Audio By Carbonatix
Her Excellency Grace Jeanet Mason seems to be enjoying the buzz she is getting on social media for pronouncing the word ‘E Choke’ wrongly.
Originally pronounced ‘E Choke’ in Pidgin English, the S.A. High Commissioner applied the Zulu orientation in mentioning the word because it appeared “alien” to her.
She accidentally gave the word a new sound, which eventually led to a new spelling, ‘E Chokee’.
Dazzled by the excitement it generated on social media, Her Excellency decided to adopt the song, ‘E Choke’, as her favourite, to the extent of wanting to arrange an Amapiano/South African remix for SƐFA.
Speaking on Daybreak Hitz on Thursday, Her Excellency said: “I will ask the artist to remix it, or maybe ask for a Ghana-South Africa collaboration.
“I will get a South African artist to come and redo this song into an Amapiano version, my version, and title it E Chokee,” she told Andy Dosty.
Before this, the diplomat was granted the honour to present the Best Afrobeats Song of the Year award —a category S3FA won with her song E Choke featuring Mr Drew at VGMA23.
The unintended mispronunciation of the word 'E Choke' by the S.A. High Commissioner had the auditorium roaring with laughter and cheers. Although she was puzzled by the audience’s reaction, she kept her composure and enjoyed the rest of the evening.
Social media was driven into a frenzy moments after the presentation was made. Her Excellency went viral in seconds.
Not only did she become a social media sensation, but it was also reflected in her social media following – Instagram—where she earned over 1,000 followers over the weekend.
The diplomat instantly became a meme after some Ghanaian “Tiktokers” remixed her mispronunciation of the word ‘E Choke’, and shared it on their platforms.
Reacting to this, she said: “I will say thank you to all my supporters,” via Hitz FM.
Latest Stories
-
Portugal had over 40 staff in Qatar 2022 – GFA justifies expanded Black Stars Technical team
21 minutes -
NHIA donates GH¢800k to Ghana Medical Trust Fund to support NCD patients
33 minutes -
NDC begins nationwide membership registration today with new party register
42 minutes -
NDC’s Ayawaso East vote-buying probe committee set to submit findings today
48 minutes -
Ghana Medical Trust Fund assesses regional hospitals ahead of NCD care rollout
56 minutes -
Offinso MP blames Mahama gov’t for cocoa sector challenges
1 hour -
Baba Jamal’s recall not targeted, decision based on allegations – Kwakye Ofosu
1 hour -
Ayawaso Zongo chiefs caution NDC against cancelling Ayawaso East primary
1 hour -
COCOBOD failed to deliver over 330k tonnes of cocoa in 2023/24 season – Randy Abbey
1 hour -
Baba Jamal denies vote-buying claims, cooperates with NDC probe into Ayawaso East primary
1 hour -
COCOBOD in its most fragile state in nearly eight decades — CEO Randy Abbey
1 hour -
The dichotomy of living with mental and chronic illnesses
2 hours -
Offinso MP urges COCOBOD to be frank with farmers over cocoa sector challenges
2 hours -
Ghana shifts debt strategy towards multilateral, bilateral funding in 2025
2 hours -
Projects with extractive-sector funding: Civil society groups raise alarm
2 hours
