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  1. pronunciation - How does one pronounce the '@' symbol? - English ...

    Sep 7, 2010 · How can I pronounce @, At or At the rate? Can I use it in a sentence? Please explain with an example.

  2. 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 …

  3. pronunciation - How to pronounce "seventeen" and "seventy"?

    Aug 8, 2015 · For more details about the reduction of phonemic /ɛnt/ in this context, see Prof. Lawler’s answer to “How to pronounce twenty correctly?”, in which he concludes with: Upshot: In American …

  4. Why do I sometimes pronounce my th's as f's and v's?

    Nov 12, 2023 · People sometimes bring up how I occasionally pronounce my th's wrong such as when I say "three" as "free". Is this just a personal quirk or may it be connected to my linguistic influences?

  5. pronunciation - How is "æ" supposed to be pronounced? - English ...

    Jun 14, 2012 · Æ is pronounced very close to e in echo, and when I read the English word encyclopædia I naturally pronounce it as described, confusing an American listener. ø or oe is …

  6. pronunciation - How are "i.e." and "e.g." pronounced? - English ...

    Aug 12, 2010 · 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 …

  7. pronunciation - How to pronounce ë in a name? - English Language ...

    Jun 22, 2017 · 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?

  8. How do you pronounce numbers written in different bases?

    Dec 22, 2011 · In general, developers tend to pronounce every digit in bases other than decimal pronounce groups of four in binary when unambiguous (e.g. "1011" is said "ten-eleven", but "1000" is …

  9. How does one pronounce words ending in “‑ae”?

    Feb 20, 2020 · For example: Styracaceae, Suidae, Sulidae, Sylviidae, Symplocaceae, etc. I don’t know how to pronounce them correctly.

  10. Why do North Americans pronounce "caramel" as "carmel"?

    Feb 8, 2017 · But in my experience, North Americans (Canadians too) don't pronounce the middle "a". They pronounce it exactly like the girl's name Carmel. From my experience, all Americans pronounce …