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Yeah guys. You heard right.
In as much as it is very important to understand how to use the segmental aspect of the English language, it is also important to learn and understand the supra segmental aspect of the English language too which talks about the oral part of the spoken English.
Let's get started.

Here we'll be correcting some common African mispronunciation. Like seriously, in this part of the world we need to Polish our diction.

We'll also be correcting certain expressions that are being wrongly used.

We are starting with the pronunciation of some English words with silent consonant. Where the consonants are not sounded.

Wrong. Correct
DeBtor. Detor
ComB. . .. Com
Honour. Onor
PlumBer. . plumer
BomB. Bom
ReceiPt. Receit
Jojoba. Hohoba
WomB. Woom
CouP. Coo
DeBt. Det
CorP. Core
Tomb. Toom
Chalet. Shalay
Genre. Zhonri



Now to the commonly wrongly used expression.

Youth copper
Member of the youth corp√

I want to go for a Night vigil
I want to go for a Vigil√

More grease to your elbow
More power to your elbow√

I was beaten by the rain. X
I was drenched by the rain√

I can say it off head. X
I can recite it by heart √

The water is drinkable. X
The water is potable √

I'm having a running stomach. X
I am stooling frequently√

My body is longing for sleep. X
My body craves for sleep√

Give me the torchlight. X
Give me the torch√

Put off your clothes. X
Take off your clothes √

The Man is a drunkard. X
The man is a drunk√

Stop making noise. x
Stop making a noise √

My sister is a tailor. x
My sister is a seamstress √

You can add yours.
Hurrying off to the salon now. Will be right back to update the list

Corrections are allowed.

Youth Corper is correct, even though most people will say it's informal. And i doubt anyone spells it as Copper.

Youth Corp (pronounced core) member
Op take note

more grease to your elbow is not wrong... it's and English idiom... "more power ...." is just the formal way of saying it.

VeeVeeMyLuv:
Youth Corp (pronounced core) member
Op take note

Yeah but it wasn't added to the words with silent consonants. Only appeared in the English expressions.

Thanks though.

The water is "potable" and not "portable"

UPDATES ON THE ENGLISH EXPRESSIONS

Bring my travelling bag. x
Bring my travel bag√

She fall me down. x
She tripped me and I fell √

You have jumped a page. x
You have skipped a page


My wife ha delivered a baby. x
My wife has been delivered of a baby. √

The rain is falling. x
It is raining. √

The rain fell cats and dogs. x
It rained cats and.dogs. √


Say the national anthem. x
Recite the national anthem.√