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Nov 10, 2015 Letters

Dear Guyanese,
The nature of the pronunciation of words on our radios and at public functions is becoming worse as the weeks go by. Many of us are in a position to play important roles in this area, whether we are teachers, supervisors, preachers, officials or leaders of one kind or another.
Of course, we also need to know how to correct persons who are pronouncing words incorrectly without publicly embarrassing them. We also need to know the everyday rules of Etiquette (pronounced Etiket)
But let us start—Please see the accompanying list No.1
THIS is the correct      THIS is incorrect
pronunciation
1.    Particularly    particu…..laaarly
2.    Regularly    regulaaaar….ly
3.    War                    waaahr
4.    Award                  awaahrd
5.    Reward                  rewaaahrd
6.    Frustrate    frostrate
7.    Architect    arch eee tek
8.    Asterisk                   asteriks
9.    Capsule                 capstule
10.    Student                studient
11.    Wardrobe    walldrobe
12.    Mattress    mattrass
13.    Violence    voy o lence
14.    Chowmein    chowmean
15.    X-ray                    x-tray
16.    Montserrat    Montsterrat
17.    Youth Corps      Youth corpse
18.    Concrete    concreke
19.    Catholic    cartolic
20.    Film                   flim
21.    Mortuary    morturary
22.    Conversing    conversating
23.    Urinating    urining
24.    Recreation    reckaration
25.    Indebted     indepted
26.    Funeral                  Fineral
27.Garbage bin                  Garbage bim
28.    Inquiry                   Inquirry
29.    Coalition    Coalation
Guyanese who adore their county, do you have any other ideas for improvement in this area? Please share them.

Joyce Sinclair
A Guyanese who loves Guyana

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