Canadian/Australian pronunciations to these words are equally correct, but for the sake of this discourse, we restrict our focus to Queens pronunciations (British).

I hope you learned something useful. Feel free to make contributions. I'm a public speaker, uplifting writer and social influencer, follow me on insta: http://instagram/hilzvoice

zagadat442:
very educating, thanks for sharing

You are welcome...

#Lesson 1

Hello everyone...

My name is Hilary Okoh; lover of eloquent speaking, fine diction and Queens English—A seasoned public speaker, uplifting writer and social influencer. My passion for coherent speaking fuels this penchant for teaching basic techniques to anyone with a genuine interest in the aforementioned 'Queens English'.

PS This lesson is not at all for everyone—so please do not derail the thread, or mock learners here—It is not for everyone especially those who are inherently ladened with the opinion 'who English help for this our naija sef?! However for those who could leverage on the long-term benefits of great articulation, welcome on board

In today's lesson, we consider some often mispronounced words in Queens English. The aim here is to sharpen pronunciations, so we sound savvy, and equally articulate in our day to day corporate and domestic dealings.

Here are words to consider:

Fiancee ---- fi yon say (not "fi-yan-si" )
Fiance ---- fi yons (not "fi-yans" )
Chelsea fans ----- fanz (not "fance" )
Court chamber ---- tchem ba (not "tcham ba" )
Talcum powder ---- tal come (not "tal coom" )
Cucumber ---- cue come ba (not "ko coom ba" )
Tourist ---- too rist
Climb ---- klime (not "klimb" )
Thumb ---- thom (not "thomb" )
Numb ---- nom (not "nomb" )
Succumb ---- sor com (not "sor comb" )
Margerine ---- maj rin (not "ma jeh rin" )
Automobile ---- or to mo bill (not "or to mo bye" )


Mischievous ---- mis chi voss (not "mis chi vi-yoss" )
Magnificent ---- mag ni fi sent (not "mag ni fi shent" )
Opthalmology - off thal mor lor ji (not "up ta mor lor ji" )
Almond fruit ---- ah mond (not "al mond" )
Guidance ---- guy dance (not "guy di-yance" )
Facade ---- fur sad (not "faa kay'd " )
Sanctuary ---- sank choo ri (not "sank chwa ri" )
Actuary ---- ak choo ri (not "ak chwa ri" )
Actually ---- ak choo li (not "ak chwa li" )
Gradually ---- gra ju li (not "gra juwa li" )
Camel ---- cah mool (not "cah mell" )


Vigilante ---- vi ji lan ti (not "vi ji lan tay" )
Paedophile ---- pi doe file (not "pay doe file" )
Souvenir ---- soo veh neh (not "sor vay nia" )
Exam ---- ek zam (not "eh zam" )
Epitome ---- eh pi toe mi (not "eh pi toam" )
Cache ---- cash (not "caa shay" )
Draught ---- draft (not "drawt" )
Anxious ---- ank shoss (not "an shoss" )
Anxiety ---- ank zai ti (not "an zai ti" )


Academy ---- ah ka de mi (not "ah ke de mi" )
Bomb ---- bom (not "bomb" )
Worm ---- wherrrm (not "warm" )
Vowel ---- vowl (not "voe well" )
Consonant ---- konz nant ( not "kon so nant" )
Vaccine ---- vak sin (not "vah sin" )
Chef ---- shef (not "tchef" )
Chivalry ---- shi val ri (not "tchi val ri" )
Sensor ---- cen zor (not "cen sor" )


Sir ---- seh (not "saa" )
Where ---- weh (not "we-yeah" )
Wear ---- weh (not "we-yeah" )
Were ---- wor (not "we-yeah" )
Tear ---- teh (not "tee-yeah" )
Bear ---- bare (not "bee-yeah" )
Pear ---- pair (not "pee-yeah" )
Benign ---- beh nine (not "bee nin" )
Visa ---- vee zah (not "vi sah" )
Vignette ----- vin yet (not "vig net" )


Machinery ---- meh shin ri
Stationery ---- stay shun ri
Roar ---- raw (not "ro-aaah" )
Soar ---- saw (so-aaah" )
Cook ---- cooke (not "cuuk" )
Look ---- looke (not "luuk" )
Hook ---- hooke (not "huuk" )
Book ---- booke (not " buuk" )
Snooker ---- snow ker (not "snou ker" )


Faux pas ---- foe paa (not "fox pas" )
Bucket ---- bor kit (not " bor ket" )
Pocket ---- por kit (not "por ket" )
Blanket ---- blan kit (not "blan ket" )
Prophet ---- praw fit (not "praw fet" )
Chameleon ---- ka mi lee-on (not "ka meh lee-on" )
Beret ---- beh ray (not "beh ret" )
Burger ---- beh gaa (not "bor gaa" )


PC suite ---- PC swit (not "syute" )
Ballet ---- baa lay (not "baa let" )
Ubiquitous ---- you be kwi toss
Autonomous ---- or tor nor moss
Continuity ---- con ti new wi ti (not "con ti nu e ti" )
Virtuous---- veh choo wus (not "veh choss" )
Fossil ---- for sole (not "foe sil" )
April ---- ay prol (not "ay pray" )
Utensil ---- you ten sole (not "you ten ceel" )
Pencil ---- pen sole (not "pen ceel" )
Pupil ---- pew pole (not "poo pill" )

Our ---- aah wah (not "aaaah" )
Hour ---- aah wah (not "ha wah" )
Sour ---- saa wah (not "saaah" )
Sour sop ---- saa wah sop (not "sha waa shop" )
Flour ---- flaa wah (not "floor" )
Flower ---- flaa wah (not "flaaah" )
Power ---- paa wah (not "paaah" )
Shower ---- sha wah (not "shaaah" )
Tower ---- taa wah (not "tor wah" )
Towel ---- taa wool (not "tor well" )

Hope you learned something useful, guys. Feel free to contribute so we all could learn from you too. Do have a fabulous week ahead, and expect more informative content from me. I'm on instagram, check out and follow http://instagram/hilzvoice