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The words hoax and coax are not pronounced as 'Ho-axe' or 'co-axe',rather they're pronounced like 'hokes' or 'cokes'.


I'll be updating this thread as I remember more

Southerners are the ones that usually pronounce words different from the natives.

Noted!

another word is 'libel'.It's not pronounced as 'lee-bell' but pronounced as 'lie-bull'.

Libel and bible are pronounced in same manner.

'bass' isn't pronounced as 'bahs' but pronounced just the same way you pronounce 'base'.

The word 'esque' isn't pronounced as 'sq' but pronounced as 'esk'.

The name Deborah is not pronounced de-bo-rah, it's pronounced Deb-ra.

English is not our mother language

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Felix is most times pronounced fell-ix.
But the correct pronunciation is fi-liks

Edith should be pronounced idi/th/

Abakiliki


the right word is Abakeleke


Mod: Northerners have the best English pronunciation.

Oya let’s do this
Chair...is pronounced as Cher not Cheer(chi-er)
Cheer...pronounced as Chi-er
Bouquet...is pronounced as boo-kéé not boo-ket or bucket
Duvet ...is pronounced as doo-vé not do-vet
London...is pronounced as Lvn-dñ not Lawn-dawn
Listen...is pronounced as Li-sin('T' is silent) not LisTin
Lalasticlala...is pronounced as either snake or python
Seun...is pronounced as Shey-un not Sean

Will update y’all as the thread liveth

Landmack:
Abakiliki


the right word is Abakeleke

Ibadan should also be pronounced Iba/don/

We learn everyday... Well english is not our language

english kee u dere

San Jose = San hose..

1Sharon:
The name Deborah is not pronounced de-do-rah, it's pronounced Deb-ra.

Deborah is a Hebrew name not English

Phoebe isn't "Fehbeh" but "feebee"

Debt... the 'b' before the 't' is silent...this pronounce as 'det'.
Plumber...here it is pronounced as 'plumer'
Bomb...'Bum'
All the 'b' in the above words are silent.

Country is pronounced as Kwantry

Khaleepha5681:
Southerners are the ones that usually pronounce words different from the natives.

what is wrong with your head?
It's sickening how you folks bring tribalism into every narrative here. Very immature nonsense promoted by supposed grown ups. Heck!

ok

Osibanjo - Osiibande

Khaleepha5681:
Southerners are the ones that usually pronounce words different from the natives.

Imagine bringing tribalism into something as pure and educative like this.

Like wha the Bleep is wrong with you

Why are you like this ?

unanonso:
Deborah is a Hebrew name not English

Is the name Janet that Nigerians mispronounce Jay-net Hebrew too?

Listen is pronounced as li sin as the t is silent.

Ihatebuhariwith:
San Jose = San hose..

San Jose is pronounced San ho say

Good one!
I want someone to shout three hearty cheers , I want to confirm something as most Nigerians often get it wrong including our tv/radio presenters that ought to know better.

Pastor is not pronounced as pas-tor or pas-ta

It's pronounced as Pas-tu

Corruption is pronounced as "kwarrapshun"..

Yurzet

youngblaq:
Debt... the 'b' before the 't' is silent...this pronounce as 'det'.
Plumber...here it is pronounced as 'plumer'
Bomb...'Bum'
All the 'b' in the above words are silent.

same way you pronounce dumb as dum - or dom

tomb as tum...

yacht as yot

favour32:
San Jose is pronounced San ho say

very correct

Ryda:
Ibadan should also be pronounced Iba/don/

Right.

Most of my fellow Easterners pronounce it Iba-DAN.