Re: [wanabidii] English Pronunciation

e·ra (îr, r)

n.

1. A period of time as reckoned from a specific date serving as the basis of its chronological system.

2.

a. A period of time characterized by particular circumstances, events, or personages: the Colonial era of U.S. history; the Reagan era.

b. A point that marks the beginning of such a period of time. See Synonyms at period.

3. The longest division of geologic time, made up of one or more periods.

 

Source: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ERA

On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 10:28 PM, Maurice Oduor <mauricejoduor@gmail.com> wrote:

I don't want to come across here as being pedantic but I heard  President Uhuru Kenyatta say something that I can't excuse. Uhuru attended university in Boston and has no excuse to mispronounce such a simple English word. He was giving a speech at the AU conference in Addis.

He wanted to pronounce the word  ERA

He said (I'm using Swahili as base for pronunciation):  i-ra

He should have said:  e-ra

Thank you.

Courage

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