- 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?
- pronunciation - Why is Sean pronounced Shawn? - English Language . . .
I've always had this question about the pronunciation of Sean Is Sean a word from another language? Is it actually not pronounced Shawn and instead it's some sound between Shawn and Seen? Also, w
- 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
- Neesh or Nitch? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
What is the correct way to pronounce niche? I've always said and heard nitch, but now I hear neesh, but it always sounds trendy to me Thoughts?
- 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
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