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9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by gen2briz(m): 7:22pm On Nov 18, 2016
Where are all the Oral English geeks in the house? Now is your turn to shine o and say “I told you so!”

How many of you recall when the popular Peak Milk sachet was introduced into the market? The ad campaign to us was pretty fun we’d mimic the lady’s voice whenever Momma handed us one each for breakfast.

“Peak now comes in a sachet.” Please, we grew up pronouncing it as “Sah-chet” not “Sa-shay.” Then we got to secondary school and got the shocker of our lives when it was pronounced as the latter.

Till date, most of us make these mistakes, especially when we visit the neighborhood kiosk asking for ‘Tin Tomato Sachet.”

Here are a few correct pronunciations to guide us:


Copy from http://www.omgvoice.com/lifestyle/everyday-words-pronounce-wrongly/?geoip&country=NG

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Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by gen2briz(m): 7:22pm On Nov 18, 2016
1. Vegetable

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Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by gen2briz(m): 7:25pm On Nov 18, 2016
2. Divorce

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Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by gen2briz(m): 7:26pm On Nov 18, 2016
3. Vehicle

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Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by gen2briz(m): 7:27pm On Nov 18, 2016
4. Often

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Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by gen2briz(m): 7:28pm On Nov 18, 2016
5. Sachet

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Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by gen2briz(m): 7:30pm On Nov 18, 2016
6. Résumé

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Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by gen2briz(m): 7:31pm On Nov 18, 2016
7. Chaos

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Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by Justycxx(m): 7:32pm On Nov 18, 2016
Who e epp? Even the president don't bother about the pronunciation.

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Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by gen2briz(m): 7:33pm On Nov 18, 2016
8. Thumb

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Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by gen2briz(m): 7:34pm On Nov 18, 2016
9. Data

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Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by ken19: 7:40pm On Nov 18, 2016
hu gt tym
Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by talktonase(m): 7:50pm On Nov 18, 2016
If all the english wey i don speak for my small life for this world dey bring money i for don become billionaire sad

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Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by holatin(m): 8:01pm On Nov 18, 2016
Dats Informative

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Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by DozieInc(m): 8:43pm On Nov 18, 2016
Quite educative... Onye nkuzi u have done well.
Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by techcloud(m): 8:59pm On Nov 18, 2016
Walahi! I'm guilty of all except chaos!!!

Chaii!!!

Thanks op
Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by Adekorya: 9:31pm On Nov 18, 2016
Very Educative.
Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by slimmjohn(m): 10:43pm On Nov 18, 2016
Quite educative.Nice one OP.
Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by ammyluv2002(f): 11:15pm On Nov 18, 2016
Kai! English no go kill person. Thanks op
Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by EniHolar(f): 11:41pm On Nov 18, 2016
Apart from the first one, I think I'm good with the rest.

Vegetable is vegetable abeg.

#efo

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Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by KeyzEEto(m): 12:11am On Nov 19, 2016
talktonase:
If all the english wey i don speak for my small life for this world dey bring money i for don become billionaire sad

Lmfao...Fucking true mehn
Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by edudguy(m): 12:26am On Nov 19, 2016
When you see a word that you ponounce wrongly

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Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by Taku555(m): 12:42am On Nov 19, 2016
Other pronunciations are correct. US version of pronunciation is also accepted. Not only British
Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by Nobody: 1:12am On Nov 19, 2016
Taku555:
Other pronunciations are correct. US version of pronunciation is also accepted. Not only British
True don't forget Canadian,Australian and the Kiwis!
Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by DesChyko: 2:21am On Nov 19, 2016
Only the divorce puzzles me at times.
Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by Nobody: 3:27am On Nov 19, 2016
I pronounce all of them right except satchet lol.
Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by hitchowoyemi(m): 3:57am On Nov 19, 2016
data pronounciation wont lemme bag dis grammys award! #sobs I ofen pronounce it as da-ta
Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by chukxie(m): 4:34am On Nov 19, 2016
Very educative! Thanks for sharing this piece. There are lots we pronounce wrongly in this part of the world. Hopefully, with a thread like this we will improve on our pronunciation.
Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by lajoshua: 5:04am On Nov 19, 2016
EniHolar:
Apart from the first one, I think I'm good with the rest.

Vegetable is vegetable abeg.

#efo
Hahahahahahaha... the "efo" part got me.

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Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by adebayo201: 7:11am On Nov 19, 2016
Quite educative @op


But there are places and people you wont want to pronounced these words to... Believe you me
Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by 0955eb027(m): 7:40am On Nov 19, 2016
I know the meaning of the words joor. Abi what is this OP saying..









I dont understand why m writing what m typing..









Ok now i get it.. I dont know how to pronounce the words cos i was not taught nah, abi is it my fault nii..

Anyways, i have learnt something new..
Re: 9 Everyday Words We Pronounce Wrongly by Nobody: 8:28am On Nov 19, 2016

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