- 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 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
- 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 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?
- Reason for different pronunciations of lieutenant
It's simply an attempt for English speakers to pronunce French phonemes, I don't believe there's an additional reason The word appeared in English as "lieutenant", and an alternative "leftenant" was made to stick to the pronunciation The pronunciation being very difficult for English speaker The "lefttenant" doesn't exist in French, at least, I didn't find it, I will search further
- “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
- Is pronunciate a word? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Definition: to declare or pronounce Furthermore, I have heard the use of this word fairly often in speech I have always assumed it was a word Despite all of this evidence, "pronunciate" seems to have very little usage (see dictionary com link), and is not listed in most major dictionaries, including the Merriam-Webster dictionary
- Is of pronounced as ov? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
In India, we [typically] pronounce "of" as "of" or "off" But the real pronunciation is "ov" When I try to listen the same in Google dictionary, it indeed sounds like "ov" :-) But I am not sure, if I am listening it correctly Since my native language is not English, can someone suggest what is the right pronunciation?
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