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Other than dialect differences, word are often mispronounced because their syllables are improperly slurred or unstressed. Here are some examples of mispronounced words :
- accept (not except)
- Arctic (not Artic)
- ect cetera (not eck cetera)
- escape (not exscape)
- especially (not expecially)
- espresso (not expresso)
- February (not Febuary)
- formerly (not formally)
- government (not goverment)
- library (not libary)
- moot point (not mute point)
- nuclear (not nu-Q-lur)
- often (the "t" should be silent)
- picture (not piture)
- preferable (not prefabul)
- probably (not probly)
- statistic (not stastistick)
- suppose (not suspose)
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How do you pronounce the letter B in french?
The letter "B" in French is pronounced "bay" similar to how it is pronounced in English. The pronunciation remains the same in most French words.
What is pronounced like a single letter written with 3 letters and most animals have two of them?
Pronounced: I Written: eye
What is pronounced like a single letter written with 3 and most animals have two of them?
Pronounced: I Written: eye
What letter occurs most often in treacle?
E is the most occurring letter.
What is the silent letter in rhyme?
The silent letter in "rhyme" is the "h." The word is pronounced as "rye-m" in most English accents.
What are some words meaning goodbye that start with the letter A?
There are some commonly used phrases or words that are not actually English words, but mean "goodbye" in other languages. The two most common ones are "adieu" (a Spanish and French word often pronounced as "ad-yoo"), and "auf wiedersehen"(a German phrase, often pronounced as "ah-vee-tah-zayn").
What does kikimasu mean in Japanese?
The most often encountered word that would be pronounced (or written in Roman characters) "kikimasu" is the polite base form of the verb meaning (most often) "to listen."
What does shakespeare mean by the letter i'?
The letter I followed by an apostrophe (i') is a contraction. In most cases, it is a contraction of the word In, and is not pronounced like the letter I but like the word In without the letter N-more of an Eh sound.
In which scenario would a word-processing application be most useful?
The word processing application would be most useful when writing a script or a letter. It would also be useful when writing a report. WRONG WRONG WRONG
How do you pronounce nieve?
Spanish pronunciation is phonetic, to a great extent - in most cases, a letter has a single pronunciation. This applies especially to the vowels. An "i" is pronounced as in English "pit", and an "e" is pronounced as in English "pet". The consontants in this word are pronounced just as in English.
What is the most commonly letter used in English?
"e" is the most often used letter of the alphabet in the English language.
What is the meaning of z?
Z, the twenty-sixth and last letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant. It is taken from the Latin letter Z, which came from the Greek alphabet, this having it from a Semitic source. The ultimate origin is probably Egyptian. Etymologically, it is most closely related to s, y, and j; as in glass, glaze; E. yoke, Gr. /, L. yugum; E. zealous, jealous. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 273, 274.
