Singaporeans pronounce flour as /flɑ:/ instead of /flaʊ-ə/. The dictionary says that both American and British pronunciation is /flaʊ-ə/.
Singaporean teachers pronounce and teach their pupils to pronounce flour as / flɑ:/. And in an oral examination, if this word appears in the reading passage, the pupils who pronounce it correctly are penalised.
---- I'd like native speakers from England, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to post in to prove me right.
Jarring diction notwithstanding, there is a glaring error in the articulation of 'Japan'.
While it is commonly misread as 'Jare-pan', as exemplified in this clip, the correct pronounciation should be 'Jer-pan' and its citizens alike are verbalized as 'Jare-per-nese'.
That said, I'm aghast that this clip is endorsed by the relevant authorities. It is certainly far from being an exemplary advocate of the Speak Good English Movement.
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Singaporeans pronounce flour as /flɑ:/ instead of /flaʊ-ə/. The dictionary says that both American and British pronunciation is /flaʊ-ə/.
Singaporean teachers pronounce and teach their pupils to pronounce flour as / flɑ:/. And in an oral examination, if this word appears in the reading passage, the pupils who pronounce it correctly are penalised.
---- I'd like native speakers from England, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to post in to prove me right.
Go watch How it's made flour
TheSpeaknoevil 3 months ago
boo are you gonna keep on doing that
multiomnimon 1 year ago
my name also felicia :p
Toontowngurl1336 1 year ago
Jarring diction notwithstanding, there is a glaring error in the articulation of 'Japan'.
While it is commonly misread as 'Jare-pan', as exemplified in this clip, the correct pronounciation should be 'Jer-pan' and its citizens alike are verbalized as 'Jare-per-nese'.
That said, I'm aghast that this clip is endorsed by the relevant authorities. It is certainly far from being an exemplary advocate of the Speak Good English Movement.
In short, C'est Abominable!
sweetpopz 2 years ago
Apologies for the spelling error of 'pronunciation'.
sweetpopz 2 years ago
Awesome.
Zaphenath4 3 years ago