pronunciation - Recent change in pronouncing homage - English …
2018年10月20日 · Joshua S. Guenter, Merriam-Webster’s pronunciation editor, explained to me that prior to the Tenth Edition of the dictionary in 1993, the pronunciation of homage was given with the initial “h” in parentheses, “indicating the two variants were about equally common.”
grammaticality - When should I use "a" versus "an" in front of a …
2010年8月13日 · I use "an" before a word which I think would start with a vowel in the speech of whoever I'm talking to. For instance, I ordinarily say "an" before "historical", because although I always pronounce "h" at the beginning of "historical", I believe that many people don't pronounce an "h" here. I just want to get along.
pronunciation - How is "æ" supposed to be pronounced? - English ...
2012年6月14日 · 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. –
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 - Is "forte" pronounced "fort" or "for-tay"? - English ...
2010年8月21日 · If you want to be perfectly and unimpeachably correct, you will pronounce the word forte, meaning something that is one’s strong point, identically to the word fort, and reserve the FOR-tay pronunciation only for the musical term.
Pronunciation of "cache" - English Language & Usage Stack …
2011年5月23日 · I am not sure any pronunciation would be totally unacceptable as long as they do not cause any misunderstanding. Of course, it would be nice to pronounce it correctly. I have heard the word pronounced as 'cashay', 'catchay' etc. in presentations and meetings, but they have been perfectly understood.
pronunciation - Any rule for pronouncing “e”? - English Language ...
The letter e has more possible sounds than any other letter in English. The best way to learn how it is said in any given word is to listen to native speakers and to look it up in a quality dictionary.
What's the correct pronunciation of "epitome": "Epi-tome" or "Epi …
2011年4月21日 · A friend said that epitome is pronounced as epi-tuh-mi and not epi-tome (with the tome like home). Who is right? Also, is the pronunciation purely dependent on the region where you learnt English?
pronunciation - How are "i.e." and "e.g." pronounced? - English ...
2010年8月12日 · You use it to link in a deeper explanation about something. Pronounce it "eye - ee". e.g. stands for exempli gratia (also Latin), which means "for example". You use it to link in an example of a more generic term. Pronounce it "ee - jee"
How to pronounce "tuple"? - English Language & Usage Stack …
2017年4月13日 · If a non-negligible portion of British English speakers pronounce tuple as "toople", with a different start from the word tutor "tyooter/chooter", an explanation could be influence from hearing American English speakers pronounce the word.