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- No ‘Ri-Co’ in Ricochet!hot!
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‘Ri-co-chet’ (chat) and ‘ri-co-shay’.
These are two of the more common pronunciations. But both are wrong! - What’s a per-NARL-tee?hot!
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This word is often mispronounced by Singaporeans, especially when emotions run high watching the game of football. Do you say PEN-url-tees or per-NARL-tees?
- No Innovative Pronunciation Pleasehot!
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Is this adjective pronounced as ‘IN-uh-vuh-tiv’ or ‘IN-uh-vay-tiv’?
- Getting Serious with ‘Solemn’hot!
- Solemn is pronounced without the final 'n' in the spelling, as in ‘SOLL-luhm’.
- When do you say CON-tract?hot!
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Did you know that you will pronounce this word differently depending on how it is used?
- Did She Recite That ‘Po-yem’?hot!
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This word is often mispronounced as ‘po-yEM’.
- What’s the Stress on the ‘Entrepreneur’?hot!
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Locally, this word is commonly pronounced as ‘entrePREneur’.
- Comparing ‘Compare’ with ‘Comparable’hot!
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We often hear people say ‘com-PA-ra-ble’, with ‘pa’ rhyming with ‘pear’.
- Are Greens Called Ve-ge-ta-bles?hot!
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Is it ‘Ve-ge-ta-bles’ or ‘vedge-ta-bles’?
- Getting ‘Wenz-day’ Righthot!
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Does this word have 2 or 3 syllables?
Is it ‘Wed-nes-day’ or ‘Wenz-day’?