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Is correct pronunciation necessary?

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  • LONTO-BOY 9 years ago

    Mr Idris, I must say your article is very educative. I think we all mispronounce words at some point in our lives. The ability to pronounce a word, the 'correct' and 'proper' way or in the generally accepted pronunciation is ...
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  • kwadede 9 years ago

    Idris, you have done very well to bring to the notice of some of us who might have forgotten of the usefulness of correct pronunciation of words in which ever language or dialect we claim to speak.
    Believe me that some peop ...
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  • Kofi 9 years ago

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  • ' and Jesus wept ' 9 years ago

    Mr. Pacas, bear in mind also that we have different types of the English lingua of which the USA, Australia and New Zealand have different pronounciation of words. For instance, in the USA, the pronounciation of the words (Di ...
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  • USMAN. 9 years ago

    Kwame Nkrumah had the ability to speak the US slangs but because he wanted to create the African Identity, he rather preferred to speak English with the typical Pidgin English ascent. With this he identified himself with the ...
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  • The true stateman! 9 years ago

    Usman, your comment is interesting but I'll disagree with you. I don't think pronouncing words the right way has anything to do with development. It's rather attempting to change our culture to that of the British' and Americ ...
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  • The true stateman! 9 years ago

    Pacas, thanks for educating us, you are playing your teaching role well. If we all put this much effort in our respective fields of work, our country will see much progress. pronouncing words the right way matters but it'll b ...
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  • The true stateman! 9 years ago

    should have been 'ascent' not 'accent'

  • IDRIS PACAS 9 years ago

    The aim of communication especially the commonest form which occurs orally is to convey message. If every group of persons decides to pronounce the same word in their own way, the danger is that the different forms may eventu ...
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  • The true stateman! 9 years ago

    I wont challenge you on that because it really happened to me once when I was having a chat with an Australian friend, it took the fellow about six times to repeat the words MINT ARROW (pronounced by the fellow 'MINARO' as pe ...
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  • Alonte din 9 years ago

    I will call u

  • Sir Ali 9 years ago

    As long as English remains our official language, correct pronounciation can't be a choice. Well done, and thanks for sharing.

  • Kwesi Atta Sakyi 9 years ago

    We used to have phonetics as part of teaching English in schools. In those days, we had English books showing the phonetics signs and diphthongs etc. Our radio and TV presenters are the people who must be at the forefront in ...
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  • AHMED 9 years ago

    This is great. Give us more.

  • Odada 9 years ago

    ALL IS BULL SHIT

  • MOON 9 years ago

    The shit of which bull, your bull or my bull?

    Anyway, that's your view. This's a perfect write-up.

  • kwasi 9 years ago

    Really necessary. ....very good writeup..

  • Eric Ansah(dellivista@gmail.com) 9 years ago

    The article has been of great help to me.
    i am currently a teacher-trainee researching on the use of the phonic method to improve pronunciation.
    it's quite interesting to know that this problem does start as early at basic ...
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