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- Are Greens Called Ve-ge-ta-bles?hot!
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Is it ‘Ve-ge-ta-bles’ or ‘vedge-ta-bles’?
- Comparing ‘Compare’ with ‘Comparable’hot!
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We often hear people say ‘com-PA-ra-ble’, with ‘pa’ rhyming with ‘pear’.
- Say Calen-dar No More!hot!
- How do you say this word: Calendar?
- A Wild Goose CHASEhot!
- We often use 'purchase' instead of the simpler word 'buy' when at work, perhaps because it sounds more formal. E.g. Have you purchased the furniture and fixtures for the new resort at Bintan?
- Do You Help ‘Elevate’ a Problem?hot!
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This word is often mispronounced and ends up sounding like ‘elevate’.
The right way to say it is ‘aLLEViate’. - Is it a Lee or a Lie?hot!
- We often use the word Liaise when we work with others. For example, we may say, “Peter will liaise with Serene on the new Orchid Garden project in Sentosa.” But are we getting the 'li' right?
- An Artistic Way to Say It?hot!
- The Esplanade at Marina Bay is an architectural icon of Singapore. Some love its unusual design, others dislike it. But that's not the only point of debate about the Esplanade.
- A League of Its Ownhot!
- Colleague is a commonly used word among working adults. But it is just as common for Singaporeans to pronounce it the wrong way.
- A Fishy Matterhot!
- It's a popular choice at meals, but we don't always say its name the right way. Even service staff at top restaurants that serve salmon get it wrong.