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Lessons & Tips Pronunciation Lessons What’s a per-NARL-tee? What’s a per-NARL-tee?
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?
Give yourself a pat on the back if you chose ‘PEN-url-tees’. Many people say per-NARL-tees.
When the word is pronounced correctly, the stress is on the 1st syllable which is pronounced as ‘PEN’ and not ‘per’. The 2nd syllable is pronounced as ‘url’ and not ‘arl’.
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He was known as a goalkeeper who had a remarkable ability to anticipate penalty (PEN-url-tee) kicks.
Listen to this podcast to get the pronunciation right.
Source: Edited from the english@work e-newsletter by 938LIVE. Subscribe to the english@work newsletter.