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femi4:
How can 'K' be silent in 'ask'?

Teacher no teach me nonsense

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"

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

Mayorranking1:
Gala Is Gala

Bahddo:
You only got 3, 6, 7, 8 correct, despite the fact that you don't know how to transcribe. You were describing the sounds.

1) you made ma-She-ti sound like ma-She-teh.
2) K isn't silent in the word 'ask' in any version of English.
4) /lai-bri/ is also correct in British English. You are wrong to say it's wrong.
5) the snack gala is different from the event gala.
9) en-ji-near is even the more common pronunciation both in American and British English.

You should always check your dictionary before posting stuff like this. There isn't only one correct way to pronounce a word.

Bahddo:
You only got 3, 6, 7, 8 correct, despite the fact that you don't know how to transcribe. You were describing the sounds.

1) you made ma-She-ti sound like ma-She-teh.
2) K isn't silent in the word 'ask' in any version of English.
4) /lai-bri/ is also correct in British English. You are wrong to say it's wrong.
5) the snack gala is different from the event gala.
9) en-ji-near is even the more common pronunciation both in American and British English.

You should always check your dictionary before posting stuff like this. There isn't only one correct way to pronounce a word.

DjAndroid:
Op, don't mislead people. Get your facts right before going public. Most of your entries are wrong.

Modified : all your entries are wrong except "debt"

PrinceCEE:
It's either /laiberi/ or /laibreri/ based on British English

SexyNairalander:
booked



Legalise pidgin english dem no gree

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

Bahddo:
You only got 3, 6, 7, 8 correct, despite the fact that you don't know how to transcribe. You were describing the sounds.

1) you made ma-She-ti sound like ma-She-teh.
2) K isn't silent in the word 'ask' in any version of English.
4) /lai-bri/ is also correct in British English. You are wrong to say it's wrong.
5) the snack gala is different from the event gala.
9) en-ji-near is even the more common pronunciation both in American and British English.

You should always check your dictionary before posting stuff like this. There isn't only one correct way to pronounce a word.

MamaOO:
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.

femi4:
How can 'K' be silent in 'ask'?

Teacher no teach me nonsense

Bahddo:
You only got 3, 6, 7, 8 correct, despite the fact that you don't know how to transcribe. You were describing the sounds.

1) you made ma-She-ti sound like ma-She-teh.
2) K isn't silent in the word 'ask' in any version of English.
4) /lai-bri/ is also correct in British English. You are wrong to say it's wrong.
5) the snack gala is different from the event gala.
9) en-ji-near is even the more common pronunciation both in American and British English.

You should always check your dictionary before posting stuff like this. There isn't only one correct way to pronounce a word.