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12 words Nigerians Usually pronounce wrongly or pronounce like Americans instead of British people

So, because I love you guys, I have decided to help the people who have asked me to teach them on how to speak well. well, there is absolutely no magic to it.



 I do know that a lot of people will still ask me to helpp them in the future, I decided to prepare this on daily basis for people who care to have a polished accent...whether British or American accent. so, i mentioned a couple of words we as Nigerians usually pronounce as Americans. i am really emphatic about this because, anywhere you go, people tell you that 'we are nigerians and should speak british because they colonised us'. 

 Well, I don't have a problem with anyone speaking any of the languages though. I am very concerned about speaking correctly and enunciating words in ways even native speakers of the languages can understand. 

 In this video you will learn correct pronunciations of words like tomato, privacy, pomade, advertisement, penchant, can't, and many more just check it out and follow me for new words



 
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  1. Anonymous14 October 2016 at 22:26

    Lol so you know it all?
    I am expecting more videos on this.

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