Pronouncing some words

[Ronleo]

Are you a teacher?

 

Ppl here very tiko. Think about xmm, CHC milf and boobs. You talk about pronunciation? Maybe fellow teachers will come in and agree with you.

Xmm= xiao3 mei4 mei4

Edited September 4, 2013 by Ronleo

[1fast1]

pronounced as sord..the W is silent

too add on..some commonly mispronounced words in singapore:

6. flour (flou-er)

7. almond (amond)

8. salmon (samon)

9. debris (debri)

 

Beg to differ on #7. "Almond" can very correctly be pronounced with the 'l' sound intact if one chooses.

 

What you wrote is correct for #8. The 'l' is definitely silent in "salmon". It is interesting that "salmonella" is pronounced with all 'l's intact.

[Fuelsaver]

Are you a teacher?

 

Ppl here very tiko. Think about xmm, CHC milf and boobs. You talk about pronunciation? Maybe fellow teachers will come in and agree with you.

no. Just suddenly struck my mind la, buay sai mei...

[Fuelsaver]

pronounced as sord..the W is silent

too add on..some commonly mispronounced words in singapore:

6. flour (flou-er)

7. almond (amond)

8. salmon (samon)

9. debris (debri)

Didn't know salmon is pronounced that way. n flour too, But not wrong either rite?

Edited September 4, 2013 by Fuelsaver

[Hamburger]

am I right to say..............

 

flour=flower

[1fast1]

am I right to say..............

 

flour=flower

 

Yes, they're practically identical in pronunciation.

 

I've noticed Singaporeans (even English teachers!) like to pronounce it "flaar", which is wrong and lazy.

[Fuelsaver]

Yes, they're practically identical in pronunciation.

 

I've noticed Singaporeans (even English teachers!) like to pronounce it "flaar", which is wrong and lazy.

Too bad from young I've been taught that flaar word. Thot us n uk accent.

[Hamburger]

Yes, they're practically identical in pronunciation.

 

I've noticed Singaporeans (even English teachers!) like to pronounce it "flaar", which is wrong and lazy.

okie thanks... now I can say it out loud

[Nicholas]

Flour has two types of pronunciation.

 

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciat...british/flour_1

[Atonchia]

Flour has two types of pronunciation.

 

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciat...british/flour_1

 

 

Yup.

Like Farther and further

 

I can't (kant) or I can't (kent)

[Mits_jc]

Say kent for can't when u speak to an American. Cos to them, kant sounds like c-unt.

Edited September 4, 2013 by Mits_jc

[Maseratigood]

Xmm= xiao3 mei4 mei4

笑美媚......

[Ronleo]

笑美媚......

Is 笑？ tot is 小？

[Maseratigood]

Is 笑？ tot is 小？

They see me only, they smile mah.......

[Nicholas]

Say kent for can't when u speak to an American. Cos to them, kant sounds like c-unt.

 

Side track from this a bit... I think it's dumb to change one's accent so ang mos can understand.

When they speak to us, I don't hear them trying to speak like us, other than to make fun of Chinese's english.

 

I had an ang mo teacher in my uni, and I asked him how he felt when people speak to him trying to emulate his accent, he says it's funny but he's used to it. He also mentioned that he would have preferred us to speak normally.

 

Ok back to topic... to me also sounds like c-nt, just that we are more hokkien pai, used to hearing 'cb'.

[Ronleo]

They see me only, they smile mah.......

Oic.... Understand! Hahaha.....

[Maseratigood]

Oic.... Understand! Hahaha.....

When they see P69, they close their legs and go OMG

Opps...

[Hamburger]

Flour has two types of pronunciation.

 

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciat...british/flour_1

judging by the Brit pronouncing of flour....fflar is actual one

 

the yanks prefer flower