Josh2funny Shades Yoruba Ladies Mispronouncing Demure, Elicits Laughter: “Na Their Phonetics”

  • Skit maker, Josh Alfred, aka Josh2funny, has lent his voice to the trending word demure, which has been used by several netizens
  • He took a swipe at Yoruba girls and warned them about wrongly pronouncing the word
  • His statement gathered several reactions from netizens who said he checked the dictionary to get the pronunciation of the word

Skit maker Josh Alfred, aka Josh2funny, has shared his take on the trending word demure, and he countered those abusing it.

Josh2funny tackles ladies over the use of demureJosh2funny drags ladies for mispronouncing the word demure. Image credit: @josh2funnySource: Instagram

He gave the correct pronunciation of the word and advised Yoruba girls to stop mispronouncing it.

The funnyman mentioned Toyin and other Yoruba names and gave examples of them pronouncing it as ‘demureh’, ‘ademurey’, rather than demure.

His video caught the attention of his fans, who stated that some Igbo guys also mispronounce words most times. They made other hilarious comments on his Instagram page.

Watch Josh2funny’s video below:

Reactions to Josh2funny’s video

TheTalk.NG has compiled some of the comments on the skit maker’s video below:

@iam_jkaydgr8:

“Them go soon dey call am damiduro.”

@the.oyintarie:

“You self Igbo boy, it’s not Deh-Mure, it’s D-mure, like Demand.”

@iam_sir_perry:

“No be must make I pronounce ham na only for chat I go Dey use ham lol.”

@ohis.vic:

“Bcus you don go quick check the pronunciation from Google.”

@officialspicytee:

“Uncle why do you have to call my name? Why me? I know how to call it fa.”

@shola_ijanusi:

“Toyin dey always pronounce with Yoruba phonics.”

@anelia_williams:

“This English correction self don tire me.”

@ceo_attitude_bbl:

“Ode you sef no pronouns am well.”

@simplysophisticated_demi:

“Leave my sisters alone I beg of you.”

@jeydsnl:

“Warey why u mention Yoruba girls alone, they are coming for you.”

Josh2funny speaks about his level

TheTalk.NG earlier reported that Josh2funny had shared his sentiment about being compared to others.

The Nigerian comedian was a guest on The Honest Bunch Podcast, organised by Nedu Wazobia, where he passionately spoke about his craft.

According to him, his comedy is being interpreted in several languages, and he has put so much hard work into it.

Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, journalist and copy editor at TheTalk.NG.

Source: TheTalk.NG


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