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WEL(1880)

@wsaula

A Paediatric Surgeon; A Surgical Educationist; A Child’s Well-Being Enthusiast; A Catholic; & An addict of Good English; Arsenal F.C.!

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FLOUR as /flaa/? ❎ FLOUR as /flaa/? ❎ FLOUR as /flaa/? FLOUR as /flaa/? ❎ FLOUR as /flaa/? ❎ FLOUR as /flaa/? ❎ Friends, FLOUR is pronounced the same way as the word FLOWER. Such words are called homophones. *FLOUR as /flaua/ ✅ FLOWER as /flaua/ ✅

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MANGROVE as /mangruuv/? ❎ MANGROVE as /mangruuv/? ❎ MANGROVE as /mangruuv/? ❎ Friends, this is one of the most commonly MISpronounced words in the English language. You combine the soundings /mang'/ and /grouv/. MANGROVE as /mang'grouv/? ✅

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OESTROGEN as /o'estrojen/? ❎ OESTROGEN as /o'estrojen/? ❎ OESTROGEN as /o'estrojen/? ❎ Friends, the digraph OE in OESTROGEN takes the long high front sound /ii/, just like the OE in PHOEBE /'fiibi/, or the digraph EA in TEA as /ii/ (/tii/). *OESTROGEN as /'iistrojen/ ✅

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I "CAN BE ABLE"? ❎ WE "CAN BE ABLE"? ❎ YOU "CAN BE ABLE"? ❎ HE/SHE "CAN BE ABLE"? ❎ THEY "CAN BE ABLE"? ❎ Friends, CAN mean BE ABLE . Avoid using them in the same sentence, especially using BE ABLE after the word CAN. *I can sprint. ✅ *I am able to sprint. ✅

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TONIGHT ON #TV47 Yes, we are set to learn CORRECT PRONUNCIATIONS—that moment of handling ANY TRICKY WORD in English: TV47; tv47ke #ThisFridayWithBetty Betty Kyallo #WhichisWhich segment Willice Ochieng ★9 p.m. onwards, after news items Do you have ANY tricky word?

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LAST NIGHT ON #TV47 Friends, your company during the sessions on CORRECT PRONUNCIATIONS is always a great inspiration as we LEARN and UNLEARN like brothers and sisters: LEGACY as /'ligasi/? ❎ LEGACY as /'legasi/ ✅ REARGUARD as /'reagaad/? ❎ REARGUARD as /'riagaad/ ✅ (More)

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SOMBRE as /'sombre/? ❎ SOMBRE as /'somba/? ✅ PLEASURE as /'plesa; 'pleza; 'plesha/? ❎ PLEASURE as /'plezha/ ✅ ATHEIST as /'atheist/? ❎ ATHEIST as /'eithiist/ ✅ FLOUR as /flaa/? ❎ FLOUR as /flaua/ ✅ SWORD as /swod/? ❎ SWORD as /sood/ ✅ (See next page/thread for more)

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APOLITICAL as /apo'litikol/? ❎ APOLITICAL as /eipo'litikol/ ✅ MUTUAL as /'muuchuol/? ❎ MUTUAL as /'miuuchuol/ ✅ COUPON as /'kopon/? ❎ COUPON /'kuupon/ ✅ If you have a tricky word to send in for next Friday, just do so using Willice Ochieng or any DM. I salute you all.

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DANCE versus DAN'S Friends, these words are pronounced differently. The C in DANCE takes the unvoiced sound /s/, but the possessive S in DAN'S takes the voiced sound /z/. DANCE as /dans/ ✅ DAN'S as /danz/ ✅

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LAST NIGHT ON #TV47 I wish to say a big thank you to all those who created time to "participate" or watch last night's session on CORRECT PRONUNCIATIONS. Remember that you can always submit ANY TRICKY WORD IN ENGLISH from Saturday to Friday, or during the live show.

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BRAVE as /breiv/ ✅ CAVE as /keiv/ ✅ GAVE as /geiv/ ✅ GRAVE as /greiv/ ✅ PAVE as /peiv/ ✅ RAVE as /reiv/ ✅ SAVE as /seiv/ ✅ SHAVE as /sheiv/ ✅ SLAVE as /sleiv/ ✅ STAVE as /steiv/ ✅ WAVE as /weiv/ ✅ Avoid pronouncing the above words with the long sound /ee/ of MZEE.

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MEASURE as /mesha/? ❎ PLEASURE as /plesha/? ❎ TREASURE as /tresha/? ❎ DIVISION as /di'vishon/? ❎ REVISION as /ri'vishon/? ❎ VISION as /'vishon/? ❎ Avoid using the unvoiced sound /sh/ for the S in the above words. You use the voiced sound /zh/ like in CASUAL /'kazhuol/.

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HELLO as /'helo/? ❎ HELLO as /'helo/? ❎ HELLO as /'helo/? ❎ This is one of the common but tricky words in pronunciation. It is pronounced the same way as HALLO and HULLO (but the word HALO takes the sounding /heilou/). *HELLO as /ha'lou/ ✅

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TONIGHT ON #TV47 We are almost starting our session on CORRECT PRONUNCIATIONS. TV47 tv47ke #ThisFridayWithBetty Betty Kyallo #WhichisWhich segment Willice Ochieng Do you have any tricky word in PRONUNCIATION?