Common Singaporean mispronounciation of English words
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1) Coporal
Proper: Corp - pearl- ral
SG: Copler
2) MRT
Proper: M- ARH- Tea
SG: M- AH-RER-TeE
3) Grand Prix
Proper: Gron-Pree
SG: Grand Prix
4)Singapore
Proper: Sin-ger-pore
SG: Sing-gar-por
5)Lieutenant
Proper: Liu- teh-nent (I heard this often in war movies
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SG: Letter-nent
6)Jean paul
Proper: John Paul
sg: Jean PAul
7)WWE
Proper: Double- U, Double-U, E
SG: Tub-dew,Tub-dew, E
Renault
Proper: Reh-knott
SG: Re-knott
9)peugeot
Proper: Per- shure
SG: Pi-geot
10)Photography
Proper: fo- thor-grer-fee
SG: Photo- gra-fee
Anymore words to add to this list? -
Can u use the correct pronounciation in pronounciation symbols, cuz u type lidat i also dunno how shld i pronounce....
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Originally posted by markzz:
Fer tor gra fee
10)Photography
Proper: fo- thor-grer-fee
SG: Photo- gra-fee
Anymore words to add to this list?
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buei hiao mai kek lao jiao.Originally posted by markzz:5)Lieutenant
Proper: Liu- teh-nent (I heard this often in war movies )
SG: Letter-nent
lef-te-nent is british pronounciation.
lu-teh-nant is american pronounciation. -
it's "fur thaw gra fee"Originally posted by dahliamorie:Fer tor gra fee -
actually i also dun know why non-English words also included in the list.
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seriously,i don think you are way better.
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Common Singaporean spelling mistakes:
CORPORAL.
Lieutenant is pronounced Left-ter-nant in UK. Singapore follows this pronounciation. You have been watching all US war movies right... -
muahahahahaahaha
nevermind -
pronunciation
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Originally posted by FireIce:
+1
pro[b]nunciation[/b]
wanted to raise tat up as well -
Some mispronunciations and misused words:
* Salmon. Should be pronounced 'sammon', but instead pronounced 'sal-mon'
* Almond. Should be pronounced 'armond', but instead pronounced 'al-mond'
* Fruits, as in 'we're going to get some fruits'. Should be 'we're going to get some fruit'
* Using the word Canoe to mean Kayak and Kayak to mean Canoe. (check the dictionary)
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11) CroissantOriginally posted by markzz:1) Coporal
Proper: Corp - pearl- ral
SG: Copler
2) MRT
Proper: M- ARH- Tea
SG: M- AH-RER-TeE
3) Grand Prix
Proper: Gron-Pree
SG: Grand Prix
4)Singapore
Proper: Sin-ger-pore
SG: Sing-gar-por
5)Lieutenant
Proper: Liu- teh-nent (I heard this often in war movies )
SG: Letter-nent
6)Jean paul
Proper: John Paul
sg: Jean PAul
7)WWE
Proper: Double- U, Double-U, E
SG: Tub-dew,Tub-dew, ERenault
Proper: Reh-knott
SG: Re-knott
9)peugeot
Proper: Per- shure
SG: Pi-geot
10)Photography
Proper: fo- thor-grer-fee
SG: Photo- gra-fee
Anymore words to add to this list?
Proper: Kwa-song
SG: Cross-ont
12) Handsome
Proper: Hand-sum
SG: Ham-son
The one that irritates me the most is IRREGARDLESS, versus REGARDLESS.. C'mon, we have this in our pledge, and still people say IRREGARDLESS instead of REGARDLESS...
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1) Sorry
Proper: Sore-ree
SG: Sol-ly
2) Please
Proper: Pleese
SG: Preese
3) Explain
Proper: X-plain
SG: S-prain
4) 66.6
Proper: Not good enough
SG: Strong mandate -
Originally posted by d3rF:The one that irritates me the most is IRREGARDLESS, versus REGARDLESS.. C'mon, we have this in our pledge, and still people say IRREGARDLESS instead of REGARDLESS... this one also irritates me.
debris -- d-air bree
i still hear people say dee bris.
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Originally posted by ditzy:1) Sorry
Proper: Sore-ree
SG: Sol-ly
2) Please
Proper: Pleese
SG: Preese
3) Explain
Proper: X-plain
SG: S-prain
4) 66.6
Proper: Not good enough
SG: Strong mandate -
This is a flipping good one man!!!!!!!!.. hahahahahahaha..Originally posted by ditzy:4) 66.6
Proper: Not good enough
SG: Strong mandate -
[quote]Originally posted by markzz:
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3) Grand Prix
Proper: Gron-Pree
SG: Grand Prix
9)peugeot
Proper: Per- shure
SG: Pi-geot
this one i dunno leh. i always say the cantonese equivalent for spare ribs (pai-guat)
I once had a friend who said Pee-fat
anyways, more here...
http://evil.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=169998&page=0[/url] -
alrite! how many noe how to pronounce these words wifout checking dictionary or google? "RENDEZVOUS" "LINGERIE"
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Rong-day-voo... heheheh..Originally posted by monoslayer:alrite! how many noe how to pronounce these words wifout checking dictionary or google? "RENDEZVOUS" "LINGERIE" 
Long-jer-ray.. *oOooOOoo.. my favorite!!!*.. *drool* -
Originally posted by aRcTiC_sTaR:Flower
It's prounounced as 'flour'
Education
It's pronounced as air-ju-k-tion, not air-du-k-tion
Presentation
It's pronounced as prair-sentation, not pre-sentationOriginally posted by aRcTiC_sTaR:Rendezvous
It's prounounced as ran-day-voo, not ren-dez-viousOriginally posted by Mothballz:Oh ya, btw,
Salmon is pronounced say-men... not sol-men or sel-menOriginally posted by fudgester:Sword. The 'w' is silent. You should pronounce it as 'sord', not 'sw-ward'.
Cement. The correct pronunciation is 'ser-ment ' not 'see-ment'.
Paradigm. It's pronounced as 'para-dime', not 'para-diggum'.Originally posted by anhydrouscoppersulphate:any word could be mispronounced in sgOriginally posted by yuko-ogura:choir-pple pronounce as 'chore'.
horizon-some pronounce as 'hor-ree-zon'. -
correct! *pat on the head*Originally posted by d3rF:Rong-day-voo... heheheh..
Long-jer-ray.. *oOooOOoo.. my favorite!!!*.. *drool* -
ensemble
client
renee
penelope -
more pls ! im learning something !!
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Think I luv this game.. Hehehehe..Originally posted by FireIce:ensemble
client
renee
penelope
Lemme try..
Ensemble - Ong-somb
Client - Clai-en
Renee - Re-nay
Penelope - Pen-nee-lop-pee
*fuc.king nerdie*.. 