Latest update April 12th, 2026 12:40 AM
Let us help in any small way we can. This is our country
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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