|
- 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 - 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 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?
- 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?
- pronunciation - How are i. e. and e. g. pronounced? - English . . .
How are i e and e g pronounced?When I was in college, one of my philosophy professors instructed us to use translated English for abbreviated or initialized latinisms when reading a text aloud I would agree that in most cases you should speak the translated English rather than speaking the letters of the initialization i e is used for clarification and should be spoken "that is" While
- “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
- What is the correct pronunciation of the word “processes”?
Usage Note: In recent decades there has been a tendency to pronounce the plural ending -es of processes as (-ēz), perhaps by analogy with words of Greek origin such as analysis and diagnosis But process is not of Greek origin, and there is no etymological justification for this pronunciation of its plural
|
|
|