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- Why is the spelling of pronounce and pronunciation different?
As for why the word pronounce has an O between the two N’s and pronunciation does not, it is unclear, but both words derive from French, pronunciation from pronunciation and pronounce from pronuncier There is probably some variation in the way the different word stress affected how the words were spelled after being borrowed into English
- pronunciation - How does one pronounce the @ symbol? - English . . .
How can I pronounce @, At or At the rate? Can I use it in a sentence? Please explain with an example
- pronunciation - How is æ supposed to be pronounced? - English . . .
As I said, you have to distinguish English spelling from pronunciation There's no difference between the letters"ae" together and the "æ" ligature; and there's no rule for how to pronounce them, either -- every word is different The words encyclopædia, encyclopedia, and encyclopaedia are all pronounced the same, however you pronounce them I pronounce that vowel as i , myself
- pronunciation - How to pronounce the letter i - English Language . . .
For example, English words that come from Latin words usually pronounce i as ɪ , such as in ignition ɪgˈnɪʃən If it helps you, if you find out what language a word comes from and how that language pronounces sounds or spells words, you might be able to figure out how to pronounce the word in English
- pronunciation - How to pronounce ë in a name? - English Language . . .
A Simple explanation on what the letter ë actually is and how it is pronounced? I know it's not an English letter so why does it appear in English names like Chloë for example?
- proper nouns - Pronunciation of Azure in Microsoft Azure - English . . .
This is not a techie query I am just unclear on how to pronounce the word "Azure" which is the brand name for Microsoft's cloud computing service
- “The ðə United States” or “The ðiː United States”?
What is the pronunciation of “the”? How to correctly pronounce the the in The United States? Is it the the that’s pronounced ðə , or is it the the that’s pronounced ðiː , and why? I often hear the second pronunciation, but I think that since the U in United States is not a vowel sound, it should be the first pronunciation
- Pronunciation of cache - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I know a few people who pronounce it more like cash, cashay or even catch After consulting a few dictionaries, it turns out that the correct pronunciation of the word "cache" is cash My question is, are the other pronunciations of "cache" (kaysh, cashay, catch) not totally acceptable? Which one do IT people prefer?
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