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9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by Nobody: 8:09pm On Jun 13, 2017
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

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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by eezeribe(m): 8:13pm On Jun 13, 2017
Thanks but now boring

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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by newyorks(m): 8:20pm On Jun 13, 2017
bro i diagree with nos. 4,5,6,7,8n9.

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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by Rtopzy(f): 8:27pm On Jun 13, 2017
wow!!!!; I'm guilty of no 1
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by potent5(m): 8:46pm On Jun 13, 2017
Nice one.

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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by rollybest(m): 9:01pm On Jun 13, 2017
I disagree Na lie

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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by auntysimbiat(f): 9:19pm On Jun 13, 2017
Nice one op

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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by Fessy09(m): 9:31pm On Jun 13, 2017
I disagree to agree with those phonetics sir

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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by Mayorranking1(m): 9:49pm On Jun 13, 2017
Gala Is Gala angry

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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by doublewisdom: 9:58pm On Jun 13, 2017
So I need to buy pronunciation dictionary before I buy gala? Op, abeg shift.

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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by Bahddo(m): 10:13pm On Jun 13, 2017
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.

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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by femi4: 5:54am On Jun 14, 2017
How can 'K' be silent in 'ask'?

Teacher no teach me nonsense

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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by DjAndroid: 11:08am On Jun 14, 2017
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"

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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by Kkposky: 4:57pm On Jun 14, 2017
OP.... you are wrong...
let me start for no 5.
The gala u explain is a name of company... it is called GALA..
The one u pronounced is event/ festive... like FIFA gala nite..

ask is ask
library is li-bra-ry

the only one u got correct is meme, pronounced as meem..
make sure u research properly before posting next time.. anyways, thanks for making me know how to pronounce meme

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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by moriton(m): 4:58pm On Jun 14, 2017
Gala na word, gala don turn gay kwa

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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by tosyne2much(m): 6:55pm On Jun 14, 2017
That your gala pronunciation will never work in Nigeria ooo cheesy

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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by Omotayor123(f): 7:25pm On Jun 14, 2017
I don't agree with your Gala pronunciation.
GALA is just a name of a kind of food, I don't know why you're twisting the whole thing.

Even during its advertisements, it's pronounce as GA-LA

Thank You grin grin

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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by DeadPresident(m): 7:41pm On Jun 14, 2017

What drugs are you on ?? Stupidity pills ??

Library is pronounced as Li-bra-ry

You need to go back to primary School

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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by NwaAmaikpe: 7:42pm On Jun 14, 2017
shocked

Somebody should help me pronounce the words below...

Labia minora and Scrotum
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by SexyNairalander: 7:42pm On Jun 14, 2017
booked



Legalise pidgin english dem no gree

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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by Debaddest(m): 7:43pm On Jun 14, 2017
OP! OP!! OP!!!
How time did I call you?

DEBT = DET
GALA = Gay luh
MARIJUANA = MAR-UH-WAH-NUH

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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by ojkalito(m): 7:43pm On Jun 14, 2017
Brb
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by rawpadgin(m): 7:44pm On Jun 14, 2017
where this op come from

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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by davibid: 7:45pm On Jun 14, 2017
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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by Bigframe: 7:45pm On Jun 14, 2017
This is why English language is so difficult, you will put a letter in a word and say it is silent what is it doing there in the first place

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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by Nobody: 7:45pm On Jun 14, 2017
Errors
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by Bills2307(m): 7:46pm On Jun 14, 2017
Gay-luh and en-guh-near!!! Dis ones weak me

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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by nattyjay(m): 7:46pm On Jun 14, 2017
SACHET is another word

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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by Justdare: 7:46pm On Jun 14, 2017
Pepper is another word we pronounce wrongly.
We say /pe-pe/ where the correct pronunciation is /pe-pa/
/ˈpepə(r)/
Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by Monalisa185(f): 7:46pm On Jun 14, 2017
reason I always speak Igbo jare, I cannot come and go and bite my tongue tongue


Inukwa akuko?

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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by MamaOO: 7:47pm On Jun 14, 2017
newyorks:
bro i diagree with nos. 4,5,6,7,8n9.
Nope. He's right on almost all of them except maybe the Gala and the Ask words. Maybe that's the American pronunciation but that's exactly how it's pronounced here... especially marijuana and meme

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Re: 9 English Words You Might Be Pronouncing Incorrectly by ayindejimmy(m): 7:47pm On Jun 14, 2017
I strongly disagree With No. 2
The consonant sound /K/ is usually articulated in the word 'ask'

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