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Car names being pronounced wrongly isn't peculiar to Nigerians alone. I have made an attempt to compile some car names. Enjoy and learn.

Acura → ‘Ack + you + rah’ | The ‘c’ makes a hard ‘k’ sound. The second syllable sounds like the word ‘you’.

Aston Martin → ‘Ass + ton Mahr + tin’ | First syllable is pronounced ‘ass’ and the second is pronounced like the word ‘ton’. Say ‘Martin’ just like the name!

Audi → ‘Aww + dee’ | Audi is a tough one. For the first syllable just say ‘aww’ like if you were in pain, then ‘dee’ for the second.

Bentley → ‘Bent + lee | One of the simpler car brands, Bentley is pronounced ‘bent’ then ‘lee’.

BMW → ‘Bee Emm W’ | Just say the letters B, M, W!

Bugatti → ‘Boo+gat+ee | The first syllable of the Italian car brand Bugatti is pronounced ‘boo’!

Buick → ‘Byue + ikk’ | A tougher one to pronounce, make sure you pronounce Buick as if there is a ‘y’ following the ‘b’. It’s the same mouth movement as the word ‘cute’.

Cadillac → ‘Kad + ill + ak’ | Make sure you pronounce will a standard ‘L’ sound, nothing fancy.

Chrysler → ‘Cry + sler’ | Instead of making the ‘ch’ sound, pronounce Chrysler as if it is spelled Krysler.

Dodge → ‘Dawdge’ | The ‘o’ makes more of an ‘aw’ sound in Dodge.

Fiat → ‘Fee + awt’ | The ‘i’ makes an ‘ee’ sound.

Ferrari → ‘Fur + arr + ee’ | Makers of some of the fastest and most expensive cars in the world, Ferrari is pronounced as if the first syllable is spelled ‘fur’. The same applies to 'girl' pronounced as /gurl/

Ford → ‘Four + d’ or 'Fod' | An easy one. Just the number 4 plus a ‘d’ at the end!

GMC → ‘Gee + Emm + See’ | Like BMW, all you need to do is say the letters G, M, C.

Honda → ‘Hohn + dah’ | The ‘o’ and ‘a’ make a similar ‘ah’ sound.

Hyundai → ‘Hi + yoon + day’ | This Korean car brand looks tricky, but can easily be split into three simple syllables. Sean Tizzle miss-pronounced this in 2013, he said 'Haiyondai'. He even made a joke by extending it to 'I wan die'. LoL

Infiniti → ‘In + fin + it + ee’ | The first three I’s are all pronounced the same. The fourth sounds like ‘ee’.

Jeep → ‘Jeep’ | The full ‘e’ sound is critical in pronouncing Jeep.

Kia → ‘Kee + ya’ | To pronounce Kia, just say ‘key’ plus ‘ya’.

Land Rover → ‘Laand Row + var’ | Land Rover isn’t too tricky to pronounce. Pronounce ‘Rover’ by saying ‘row’ then ‘var’.

Lamborghini → ‘Lam + bore + gee + nee’ | Another fancy Italian brand of sports cars, the I’s in Lamborghini make an ‘e’ sound.

Lexus → ‘Lecks + us’ | Make sure you say the first syllable as if it’s spelled ‘ecks’ and not ‘eeks’.

Mazda → ‘Mahz + dah’ | A very unique name, make sure to pronounce the ‘z’ properly.

Mercedes → ‘Mer + say + dees’ | The second ‘e’ sounds like an ‘a’.

Mitsubishi → ‘Mitt + sue + bee + shee’ | Remember the last two I’s are pronounced ‘ee’.

Nissan → ‘Nee + sahn’ | The first syllable is pronounced exactly like the word ‘knee’.

Porsche → ‘Poor + shuh’ | Three consonants in a row?! To make things easier, look at the phonetic spelling of Porsche for guidance. Every Nigerian seems to know this one.

Rolls Royce → ‘Row + lls Roice’ | The first word is pronounced just like ‘rolls’ is normally. Royce rhymes with ‘voice’.

Subaru → ‘Soo + bar + oo’ | The two syllables ‘su’ and ‘ru’ both rhyme with ‘boo’. Not 'Subayru' as Yorubas call it. I am Yoruba.

Tesla → ‘Tess + lah’ | The first syllable of Tesla rhymes with ‘mess’.

Toyota → ‘Toy + oh + tah’ | Just say ‘toy’ then ‘yota’!

Volkswagen → ‘Volks + va + kin’ | ‘Volks’ rhymes with ‘folks’, and the second part of the word is pronounced just like ‘vakin’. I learnt this on CNN. Don't argue please. Also, take a clue from Arsenal manager's name Wenger. It's Venger by pronunciation.

Volvo → ‘Vol + vo’ | If you like safe station wagons, then you are familiar with Volvo.

Lastly, Peugeot → ‘Poe+ Joe’ | This car isn't pronounced 'Pijot' or 'Pijoe' and not 'pigeon'.

Showing love...

Well, I don't know much about the registries but people seem to move towards the Ikoyi registry more than Eti Osa registry. My cousin did his wedding at Eti Osa but when he started processing documents to travel out, an agent advised him to do another at Ikoyi so as to increase the success rate of the documents. But like I said, I don't know much about it. Maybe that's how it is...

My rent is still available in Karaye, Kano state. If this man takes my offer just for 48 hrs and lives there without kicking the bucket, he's cursed.

Marriage is like buying a phone in Lagos traffic. Well, no matter how many years you dated someone, the moment you move in together and pronounced husband and wife, everything becomes 'brand new' and strange. Now, people have said maybe she pretended all these years, I can't conclude but house chores can be solved easily. Get machine to wash (clothes and dish) and weekend house helps since both of them appear busy. During the week, they should assist each other. After this is solved, if another issue arises, well, OP your friend has been scammed-- marital scam.




Lastly, is it your friend or you? Say the truth, shame the devil...LoL

steffans:
Are u for real?

Some of us still have our sense of humour intact.

Any child that wants to disturb my life will be used to exchange for N100 recharge card.

Don't be driven by money. You're young. Take the lecturing job. Where would you be in 25 years in banking? Uncertain. Where would you be in 25 years in lecturing? I don't know of other universities, but I'm going to use my school (federal) as a yardstick for this analysis. Masters degree holders get 100k-120k, PhD lecturers get 180-450, professors get 750-1.3m monthly. Someone mentioned research grants. Yes. This money is in millions. If you have a very interesting research, you will fly all over the world all in the name of research. Psychologically, you know what you want, you're seeking a second opinion to weigh your decision but whichever you choose, why don't you start early?

Parents...generally. Socialization begins at home.
Academically, teachers. That's why if you want to teach your child a formula, he/she would say "this is how our teacher taught us". It's depends on which angle you view it from.

On a bigger scale, parents.

You guys are to look at 2 or more topics on FP and merge them into 1

Gov. Wike pays surprise visit, lures 14-year old virgin.

Long thread? Am I going to read? I want to read but "Mercy said Nooo"

Ok...

GFamous:
You got everything spoilt when you said "cheating shows how immature a man is"...


Reason

Sometimes people cheat not because they like it but they can't help it plus People do fall outta love.
#shitdohappens

If they can't help it, they should seek help from marriage therapists. If they fall out of love, they should tell the person and leave. Gaskiya.

True

Where is body of John the Baptist? Paul? And early Christians? Orimolade, Obadare etc

You clearly don't know what you're saying.

Too much TV

This is extremely silly but I think it's fun

My topics

Osun PDP senatorial candidate, others fail to meet digital transmission deadline.

PDP disowns Charly Boy: Apologise within 7 days.

Toke Makinwa's hubby, Olamide and Phyno chilling in London (PICTURES)

Fayose's government owing wardrobe allowance.

PresidentT:
That lazy part is my reason. I can't go thru the wahala o! Mine is work, assignments, TV and sleep. I wonder how I'll cope with an extra woman.

Same here o

Blossom023:
"all men cheat" who told you to try them all?

I believe maturity is the number one thing, what will make a man cheat if not that he is immature? the thing you're looking for outside is the same thing your babe has. if you like bigger size, why didn't you go for that one instead?

personally I don't even care if my man is cheating, it's his business... but cheating isn't based on sex.. if u are in a relationship and you have started feeling somehow funny with another woman or even man, you have already started cheating... sex is just the end product.

That's emotional cheating. Many people do it without knowing
https://www.nairaland.com/2076238/emotional-cheating-guilty

I saw a post yesterday where a dude implied that ALL men cheat. Sadly, I have heard women say this too and they explain this is why they accept their fate. It is a miscarriage of information. Not all men cheat. The reasons they don’t cheat may be due to high moral standards or fear but the crux of the matter is not all men cheat. A man once told me “men who cheat are pigs”. But below are the reasons (positive and negative) why I feel not all men cheat:


MATURITY
Everyone says being old doesn’t make you a matured person…age is nothing but a number. I think I agree. Cheating shows how immature a man is. I may run into trouble with some men with this point but it’s just the fact. How do you say you’re a matured person and you cheat? Matured men see women as the same. So why would they cheat? Matured men have made a painstaking decision to be with a woman, so they know what it takes. I have a lot of friends who don’t cheat on their girlfriends, fiancées and wives.

“Sometimes we treat women the way we treated toys and clothes as kids. I remember being like fifteen and literally begging my parents to buy me the new red and black patent leather Jordan’s. My dad told me they cost hundred and fifty dollars and I remember thinking: “Okay, what’s the big deal?” He told me how many hours he had to work to make money and told me I wouldn’t appreciate it until I worked for it. Once I worked off the money for the shoes, I hardly ever wore them because I was too afraid of messing them up! That being said, I’m faithful because my wife made me work hard to get her and she holds me accountable.” Anonymous~ Newlywed


RESPECT FOR THEIR WIVES
Let me make this clear. A man can love his wife and cheat but a man who respects and loves his wife will NEVER cheat on her. Most men cheat because they found a cheap chance and they took it. Some men, equally, have seen such chances but never took those chances. A lady used to be in my office. Talk of beauty, she is beautiful and graceful…an angel she is but single. I was ‘fortunate’ to be invited to her house a day she was bored. When I got to her house, I could have seized the opportunity to ‘chop and clean mouth’ but I had a rethink of my woman. I thought how would I hurt someone who has been there for me? As men, we like pretty women and I do too. When I see some women, I’m like “God but why? This beauty is just too much for one lady” but quickly I come to my senses and remember I may have something better that I wouldn’t realize until I lose it.

“I think men make excuses for why we cheat. You can look, you can fantasize but after you’re done you need to pinch yourself and be grateful for the person who loves you unconditionally. I haven’t cheated because I have everything I need at home. My grandfather used to tell me, if she don’t have it, then you don’t need it. That was the last conversation he and I had before he passed away. I stand by that.” Anonymous ~ Married for 4 years now.


MORAL AND RELIGIOUS CODES

Brother Joseph would not want to screw another woman because the bible says it’s wrong neither will Alfa Ahmed. He will rather marry her as a 2nd wife. There are some men who are highly disciplined. Their friends know they don’t cheat, their wives and children know. A man whose father never cheated on his mother has a low chance of cheating. Cheating can never be found in their fabrics. If you’re married to such a man, you are lucky. Enjoy!


SO MANY MEN ARE INCREDIBLY LAZY

Has anyone noticed men grow fat immediately after wedding? Why? This is due to eating a lot and lack of activity as the woman does virtually everything in the home. Men like to lie down, watch sports, analyse politics and drink beer. Cheating, on the other hand, is stressful. You have to shower, shave, wash your car, do dental flossing, go to the movies, engage in conversation etc. Cheating involves travelling, dinner reservations and booking hotel rooms. Mehn, some men cannot bear all these. It’s just too stressful. As for me, I have never cheated. Maybe I belong to this group of men. How some men manage to cheat and keep many women in their lives, I will never understand.


FEAR

Some men are afraid of being caught in the act. This explains why the ‘other woman’ is always in the background. Many men have changed their cheating patterns. Gone are the days men cheat at night—it’s now in the day. Some men leave work before the normal closing hour (and some before getting to work) and they make sure they get home on time so the wife wouldn’t suspect anything. This is why it’s good to pay surprise visits to his work once in a while.


“Man, I think it took for me to get my heart broken before I got my act together. I cheated on my girlfriend when I was in my 20’s and that was my first love. She never forgave me and because of that, I never thought I would find another love like her again. Luckily I met an amazing woman last year and I plan to make it official this year. I will never make that mistake again. I hate the dating scene!“ Anonymous ~ 1 year committed relationship

As a woman, never programme your mind that all men cheat. When you do, it wouldn’t allow you to be the best wife and mother you’ve dreamed of.

MarvellousGod:
I really doubt if all those topics are about her.. I think she just brings random topics for discussion here.. She has multiple topics in this section and if she was to be going through all those, then she would probably be dead by now..

LooooL

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Davido 'spotted'...like in the streets?

He's protecting the girls in the area from rape or something.

OP, please which part of the country are you living?

Nigerian Bloggers be like "Jeeeeeeesus....OMG! Vampire alert in Lagos, bites off manhood"

Guys, your girlfriend is nice if she didn't save your name with 'Emeka Cement' when you're a teacher.

I can't see Tuface and the Nigerian economy on the list.

Any discipline-lacking individual.