Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid - Family

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Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by Phonetikkks(op): 12:07pm On Jul 12, 2015

Hi family! Hope you having a great weekend? Here are common mispronunciations you must avoid if you wish to speak correct - Queens - English:

Subtle ------ sor tool (not "sub tool" )
Lettuce ----- leh tis (not "leh tooce" )
As ----- az (not "ass" )
is ------ iz (not "iss" )
Asthma ------ az ma (not "ash ma" )
Bass ------ bayze (not "baaz" )
Comb ------ coam (not "coamb" )
Tomb ------ toom (not "toomb" )
Womb ------ woom (not "woomb" )
Phoenix --' fee nicks (not "foe nicks" )

Because ----- be coz (not "be cos" )
Cause ------- coz (not "cos" )
Cosmetics ------- cauz metics (not "cos metics" )
Software ------ sof weh (not "soft weh" )
Suite ------ sweet (not "syute/soot" )
Greenwich meridian ------ gree nitch (not "green witch" )
Fuel ------- fewl (not "foo-well" )
Uterus ------- you tross (not "you teh ross" )
Heir ------ air (not "hair" )
Her ------ hair (not "haa" )
His ------ hiz

Breakfast ----- brek fast (not "brake fast" )
Fork ------ Bleep (not "fek" )
Facade ------ fa saad (not "fah cay-d" )
Athlete ------- aarth leet (not "at let" )
Genre ------ sjawn ruh (not "john" )
Cache ----- cash (not "caa shay" )
Sachet ----- saa shay (not "saa chet" )
Sir ------ seh (not " saa" )
Thumb ----- thorm (not "thormb" )

Mount Everest ----- eve rest (not "ever rest" )
Historical ------ hiz tor ree cole (his toh ree cahl" )
Limbs ----- lims
Soften ------ sor fin (not "sof tin" )
Pizza ------ pit zaa (not "pee zaa" )
Entrepreneur ------ on tri pre nor
Mars ------ mahz (not "mas" )
Marijuana ------ muh ree wa na
Fiance ------- fee-yonce (not "fee-yance" )

Jewellery ----- jewl ri (not "joo weh ree" )
Draught ------- draft (not "drawt" )
Channel ------- cha nool (not "cha nell" )
Desperate ----- des prayt (not "des pi rayt" )
Numb ------ nom (not "nomb" )
Oil ---- ooo-eel (not "aw yeah" )
Refer ----- ree fur (not "ree fair" )
Pepper ----- pair pa (not "pair pair" )
Obese ----- oh-beez (not "oh-bace" )

Cucumber ----- cue come ba (not "coh coom ba" )
obituary ----- oh-bi choo ri (not "oh-bi chwa ri" )
Lieutenant - lef ti nont (not "lew teh nant" )
Enroute ------ on root (not "ehn root" )
Camera ------ cam raa (not "cah meh ra" )

Power ----- paa wa (not "paaa" )
Bald ------ bawled (not "baarled" )
Surrogate ---' saw roh gayt (not "sue roh gayt" )
Modern ----- more den (not "moe den" )
Morals ----- more rolls (not "moe rahls" )
Continuous ----- con ti new wus (not "con ti noss" )
Ambiguous ------- am bi gew wus (not "am bi goss" )

Feel free to add yours!

*Follow for more Queens lessons*

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Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by Hila12(m): 10:03pm On Jul 12, 2015*

Nice one OP. Me likey! cheesy

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Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by segebobo: 12:01am On Jul 13, 2015

Phonetikkks:
Fork ------ Bleep (not "fek" )

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Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by Phonetikkks(op): 12:07am On Jul 13, 2015

segebobo:

Was censored. Fourk lol

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Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by Nobody: 8:49am On Jul 13, 2015

Who be this guy with my name na? Nice sha

Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by floragregs(f): 10:14am On Jul 13, 2015

Very nice thread once again.

Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by Nobody: 10:38am On Jul 13, 2015

good one op, following u

Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by demelza: 5:10pm On Jul 13, 2015

Phonetikkks:
Was censored. Fourk lol

Thanks for this Op.
Pls what is the proper pronunciation for beret?
Is it bay-reh or bay-ret?

Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by Phonetikkks(op): 5:59pm On Jul 13, 2015

demelza:
Thanks for this Op.
Pls what is the proper pronunciation for beret?
Is it bay-reh or bay-ret?

Beh ray (it's a french word).

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Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by demelza: 7:35pm On Jul 13, 2015

Phonetikkks:
Beh ray (it's a french word).

Thanks.

Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by Phonetikkks(op): 10:54pm On Jul 13, 2015

demelza:
Thanks.

You welcome

Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by Phonetikkks(op): 10:55pm On Jul 13, 2015

Check this out.

https://www.nairaland.com/2449353/popular-gbagaun-people-make-when

Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by EyeKandy(f): 10:57pm On Jul 13, 2015

Schedule.
I'm not sure if there's a British way to pronounce it though. I know it as "ske-jule" (American).

Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by Phonetikkks(op): 11:05pm On Jul 13, 2015

EyeKandy:
Schedule.
I'm not sure if there's a British way to pronounce it though. I know it as "ske-jule" (American).

Nice and well pronounced.

Most Brits say "ske-jule" like the Americans. But a minority of the upper class stick with "Shere dul".

Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by Phonetikkks(op): 8:54am On Jul 14, 2015

Check my new post.

https://www.nairaland.com/2449353/popular-gbagaun-people-make-when

Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by Phonetikkks(op): 1:13pm On Jul 14, 2015

Oyind17:
good one op, following u

Thanks.

Another nice thread
https://www.nairaland.com/2450443/fine-madam-oga-why-bad

Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by pretydiva(f): 7:58pm On Jul 14, 2015

Nice 1

Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by Phonetikkks(op): 8:11pm On Jul 14, 2015

pretydiva:
Nice 1

Very well thanks.

Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by Emmyk(m): 10:29pm On Jul 14, 2015

That Greenwitch own is quite funny. I'm guilty AF of saying that tho lipsrsealed

:X

I've learnt a lot. Thanks @op

Let me add mine

Debt - ( Det, not debt)

Hyperbole ( Hy-per-boLI, not Hyperbole)

Funeral (Fyew-ni-rhal, not Four-nera)

Halfpenny ( Hap-nny, not Half-penny)...

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Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by rezzy: 10:43pm On Jul 14, 2015

I'm guilty of oil - aw yeah

Mehn, can't pronounce Genre

Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by Phonetikkks(op): 11:33pm On Jul 14, 2015

Emmyk:
That Greenwitch own is quite funny. I'm guilty AF of saying that tho :X

I've learnt a lot. Thanks @op

Let me add mine

Debt - ( Det, not debt)

Hyperbole ( Hy-per-boLI, not Hyperbole)

Funeral (Fyew-ni-rhal, not Four-nera)

Halfpenny ( Hap-nny, not Half-penny)...

Nice!

*Funeral (fyewn-rol)

Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by bumbex(f): 9:08pm On Jul 15, 2015

nice one

Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by Ama80(f): 10:44pm On Jul 15, 2015

I learn everyday.bomb-bom,bomber -bomer

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Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by Phonetikkks(op): 11:14pm On Jul 15, 2015

bumbex:
nice one

Thanks.

Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by Phonetikkks(op): 11:15pm On Jul 15, 2015

Ama80:
I learn everyday.bomb-bom,bomber -bomer

Yeah that's right. Nice one.

Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by KanwuliaJara: 3:45am On Jul 16, 2015

Diagnosis. . . . Not DAH-YOG-NA-SIS! embarassed

Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by KanwuliaJara: 3:46am On Jul 16, 2015

ATHsma. . . . Not ASH-MA! angry

Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by KanwuliaJara: 3:47am On Jul 16, 2015

Alzheimer's . . . . Not ALL-TIMERS!!! cry

Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by Phonetikkks(op): 2:51pm On Jul 18, 2015

KanwuliaJara:
ATHsma. . . . Not ASH-MA!

Az ma

Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by Phonetikkks(op): 2:54pm On Jul 18, 2015

KanwuliaJara:
Diagnosis. . . . Not DAH-YOG-NA-SIS!

"Die▪ag▪nor▪sis"

Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by budiliscious(f): 3:17pm On Jul 18, 2015

@OP take note of these few errors in your post.

Phonetikkks:
Hi family! Hope you having a great weekend[b]?[/b] Here are common mispronunciations you must avoid if you wish to speak correct - Queens - English:

Correction

Take note of these

I hope you are having a great weekend.

...if you wish to speak Queens' English

BTW, why do you encourage us to speak Queens' English? Why not RP? Have you ever heard of Received Pronunciation?

Re: Common Mispronunciations You Should Avoid by Phonetikkks(op): 4:05pm On Jul 18, 2015*

budiliscious:
They weren't errors, probably an oversight on your part.

I hope you are having a great weekend

In British English you don't need to say every word (research 'elision').

"I hope" is correct, but certainly not a standard as its usage is optional, and kind of less preferred too.

...if you wish to speak Queens' English

Lol I know what you mean.

But you seem to overlook " - Queens - ", which only serves a descriptive purpose, and not meant to be confused for "correct Queens English" (which is tautology).

BTW, why do you encourage us to speak Queens' English? Why not RP? Have you ever heard of Received Pronunciation?

Queens English and Received Pronunciation (BBC English) are considered synonyms by native speakers because they sound so similar. The only reason I insist on "Queens English" is because Nigerians relate to it better (a lot better than RP). To be fair, only few people knew RP before now.

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